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by Lee Brewer
Wed Sep 20, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: Level and Artwork Design
Topic: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained
Replies: 6
Views: 3859

Re: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained

OK...got through the rest of them and they make sense. Thanks a lot for these examples. I have used other work arounds for the transporter concept you made with the player triggering CE and the "self" CE using two different CEs (let's use 001 and 002). Instead of using the REF elements, I ...
by Lee Brewer
Sun Sep 17, 2023 6:52 pm
Forum: Level and Artwork Design
Topic: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained
Replies: 6
Views: 3859

Re: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained

Thanks for all of this...finally getting life out of the way to go back through this and learn! I give up! I just spent an hour or more trying to figure out why 003 is used in example 3 at all. This one (custom element 003) is in fact quite simple and has not much to do with the remaining CE tricker...
by Lee Brewer
Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Level and Artwork Design
Topic: Error in graphics when rolading and installing R&D
Replies: 0
Views: 8742

Error in graphics when rolading and installing R&D

OK...had this problem before and discussed in another thread. It was suggested I scrap the former installation and re-install. I downloaded the latest, installed it, and get the following error still - not sure why these are singled out! Rocks'n'Diamonds 4.3.6.0 (161 %).png Rocks'n'Diamonds 4.3.6.0 ...
by Lee Brewer
Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So where are the level files that are loading?
Replies: 7
Views: 3927

Re: So where are the level files that are loading?

Thanks!

Terrible how life gets in the way for us all :lol:
by Lee Brewer
Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So where are the level files that are loading?
Replies: 7
Views: 3927

Re: So where are the level files that are loading?

OK.

Everything working fine now!

BTW...did you see my reply on this post?
viewtopic.php?p=18470&hilit=Lee+Brewer#p18470



Thank you.
by Lee Brewer
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So where are the level files that are loading?
Replies: 7
Views: 3927

Re: So where are the level files that are loading?

Now I also am very confused b/c I downloaded only from artsoft.org. However, my grandsons were playing with the machine, game, and my levels. It could be they were, for some reason, monkeying around. Simple solution is I will just save my levels in a file (and another I want to keep), and then wipe ...
by Lee Brewer
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help! New version messed something up in editor
Replies: 4
Views: 3376

Re: Help! New version messed something up in editor

Now this is getting weird!

I must have, somehow, after installing renamed it?!?!!

I just loaded it and found it is 4.3.0.2

All I thought I did was download and install. Although my grandsons were playing with it and have the knowledge how to do things like that?
by Lee Brewer
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So where are the level files that are loading?
Replies: 7
Views: 3927

Re: So where are the level files that are loading?

OK...found them...
R&D_Level_Locations_2018.png
R&D_Level_Locations_2018.png (15.25 KiB) Viewed 3911 times
I right clicked the Rocks'n'Diamonds icon and hit "show package contents."

So why are the .level files inside there, not inside the documents folder, and yet have a reference to the level name inside the documents folder?
by Lee Brewer
Tue Aug 22, 2023 5:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help! New version messed something up in editor
Replies: 4
Views: 3376

Re: Help! New version messed something up in editor

Here is the logfile (stderr.txt) [WARN] cannot find any valid artwork in directory '/Applications/Rocks'n'Diamonds 6.09.40 PM.app/Contents/Resources/levels/BD2K3/music' [WARN] cannot load micro chunk 'CONF_VALUE_BYTES(1)' value for element 961 ['mm_gray_ball'] [WARN] cannot load micro chunk 'CONF_VA...
by Lee Brewer
Mon Aug 21, 2023 11:37 pm
Forum: Level and Artwork Design
Topic: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained
Replies: 6
Views: 3859

Re: Reference Elements, CE values and CE scores explained

THis is a great start, but I admit I only got to example 3 before realizing I was not understanding. Here is you explanation and my anaylsis as I tried to reason it all out: Level 3: Reference element "CE value of element triggering change" This level has two different custom elements: One...
by Lee Brewer
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Help! New version messed something up in editor
Replies: 4
Views: 3376

Help! New version messed something up in editor

When I installed the latest Rocks'n'Diamonds version, the editor (ONLY) has messed up graphics for the BD style walls. Any ideas?
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Yet in side the game graphics are OK:
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Rocks'n'Diamonds 4.3.0.2 (193 %).png (263.35 KiB) Viewed 3376 times
by Lee Brewer
Mon Aug 21, 2023 9:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: So where are the level files that are loading?
Replies: 7
Views: 3927

So where are the level files that are loading?

This is somewhat related to my last post. I asked where the level files are stored and was told (on a Mac): Documents/Rocks'n'Diamonds/levels. I have a set I named TRON_2018. I put them in there and they load/work/play great. Except one thing... Where in the world are the level files themselves such...
by Lee Brewer
Mon Aug 21, 2023 8:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this
Replies: 12
Views: 7207

Re: Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this

OK...done reading everything posted since my absence and also at clicking to get the links loaded in new tabs to explore them! I have some replies. So first: @ Holger: Holger, I thank you for all of the info. And I will do my best to pop in every once in awhile to keep "nagging" about the ...
by Lee Brewer
Mon Aug 21, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this
Replies: 12
Views: 7207

Re: Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this

I REALLY appreciate all these replies and also patience in my getting back here. Family issues kept me away.

I will need to go back through all of this and make more specific replies. Again thanks for your answers and patience.
by Lee Brewer
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this
Replies: 12
Views: 7207

Yeah...I feel like a newb asking this

OK...embarrassed to ask, but although I have been using R&D for a couple decades now, I did it the hard way. I originally modified existing graphics and the .conf files to make them work. I never used the program for making levels b/c I am on a Mac and did not want to install and run windows. So...