Um, the main point of the last message was to show what had to be
done to have customizable layers. Being big isn't really a problem.
Also, the levels are already zipped up!
done to have customizable layers. Being big isn't really a problem.
Also, the levels are already zipped up!
--- In Lasertank@y..., "MrDoomMaster" <mrdoommaster@h...> wrote:
> Again, i would like to correct you on a few things:
>
> About the construction of the lvl files, I really don't know how it
works,
> but even with something like 5 layers, it would not even be over 50
kb i
> don't think. Reason being, is because the ONLY factor inside the
lvl file
> that will be changed is in the following equation:
>
> bytes in memory of ONLY the game board * the number of layers on
the level +
> total space of other items in the lvl file (such as title, author..
which
> will not be repeated) = total space for just 1 level!
>
> I hope that makes sense ;)
>
>
>
> In your last reply to layers in lasertank, you said that you would
have to
> unzip the lvl files each time it was used... which is wrong... you
would
> only have to unzip it once. The reason i suggested zipping is to
make
> downloading the big level files easier!
>
> Yeah, this is all up to Jim... but i hope he likes the idea of
Layers, which
> i don't believe would change the game genre of lasertank at all! it
would
> simply be a bigger, better... more complex puzzle game!
>
> _____________________________
> --MrDoomMaster