http://www.box.net/shared/qtnmtevc9x

this is the first level, layout 1 is the basic structure of the buttons. layout 2 is a preview of the first level, NOTE: dont mind the fact that on second layout u can turn into a ferret when u overlap the gray box, this will be corrected in future.

level one u must destroy boss by making his fireballs(stupid pink boxes) hit the wall in front of him, the balls bounce back and hit him taking away from his health. and when he is destroyed, the really dark wall u see when the platform moves down will be destroyed and u will be able to get back on the moving platform(harder than hell itself) HINT: do it on the platforms upstroke

once on the platform and it returns on the downstroke jump on the platform with the spikes on the side, WITHOUT HITTING SPIKES AS IT WILL KILL YOU, and go into the opening of that room. the one with the plasma. this will take u to a temple i havent made yet and that is where u will get the "token for the ferret powers. this is the first of 7, count them,,,7 EASY levels.. these levels will have obstacles that only require the use of one or 2 animal abilities to accomplish, there will be an additional 10 lvls after that that require brains to use proper combinations of animal abilities to get through, and each level requires the same difficulty of combinations to defeat said levels' bosses.

ALSO take note of the small opening behind the boss, this is the doorway to the stories first progression or LVL2, doorway can only be reached while in ferret form, which requires u do all of what i said in the beginning. fun eh? let me know what u think

EDIT: i tested layout 2 and it is possible to complete all the way through. graphics suck as i used basic scribble boxes for platforms etc. i need to add smaller easier monsters into the mix. and i will try to look for some placeholder art for the time being. im very siked about this project and for me it is my once in a lifetime idea, and i already cherish it dearly. people, expect great things from this, cuz u WILL see great things come of it

that function object is very confusing, will have to read the wiki i guess to understand just how it works, and as an update i had already implemented the keyboard/mouse object as well as an effective way to transform, using sprites and mouseclicks as a means for an "artificial" button. as well as picking up an object representing the animals respectic "token" to make the buttons visible and changing forms only possible when said button IS visible. and one of a ferrets abilities is to pick up small objects with its mouth i played with a pick-up ability for him using an overlap event combined with a "is control down" event to make to where if he is overlapping a small platform or object,and the "grab" button is down, said object's possition is set to ferret's image point/mouth. although have not found a way to limit the overlap to JUST ferret's image point. i think a group effort on an ametuer level is a great way for people to learn. it provides experiences to mix among the masses and i am all for it <----personal opinion ONLY....and thanks for the cap, u showed me that u dont need 100 lines of events to do stuff

http://www.box.net/shared/aabz5ppkpx

EDIT: also, i tinkered around with the button object, all it does is pause the game and mess things up

to further show what i mean, i made a small demonstration of how the game would kinda sorta be played, where as u can not get into a room u need to be in until u change form. download the cap and let me know what u think. no graphics, just boxes, but the concept is there

need a team of 3 for this project. most marketable idea ive ever had. a puzzle adventure that starts out with each lvl/dungeon u solve a lvl, destroy enemies, destroy a boss, and gain a token/ statue miniature of cirtain animals, 6 in all, ferret, hawk, wolf, bear, snake, and a fish, see where this is going? end of dungeoun place tokens in their respective places, small cinematic of u morphing into each one, therein after there will be puzzles and monsters that require the right use of a proper combination of animal abilities to defeat.

putting this idea in the forums on good faith

WHAT I NEED:

vast help with buttons, need buttons to control which character the player is playing(HUD and inventory), basically i just need some things done that i can not yet do myself, things that would prevent me from even developing a prototypish game of this structure. anyone interested???

part of the reason im doing this is because my sword is visible at all times, and some parts of it can overlap an enemy without swinging the sword, and i didnt want my game to just make it where u can walk around and do nothing and still hit enemies.

and yes i notices the collision is a little,,,,buggy when u have more than just boxes, so i used when overlapping, is that a better method?

what im planning to do is, have an animation for the attack, and i have a swork attached to my character, and for the combat i was goint to make enemies get damage when colliding with the sword, but add a counter condition that would prevent any damage to enemies unless the attack animation was running. been using construct for like 4 days so someone else might have a better idea

started a project a couple days ago, started crunch studying everyones tutorials. wanted to make a maplestory styled single player game. but add puzzles and cool gameplay inspired by some of the classics from dos, the story lines were just classic. but as im building the character, finding an effecting way of mounting weapons and getting the overall platform mode of the game, im writeing outrageous amounts of event. all i can say is i need help. yes it is just a guy walking around in a box with a few platform, im just testing the animations and sine effects and whatnot, have to walk before u can level heheh

here is a cap

http://www.box.net/shared/jn4ls1rpbs

and i will take all insults as constructive criticism

best motivation for story writing is "Bubble maps", its stupid i know and the younger folks on the website might not enjoy it, but that and brainstorming DURING your bubble map session works every time. its the basics of all writing

hi guys, first off i need to introduce myself, im jessie, downloaded construct 2 days ago with 0 experience in game dev, but luck has it that your AWESOME program is based on logic scripts and i just happen to have learned Q-Basic at the age of 6, lifechanging eh?

anyways on to the point, i have a theory based on someones post about bouncing off a round object on its collision angle. would that be acheived by keeping a square mask over the round object and have it always angle towards player? with bounce attribute and some tweaks to gravity and velocity it would create the effect of bouncing multiple angles depending on collision????????

and since this is on tutorials i figured i would provide a .cap file for lesson 1 of deadeye's platform tutorial, the new version of construct restricts the walking animation to one angle: 0, there were some conflicting scripts that i have fixed for you. and lesson 1 will now officially work PROPERLY on the latest version.

Thanks guys for making this program and having a great community like this, i took a 1 year course in graphic design, went to tech school for CST, and ended up in the oil field with no hope of getting out, oilfield is gone here in oklahoma, and since i started using your program, my brain is working again instead of my back. THANKS!!!!

here is a link to the updated cap

http://www.box.net/shared/3qyk2ruf94