Push and Pull
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This is mainly a development file of a new push and pull system, wrapped around a very basic DMOD for demonstration purposes.
Playing the DMOD it becomes instantly clear how impressive the scripting is on this - 10/10
As a DMOD, well, it is just a showcase, but you can talk with a couple of wizards - just a shame Phisbo didn't react to being punched, but hey, you quickly learn how to push and pull rocks around, so there is a nice learning curve involved which makes the play-ability enjoyable enough. Shame you can't have the new position of a sprite be remembered when leaving any screen, it seemed to be only there on the rock you push around a fence/maze - I guess this would require a little more variable usage... There is no overall goal or task to complete in the DMOD which would've been nice, like perhaps a final timed exercise in which things or NPCs needed to be placed in certain positions to restore them to a moveable NPC? - 8/10
One thing I think might help would be to modify the graphics of the pulling action. Perhaps as 'simple' as turning the hands 180 degrees in the graphics for pushing, although that would require editing 40 .bmp files which is tedious to say the least, and not really that simple. Besides it's not like the pushing hands always touch the sprite if it is low, like the money etc.
Be interesting to see this adopted in a non-development DMOD.
Playing the DMOD it becomes instantly clear how impressive the scripting is on this - 10/10
As a DMOD, well, it is just a showcase, but you can talk with a couple of wizards - just a shame Phisbo didn't react to being punched, but hey, you quickly learn how to push and pull rocks around, so there is a nice learning curve involved which makes the play-ability enjoyable enough. Shame you can't have the new position of a sprite be remembered when leaving any screen, it seemed to be only there on the rock you push around a fence/maze - I guess this would require a little more variable usage... There is no overall goal or task to complete in the DMOD which would've been nice, like perhaps a final timed exercise in which things or NPCs needed to be placed in certain positions to restore them to a moveable NPC? - 8/10
One thing I think might help would be to modify the graphics of the pulling action. Perhaps as 'simple' as turning the hands 180 degrees in the graphics for pushing, although that would require editing 40 .bmp files which is tedious to say the least, and not really that simple. Besides it's not like the pushing hands always touch the sprite if it is low, like the money etc.
Be interesting to see this adopted in a non-development DMOD.
Push & Pull's overall design is a complete overhaul of the original object pushing system, allowing for precise movement in multiple directions.
This can be used for complex puzzle systems with less clunky "void push" code when applied correctly, and it's uses are explained both within the Dmod and the commented script files.
Examples provided within the showcase Dmod include moving an object through a fence maze, re-positioning bombs next to rocks, and even a playground area where you can rearrange objects in a map screen within the game itself, instead of the editor.
Overall, an extremely powerful tool for setting up your own puzzles in a large variety of ways. Strongly recommended!
This can be used for complex puzzle systems with less clunky "void push" code when applied correctly, and it's uses are explained both within the Dmod and the commented script files.
Examples provided within the showcase Dmod include moving an object through a fence maze, re-positioning bombs next to rocks, and even a playground area where you can rearrange objects in a map screen within the game itself, instead of the editor.
Overall, an extremely powerful tool for setting up your own puzzles in a large variety of ways. Strongly recommended!
