Rocks'n'Diamonds

Timo3681 wrote: ↑Sat May 25, 2024 4:16 pm I am tested it with:

Default Game Engine: Boulder Dash
Game Graphics Style: Old
Random Colors: On

Does not work

Which graphics set are you using when testing this?

something interesting: if i make a new level in the BD engine with the default settings (200ms game cycle delay, PAL timing off), then the game runs a little bit slower than it would in the EM or RND engines. but if i set the game cycle delay to 166ms (1/6th of a second instead of 1/5th of a second...

If i change Colors for the level, save it and play the level, does nor work, level have old colors. This is something which I have to make more clear in the level editor: The custom colors are only used in the BD engine when used together with a custom color enabled graphics set. You can easily tes...

out of curiosity: do you plan to port some of the new BD objects to the RnD engine eventually? Perfectly valid and to-be-expected question, as I did exactly that with all previous native game engines (other than the MirrorMagic/Deflektor engine, which is not a BD/EM etyle engine). All game elements...

(in this gif, you'll also notice another bug where sometimes the intro animation cuts off very early. i don't know what makes that happen) That's in fact by intention, and should only happen when you start the game from the level editor. In this case, I assume that your main focus is on testing the...

OK, the first few reported bugs and issues are fixed and/or changed now. Again, I have to say how much I appreciate all those bug reports and observations regarding the new BD game engine! I cannot emphasize enough how helpful all this constructive feedback is! :-) OK, here we go -- what's fixed so ...

I have splitted this post into a new topic, as it is not that helpful in the original thread. To make this clear: The new BD engine will be the last native game engine to be added to R'n'D. But: All other games that would fit into R'n'D (like those you have mentioned) may be added as additional game...

Thanks a lot for all these bug reports and similar observations, ncrecc! And for the very good descriptions with animated GIFs, if needed, which made everything very clear.

I will work through these posts and try to fix everything!

i'm now realizing it might have been more tactful to open with my amazement [...] :lol: Not needed, I'm more interested in how I can improve things. ;-) by "+" i indeed meant "="; "-" and "="/"+" are right next to each other on US layouts Yes, I alr...

S as the default bind for the "slow playing speed" key is a bit inconvenient; i use WASD for moving and was confused why i couldn't move down. Oh well, that was indeed what I suspected when I added it (as a complement to the "f" for "fast speed while key is pressed" as...

Thanks, filbo! I messed up adding the links like on the news entry on the R'n'D web site, just doing a dumb copy+paste!

Links added now, as it should be!

Mostly not playable because new elements not exists. But loaded to visit in game editor. Finally! All those levels will be playable with all new BD game elements using the new native BD game engine in the next R'n'D version! :) Two things should be sorted out now: - Which BD games are still missing...

if it needs to fit on a single line, perhaps "Allow Skipping Levels: No / Ask / Yes"

It's so simple, yet pretty clear!

It will be used in the next version, replacing those confusing previous two setup options!

Thanks again for this improvement!

The first pre-release of the upcoming new major release version 4.4.0.0 is available for testing now! This new version will finally contain what was planned decades ago: A native game engine that is compatible with Boulder Dash , the classic game that started it all! This game engine will make it po...

Thanks a lot for bringing the case of the classic Sokoban level sets (especially those of David W. Skinner) back to my attention! :) In fact, you do not need a converter! And you don't have to be a programmer to convert them for R'n'D! :-) It may be long forgotten (I think it was discussed decades a...