LF2 on Two Levels (Platforms)

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Updates:
Sorry guys, me and nave won't be finishing this. The good news is you get the source for the dll :

Source:
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2mtnzgkjaa
Latest version:

http://www.savefile.com/files/2082187 (I think, maybe)



Latest version( as of 20th of april, should probably check the thread as well for updates incase im to lazy to update this post)

Videos:
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Originally created by MH (original thread ) basically allows you to play on 2 "levels" (or "platforms ).

MH decided to scrape the project because it wasn't very practical back then (stupid AI, broken sprites weren't working properly etc). Most of these issues are now solved because hex editors/ reverse engineers( xxtomnyxx, genevrier and I) learned and documented how the lf2 engine works.

So because all the issues were fixed, I decided to restart this project.
Here is what I have so far:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmyn4d1xudp (credits : MH for creating the characters + items + a bg | Lauli : Creating a completely unrelated bg which I decided to stick in | Me: creating the ai. Special thanks to genevrier for figuring out how the ai works ).

It includes what MH had done + stuck in laulis bg to see if it fits perfectly without modification (it doesn't ) + very very primitive AI (to convince you people to join this project ).

So yeah, looking for talented/proficient dcers/spriters/reverse engineers(looking at you genevrier ) to help out.

First there should be some standard decided upon(distance between top and bottom layer) so that all the BGs are "compatible". Then BG's should be made + characters.

I put a lot of thought(seriously, I did) into how it will all work... And came up with this idea:

------------------------------- Screen boundary
__________________________ walk boundary
Top Level
__________________________ Walk boundary
++++++++++++++++++++++++
___________________________ Walk boundary
Lower Level
___________________________walk boundary
-------------------------------- Screen boundary

I hope that "drawing" makes sense.

Now the +'s are the sprites between both layers, I think they should be some sort of climbable thing (e.g : tree vines).

If character is on bottom levelr, at highest possible Z value, and presses DJA he will start climbing up to the top layer.

If character is on top level, at lowest possible Z value, and pressed DJA he will start climbing down to the bottom level.

What do you guys think? I'm sure the technical stuff isn't impossible...

I can create a state which will find the BG's maximum and z width, and then see if the character is on it, if he is it will send him to frame X otherwise back to frame 0 .

On frame X, talented DCers + spriters will create the climbing sequence then use state 4xxx to transform to the new ID for the top layer.

So yeah. Post : comments, suggestions, if you plan to help, you think this is the stupidest idea on earth and I should go live under a rock for suggesting it... You know, standard stuff .

PS: My exams start on may, and finish on June 5th... So I won't be very active during that time. I'm not really needed for the spriting or the DCing so I think that stuff can go on then .

PSS: It'd be possible to create cool stage mode scenarios with this, for example:

You have to protect two carts full of weapons(or w/e... I'm not much for story ), and they are on two different levels... So you are constantly switching between the two .

Or you could have lava come up "randomly" on either stage so you have to quickly go down so you don't die.

The possibilities are endless.