Adding New Enemies

[Daedalus40]

Hello. Sorry if I didn't know whether to post this in general or the source subforum but...

I've been looking at the Spelunky code lately and I have many ideas for enemies in the game (about 40 of them). I am an art specialist so I can make sprites no problem, but I'm terrible with code and programming.

Is there a tutorial available on how enemies work or how you can add them? Thanks in advance.

[halibabica]

There aren't really any tutorials, and unless you want them to act the same as existing enemies, there's no easy way to do it. It's best to start by making a copy of an enemy that's similar to the one you're adding, then make changes to its code. Sadly, spriting them is the 'easy' part.

[KarjamP]

Should be moved to the "Source" subforums.

[Nathan Cash]

Before you add enemies you need to know how Spelunky generates them and write the generation code. Then you can start programming them. If you want them to work the same as others with a few tweaks it's not too hard just change global variables. Otherwise it's quite a task

[TyrOvC]

I am an art specialist so I can make sprites no problem

Sadly, spriting them is the 'easy' part.

These kinds of people exist outside of the professional videogame market?!




Best way to learn how the enemy code works is to examine and start expanding from existing enemies. Movement code, stunning, etc, is standard for all enemies.

[Daedalus40]

Is there any code on how the enemies generate at least? I'm only aware of the code in the objects>enemies.

[TyrOvC]

scrEntityGen

Is where enemy objects are actually created.

[halibabica]

Sadly, spriting them is the 'easy' part.

These kinds of people exist outside of the professional videogame market?!

Well...the comparatively easy part. Even if you suck at spriting, adding sprites to GM isn't very difficult.

[Nathan Cash]

Making them are a bit harder though 

[Mvskoke]

My sprites are entirely to basic and I hate how they turned out but I lack the skill to make a decent one.
hopefully ill end up getting better

[Nathan Cash]

I think your good at spriting

[Mvskoke]

I wont be satisfied until I am better than derek
as of now im just better than the average none spriter person