Checkpoint & Easter Egg

[IsraeliRD]

With many thanks to Spy, we are on the final coding stuff of the Checkpoint (I've yet to hit him with achievements, level/egg completion and teleporter). I've decided we'll use the MBU sound of the female (I don't want mine, even though it's already made). Find it in the attached link. Phil, put the texturing of the pad as first priority so that I can add the checkpoint already to the next version and add it in some levels. While you're at it, do MAC!

Regarding the Easter Egg, please download the attached file in the link below which has several sounds (I gave some of them the Unknown so you won't know which ones they are ), some are unused in MBU. My question is -> which would you like to see as the new EE sounds of 'Found for the first time' and 'Already Found'? Please post here.

Link for sounds:

www.divshare.com/download/2222246-3de[uploadedFiles=1191552326;1]

[Andrew]

In my opinion, Unknown Usage 8.wav should be used for "Found for the first time", and Unknown Usage 1.wav should be used for "Already Found".

Btw, it's awesome that the checkpoint is so close to completion! I can't wait to see it (or the other codes in planning)!

[Oaky]

I reckon 9 for first time and 10 for already found. Is the checkpoint working with 2 / 3 vector rotation yet?

[IsraeliRD]

Apparently it works with everything, it's not the gravity that's the problem, it's the spawning position when the marble comes back to course.

[Ian]

I'm fine with whatever you guys pick.

[Perishingflames]

I prefer 8 (as Andrew said) for the first time, then 6 for every time after that. 2 seems a bit bland, and 9 seems a little too exciting for going with you already found the easter egg, brings on a kind of slightly enthusiastic feel, but not overly dramatic.

[IsraeliRD]

Checkpoint Completed! We only need a texture now... PHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL!

[Lonestar]

I think we should get a dts that doesn't look like a pad, it seems like you should be able to activate it by going over it then. If we could make it something more like the disk in MBU, with no collision mesh. Unless we could make it like the other pads, but even now it looks too much like the pads in MBA. I think we should try a new dts...

[IsraeliRD]

*sigh* lemme quote:

PF says: :{ }: says:
and the arch would have like a transparent wall and you go right through it
PF says: :{ }: says:
and when you do thats passing through it
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
but what to do with long levels like Dizzying Heights
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
hmmm
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
put it on the side probably
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
yea
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
a pad with an arch would work
PF says: :{ }: says:
why pad then?
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
an arch+pad
PF says: :{ }: says:
if you have the rollthrough wall thing it would be like going over a pad
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
like pad on the bottom so you can touch it (square planar) and an arch on it
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
COZ YOU HAVE TO TOUCH IT, ITS NOT A ROLL-THROUGH
PF says: :{ }: says:
would the pad be visisble?
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
YEA
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
Ok
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
let me explain it one more time
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
before ill get annoyed
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
THE CHECKPOINT IS A BUTTON, IF YOU DONT TOUCH IT AT ALL, EVEN BARELY (IE GOING THROUGH THE AIR), IT WON'T ACTIVATE.
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
we could've use the PushButton DTS that doesn't do anything anyway in game :/
PF says: :{ }: says:
but isnt it a hassle to stop and push the button?
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
which is why im saying a pad alone is all we need, even just a sqaure
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
besides
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
in speedruns u dont go through checkpoints
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
for other players u do
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
so im saying we can use the pushbutton though its just annoying
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
coz u can touch any part of it
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
so a pad alone is good
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
but if u wanna add an arch im fine just remember u have to touch ANY bit of the DTS in order to activate the checkpoint
PF says: :{ }: says:
lets just think about this for a while before we make any decisions
PF says: :{ }: says:
okay
[BIO] Israeli Red Dragon says:
finally i got u to think

[IsraeliRD]

Checkpoint Completed

Easter Egg Completed

Marble Agility Course and Tunnel Vision Completed

Now, we need Pool Goooo Pablo!

Ah yes and I'll only implement Checkpoints right now and as we move in versions I'll add to more levels the checkpoint. In fact, you might find the current version with some checkpoints in levels

Manual on how to use checkpoints will be added to next version.

Screenies:

[technostick]

Sorry, but... those graphics on the checkpoint suck.

[IsraeliRD]

How would YOU like it to be improved them?

Also, my best new time on MAC is ~24 secs with Phil's conversion. No way sub-10 is done and sub-20 maybe barely but im not in that mood. Tough as!

[Lonestar]

I don't really like the checkpoint graphics either... if anything I'd say remove the text and see how it looks. Add a slight particle effect to make it glow perhaps.

[Perishingflames]

I think it looks fine, but it should be flatter because we want it to make as little of a difference in gameplay as possible so a large one like that would make a big dif.