Toad72

So I wanted to be able to change rooms based on a grid but my code doesn't seem to work even though I've tested the string and it does in fact create the right room names.

 

The variables are working correctly too.

 

room_goto("room_"+string(rmx)+"_"+string(rmy))

 

help?

Background creating function doesn't work on my new computer.

Usually when I press space the game creates a new background from the current frame and draws it behind the inventory menu but when I moved my all my game files over to my new computer all it shows behind the menu is a black screen.  It also freezes for a few seconds any time you pause the game, as if it's trying to execute the function but it can't seem to do it.

This isn't a code problem.  My code for my game was untouched since I moved it onto my new computer.  Also, I made sure to move all of the essential files over to this computer.

So I'm making this platformer where there's an area where everything is active around the player, and then a larger area where only solid walls are active.  This is so enemies and objects don't get stuck in walls or fall through the floor.  The problem is I have to do a workaround in my code where all of the instances are deactivated, then an area is activated, then EVERY SINGLE BLOCK has to be activated, and then all the blocks outside of a rectangle are deactivated.  This takes up a lot of time and the game actually freezes for a split second every time it does this.  I need a better, more elegant solution for activating all the solid walls in a certain area.

Adding two 16-bit wav songs that are around two minutes each has increased my loading time from seconds to minutes.

Is making an extra file for music my only hope of decreasing loading time?

Hey, I need people to play test my new demo for my game "Unreal Planet" which can probably be best described as a mix between Cave Story and Motherload.

Here's a link:
http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/platformer/unreal-planet-demo/8702/

and a screeny:


Don't forget to comment once you've played it with any impressions you have, or bugs you've found.

If you want to, try answering these questions:

from 1-10, how would you rate the gameplay in this game?

how would you rate the graphics/artwork?

how would you rate the interface? (things like menus and stuff)

what was the funnest part of the game? (exploration, fighting, ect)

what part of the game did you not like?

was there a time you wanted to quit because the game was too boring?

was there a time you wanted to quit because the game was too hard?

Thanks!