28th Level Designer Contest

[*Emelia K. Fletcher]

I guess I could use that extension.

I'm totally gonna get Gold in this

i'm sorry but i already claimed first place

i'm sorry but we already claimed first place

[Supershroom]

FIRST PLACE IS MIIIIIIIIIIIINE *quadrupleshot*

Maybe the Undersea Castle has the longest SM63 code with 80 KB and 81337 characters, but the length wasn't the main problem why I sucked last time. Also I don't aim for having a long code, but variated tiling, and the decoration blocks in the roofs etc. comes up with a rather long code.

Loading time basically depends on how much décor is in the level, as my level for the duel against Yuri is only 300x55 grids large and yet it has a longer loading time than the Undersea Castle. The city is huge, cause it's rather angled and it's built the way that you can follow your instinct no matter which path you go. The second act (Palace/Factory/Fortress whatsoever) will be smaller, I promise.

[NanTheDark]

I'm sorry guys, but I already bribed Triple J, I'm going to get a Gold Medal no matter what. *gets shot* This is a joke btw

Also, I'm gonna do what will probably be my biggest SM63 project yet. So you guys better do your best. ^_^

[CedarBranch]

Having the largest level code ain't a good thing...it just means you've got less room for your post, or perhaps no room if it's that huge.

I agree with that, actually; it was only an impulse to bring it up, though. :3 (triple j, cut it with da impulzes)

And I could have sworn there wouldn't be room to post it on the Portal [as a thread], but apparently there was still enough room, somehow. Heh.

The Essence of Time took up 60+ pages on Word, in font "Times New Roman," size 8. I thought it wouldn't get accepted on the LL website, but it did, thankfully.

Can you beat that? :p

But that's in LL. In LL codes are usually longer, because of all these trigger codes and crap.

In SM63 it's probably different. My longest code (SMA World 4 - Hanmeus' Castle) is just more than 9 complete pages with the same settings, and 68,141 characters long. It contains 2 blosses, a whole bunch of bullet bills, one snake platform, two versions of the same big room and 10 versions of a tiny room (for a puzzle) and rotating blocks and flame throwers everywhere, and is 982 tiles long. In SM63, I doubt it's possible to go that further without crashing, so I would say 10-15 pages is like a maximum for a playable SM63 level

Anyway, like MP3 said, going for the longest code isn't the best idea. Remember the first rule of Level Designing: Quality over quantity. Buff won the 20th LDC with a Pure-Platformer, crushing two huge level series, one of them contained the level I mentioned above

I'm fully aware of that, I just was too "lazy" to say it was for LL. :p

Just as I have responded before, I also agree with MP3. Frankly, I was getting increasingly nervous as the page length kept building up and the level code too - I began to fear I wouldn't be able to submit all the hard work I made. T'was pretty relieving to find it wasn't too long a code to submit it. (Heck, I should be more careful expressing myself, or at least put more effort into my posts.) (...If I can.)


@Nan: Wait. You bribed me? For the gold? I thought I was giving out shiny Cookies.

[NanTheDark]

*holds shiny cookie*

Oh well. At least I have a cookie. :3 nom nom nom

[~MP3 Amplifier~]

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NanTheDark (October 7th, 2014, 11:38 am)

[~Yuri]

While you people keep there fighting for the gold, I'll fight for my bronze. For real, it'll be really lame if I win again.

Oh, and one question. Would some kind of civilization with ancient buildings count? I'd still try to keep the urban environment though.

[CedarBranch]

As long as it looks like something similar to an urban area, or at least appears plausibly urban, I don't see a problem.

[Supershroom]

SK I hope you don't mind that I use some particular building patterns from your Neon City

My city has a discrete style (I hope) and isn't supposed to be a Neon City rip-off but some buildings from there look really nice

[Asterocrat]

SK I hope you don't mind that I use some particular building patterns from your Neon City

My city has a discrete style (I hope) and isn't supposed to be a Neon City rip-off but some buildings from there look really nice

There is like literally an infinite number of more original patterns you could make but okay

Also I don't mind, not sure about judges though