Tastes Like Spelunky and Source

[Bae]

Im getting a weird error message whenever I open this level.

                                       talk.message = TalkTrap[TalkTrapID];
                                                      ^
at position 53: Unknown variable TalkTrap or array index out of bounds

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ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Press Event for <any key> Key
for object oLevelEditor:

Error in code at line 284:
                                       talk.message = TalkTrap[TalkTrapID];
                                                      ^
at position 53: Unknown variable TalkTrap or array index out of bounds

I can press the ignore button once to dismiss it

For some reason all the editor buttons disappeared from the screen too, no edit test or layer buttons present

the game acts fine when I open a different level though

theres some mantraps in a pool that are supposed to talk but there's too many messages and so their messages got deleted, could any of that be causing it?

[halibabica]

Well, it's definitely related to the ManTraps.  Do you have more than one on the same tile?  Because the game can't track their messages properly if there are too many in one place.

[Bae]

Well... I fixed it... what was weird is that IIRC adding/removing the submersed entrance activated/deactivated it. I know there was also a problem with the mantraps since the last two I added had their message deleted and used the first mantrap's message, but I worked around that by changing the layer, putting the last two mantraps on layer one while all the rest were on layer 3 (i think) was what let me squeeze them back in.

[Pteriforever]

I just got a bizarre green damselrus while testing my level -- is that because the door I entered had a name, but there was no level with that name?

[halibabica]

Well... I fixed it... what was weird is that IIRC adding/removing the submersed entrance activated/deactivated it. I know there was also a problem with the mantraps since the last two I added had their message deleted and used the first mantrap's message, but I worked around that by changing the layer, putting the last two mantraps on layer one while all the rest were on layer 3 (i think) was what let me squeeze them back in.

Doors have been kinda finicky in my editor for some reason.  Keeping them all on the first layer seems to work all right, but putting objects behind them shouldn't be a problem (as long as you're not stacking entrances/exits).

I just got a bizarre green damselrus while testing my level -- is that because the door I entered had a name, but there was no level with that name?

That was actually a ManTrap struggling to swallow the Damselrus whole.  You can see her tail sticking out its mouth.  It's kinda gross! And a 1/5 chance every time you beat a custom level.

[Pteriforever]

Ok, thanks. I get it now.

[Bae]

So did anyone notice that exploit with layers and steel blocks? if you put steel on layer one, and cover it with area blocks on layer two (cave, lush, etc) you can "paint" the steel blocks and thus make unbreakable non-steel blocks, though if you bomb them the "paint" comes off and their true color is revealed, but mattocks dont peel the paint and you can still decorate it with gold bits too.

I just thought id tell anyone who didnt know it yet, and its only doable with the five  regular blocks to my knowledge (cave lush ice temple meat)

[halibabica]

I first noticed this in a level someone sent to me, but I didn't mention it here.  It's kinda neat how that works!

[Shopkeeper]

For some reason the eat function doesn't always work for me. As in I only eat a person/thing in my 10th try or so. I'm not sure if this helped me, but most of the time it happens when I'm turning left and hold the D button for a little longer. Can someone enlighten me?

[halibabica]

You can only swallow something if you are...

1. holding it
2. standing perfectly still
3. have any bites left

Meet those three requirements and you can eat just about anything.

[marsgreekgod]

you still can't eat rocks : (

[halibabica]

There would be no point to that!

[marsgreekgod]

The point is it turns off you whip for a harder run.

[Bae]

Eh, perhaps you should add a line in big bold letters under the image in the first post telling people how to eat things, IIRC you've spouted those directions of a large number of times xD

you still can't eat rocks : (

YES. This has always disappointed me, I would suggest to just give us the ability to eat it with no effect afterwards, but for such a useless function it would be too much a pain to program (whether it's easy or not)

[halibabica]

It'd be easy to do, but it's:

1. stupid
2. pointless

I don't know why you guys feel the need to eat rocks, but it's something I never ever plan to implement eversostopaskingever.