Making a Level Creator

[Hydef]

Hi guys, I want to make a level creator so that users can create custom levels for my game. Would I have to save the levels as dat files, or is there anyone that can run me through on this? Thanks!

[skydereign]

You don't need to use .dat as the file extension. Really there doesn't need to be any file extension, gE will read it in the same way. If you need some guidance there are a few examples/tutorials on this if you search the forums. Here's one Hblade did. http://game-editor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12520&p=89557

[Hydef]

Thanks for that, but every time I search, it ignores editor. Can you help me post a link to one of the tutorials on it?

[skydereign]

Thanks for that, but every time I search, it ignores editor.

That is quite unfortunate. I do remember there being one or two actual tutorials, but all I can find are examples (most of them Hblade's). However you could learn quite a lot just by taking a look at the code, and if you have questions about it feel free to ask. The general idea is that there is a 2d array that stores what tiles go where. You fill that in by placing the tiles and then save the array to a file. You can then do the reverse operation to load it into your game.

[Hydef]

Oh okay, thanks anyway. im having another problem though. when i load another ged ingame using the loadgame function, and the loaded one has a tile actor, thee tiles do not appear at all. is there any solution to this? thanks!

[skydereign]

when i load another ged ingame using the loadgame function, and the loaded one has a tile actor, thee tiles do not appear at all. is there any solution to this? thanks!

This won't happen when you export your game. But currently there is no way around it in the editor.

[Hydef]

ok, but im having another problem. in game mode, the second ged will load but without tiles. when i export it though, the second ged wont load at all, it wil just reload the same one. thanks for your help!

[skydereign]

What is the line of code you are using to load the file? And what is the file name of the game you are trying to load. I don't quite remember offhand the nuance behind what gE is able to understand (for instance loading file.ged will still work even if there is a file.exe or not). But that issue occurs when it cannot load the file you say to load (either the file does not exist, or is not a game to load).

[Hydef]

never mind, i have solved it. i exported it as a dat instead of an exe. thanks for all your help.