a few levels that i made : )

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 11 Aug 2005, 07:15

please try my first level that i've made. It's pretty good for my first try dont you think? http://rapidshare.de/files/3864086/Track1.zip.html
post your comments here please.

EDIT: scroll down to the bottom of the page and click, Free please.

Lepton · Post by **Lepton** » 11 Aug 2005, 09:14

I needed about 10 attempts to complete it and beat your best time-not very challenging.

But maybe for the first lev it's OK, my levs are levs not really better...

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 11 Aug 2005, 09:31

the level sux and i got 41.27 first try

GMan · Post by **GMan** » 11 Aug 2005, 10:40

Yea sorry bud. Im a noob (but getting better!) and got 43:20 on my first try.

Tips:
1) Don't use the default purple stone texture, add some variety.
2) Add plants and stuff. Make things more conneted. At the begginning you have two close polygons. Make them into one (try using ALE, its pretty good).

DISCLAIMER: I might not have any idea what I'm talking about

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 11 Aug 2005, 10:47

thanks for your comment, GMan, i'll try and improve on the overall level appearance and scenery.

EDIT: Here, i made 1 more level, no scenery, just straightforward action.
http://rapidshare.de/files/3871432/2_Tracks.zip.html

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 11 Aug 2005, 13:21

please use www.putfiles.com or www.kurki.buildtolearn.net/upload or something that i understand ;)

EDIT: after testing the level i now have to say this:

track1.lev it was kinda nice level but it would look much better if you didnt start new polygons everywhere you could have made the level with 2-3polygons and if you put some grass that woudld be very nice

track2.lev i dont like speedloop levels very much, so i didnt like this.

and considering both your levels, it isnt bad just annoying, dont place so many apples everywhere, it isnt as if they do muych difference, and it is very annoying when you miss one.

I usually do levels by this princeiple: Make route in levels with polygons not with apples.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 11 Aug 2005, 13:27

Even better: http://vk0.dk/ratemylev.php

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 11 Aug 2005, 13:32

http://www.kurki.buildtolearn.net/uploa ... Track2.lev

and

http://www.kurki.buildtolearn.net/uploa ... track1.lev

GMan · Post by **GMan** » 11 Aug 2005, 19:02

For a demo of a huge map with good quality, check out this map.

(I love pimping my map)

Your second lvel is much better, but still bland. But I like it more.

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 12 Aug 2005, 03:01

at the moment, im working on track3, and it'll be pretty tricky

EDIT: here are all of my tracks, http://dl3.rapidshare.de/files/3901833/ ... Tracks.zip

Lepton · Post by **Lepton** » 12 Aug 2005, 13:53

Track 2 is better than Track 1, but your own time really sucks.

I'm a really quite a bad player and my time was almost 5 sec better.
Track 3 is really the hardest, I cannot complete it.

Track 4 is easy.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 12 Aug 2005, 14:54

Track1: My thought was that this level could've been better if all polygons were connected a litte more. You want to drive in levels without jagged vertices, so that the driving is smoother, and funnier to hoyl/play.
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track1TJ.rec 42,40

Track2: This level was boring. Nothing challenging, nor smooth. Either one of those present would've made this level better. If you desperately want to make long levels, make them worth to play. Add more variation. But I suggest to start on short levels, improving your skills there first, and then making longer ones.
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track2TJ.rec 1:26,21

Track3: This level is starting to get a little sense, although I don't like the squeeze thing after the 4th apple, at the hang. I see you've tried to make the polygons more connected by putting them very tight to each other, so there won't show up any air between them. You could try to use one polygon as the mainframe, and create ramps and other vertices out of that polygon.
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track3TJ.rec 38,51

Track4: Nothing to mention specific here. Just something about the polygons that need to be more connected and smoother play.
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track4TJ.rec 42,49

Spin: Worthless level. Play it once, play it never again. Just don't make these.
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/SpinTJ.rec 11,91

And to make the help complete, I made this little tutorial for you to read:
http://www.gofietse.com/blog/images/tutorial.gif

PS. Don't edit your old levels, just try to get every level you make from now on better.

The_BoneLESS · Post by **The_BoneLESS** » 12 Aug 2005, 15:52

What tisjoris is trying to say is : Use the less polygons you can

and tisjoris : Nice tutorial

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 12 Aug 2005, 16:10

The_BoneLESS wrote:What tisjoris is trying to say is : Use the less polygons you can

and tisjoris : Nice tutorial

Hey, thanks, it cost me some time!

But it is the core problem noobs have, it might actually help.

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 13 Aug 2005, 00:49

i always work hard to get the smoothness to show, but remember that i've only just started to make them.

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 13 Aug 2005, 01:09

Saq wrote:i always work hard to get the smoothness to show, but remember that i've only just started to make them.

I was trying to be as helpful as I could. I couldn't be more happy if you kept improving. But smoothness is indeed something you have to learn. One good thing is making the playground as one piece, not these mango flying islands as all playing obstacles. It's an art you can understand more if you play more levels by others.

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 13 Aug 2005, 06:15

here is my new level, smoother, and tougher, it is possible but it's also hard.

here it is and goodluck to you: http://dl1.rapidshare.de/files/3964356/ ... Track5.lev

teajay · Post by **teajay** » 15 Aug 2005, 11:26

Track5: Nice flowing level this time. I would've liked more scenery, because there was zero of it now. Nice two routes, I took the funnier one, though other one is faster. Keep on practising!
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track5TJ.rec 35,84

Juski · Post by **Juski** » 15 Aug 2005, 11:35

36.17 second try, it is one of the 3 good speedloop levels i have played, still kinda noobish but way better then the other you have made.

EDIT: Dont use killers in that way, i guess you put them there for looks and that noone would ever touch them. But it would be very ez 3low.xx if they werent there now they are just annoying, remove the killers and it is a very nice hoylable level :X

sierra · Post by **sierra** » 15 Aug 2005, 12:17

i love wehn Juski goes all serious :-X

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 15 Aug 2005, 12:33

tijsjoris wrote:Track5: Nice flowing level this time. I would've liked more scenery, because there was zero of it now. Nice two routes, I took the funnier one, though other one is faster. Keep on practising!
http://vk0.dk/ratemyrec/Track5TJ.rec 35,84

how in the world did you beat my 39 sec time ?

Lepton · Post by **Lepton** » 15 Aug 2005, 23:47

Saq wrote:how in the world did you beat my 39 sec time ?

As if that was hard; I got 37.82 the first time I managed to complete it (fourth or fifth try).

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 16 Aug 2005, 10:38

here is my new level, Track6. It is fun and easy. Goodluck beating my time.

http://dl4.rapidshare.de/files/4032101/ ... Track6.lev

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 16 Aug 2005, 10:47

hey this level is hoylable, but there are too much apples the most are useless
btw: first finish: 35:89

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 16 Aug 2005, 10:52

whats hoylable mean ?

Lukazz · Post by **Lukazz** » 16 Aug 2005, 11:22

it's playable and it's not boring after the 10th try

dunedan · Post by **dunedan** » 16 Aug 2005, 11:35

34.74 second try ^^

Maby you can try grass now?

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 16 Aug 2005, 11:47

im not used to creating scenery. Maybe when i feel like morphing the levs a bit, maybe.

twipley · Post by **twipley** » 16 Aug 2005, 17:10

I like tracks 1-4-5-6 and did good times in 'em

These four levels
My replays on them

Saq · Post by **Saq** » 17 Aug 2005, 02:53

thanks for your comments. Im happy to say that Track7 will have scenery. And hidden paths.

EDIT: here it is: http://dl4.rapidshare.de/files/4068690/ ... Track7.lev

a few levels that i made : )

a few levels that i made : )

My 1-hour hoyla