Well, yeah, I like the layer idea but it is a bit ... un-Laser
Tankish. No, uhm, just forget it. It seems I don't have anything
intelligent to say.
Concerning all the nice LTGs that have been uploaded lately (I refer
especially to Afterdark by FB (as usual your graphics are beautiful),
AOE2 (wow, really cool) by THZ, Laser Kombat by Simeon (I like it, a
good conversion) and Mario Theme by Doom Master (really cool!!).
But it seems I can't download Doom Master's old LTG, Doom Map. It's
broken in som way.
Cheers,
Spug
Tankish. No, uhm, just forget it. It seems I don't have anything
intelligent to say.
Concerning all the nice LTGs that have been uploaded lately (I refer
especially to Afterdark by FB (as usual your graphics are beautiful),
AOE2 (wow, really cool) by THZ, Laser Kombat by Simeon (I like it, a
good conversion) and Mario Theme by Doom Master (really cool!!).
But it seems I can't download Doom Master's old LTG, Doom Map. It's
broken in som way.
Cheers,
Spug
> It would be a very nice feature, and it HAS, in fact, been broughtup
> numerous times before. There are two things I would like to pointout:
>we're
> 1. Compatability. The new LaserTank could not understand the levels
> in their old format. Level files have no information to indicate
> version. Of course, you could always write a "change utility" to
> change a file to the new version.
>
> 2. Space. Let's say you add 1 more layer to LaserTank. Then the
> LaserTank.lvl file has 256*2030 = 519,600 bytes of rather useless
> space. And if you want 3 layers, that's another 519,600 bytes. Now
> we've almost reached a megabyte. Just about 18K left to go and
> there! And if you want more layers, each level takes more space.....count
> And don't forgot the over 1000 levels in temp.lvl. If the level
> grows exponentially as it had been doing, we'll have plenty.just
>
> --- In Lasertank@y..., "MrDoomMaster" <mrdoommaster@h...> wrote:
> > I started thinking about having layers in lasertank.
> >
> > For those who don't know what layers are, it is the same thing as
> Floors in a building, (like in zelda, layer 1 would be Basement 2,
> layer 2 would be Basement 1, layer 3 would be Floor 1, et cetra).
> >
> > Anyway, I'm not implying that this addition should be made, im
> interested in hearing what other people think about the idea.a
> >
> > Imagine, instead of creating a bigger playing board, you could
> simply add layers, once your done with the first floor, you can add
> stairway or tunnel that leads up to the second floor! Lets just sayno
> that the next version of lasertank DID have layers, you could even
> play your old levels on it! The old levels only have one layer, so
> problems there eh? Now, i don't think ive been in this group long
> enough to know if this idea has popped up before or not, but
> personally, layers would be pretty cool. It would also make levels
> more complex and more difficult!
> >
> > I will await opinions... please reply!
> > _____________________________
> > --MrDoomMaster