This template looks interesting. I just added it to my wishlist to buy it later. I am wondering, however, with a few "tweaks" If I'll be able to add melee weapons/combat to it. I have a project that I'll be using that on
Hi Ragevortex
Yes that should be no problem. Melee is already implemented (player will attack with a sword if he has no weapon).
If more complex melee is to be added I would suggest doing this:
1. Make a cool attack animation (e.g. swing of axe or perhaps a magic staff) E.g:
2. Create a "HurtArea". A "HurtArea" can be created easily by the CreateHurtArea function in the Epic Platformer template. It basically just an invisible sprite that exist for a short moment that will hurt any enemies touching it (by using several parameters you can adjust stuff like position, hurt amount and life time).
2. ... or (if range attack) create one or more moving (Bullet behavior) projectiles (e.g. a fireball). See also the Wizard enemy in the Epic Platformer.