On a multiplayer level, when gravity is off, and one player enters a gravity port, everybody gets gravity.
I wouldn't think that changing this would affect too many current levels, but it could mess up some.
Separate Gravity for Each Player
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Separate Gravity for Each Player
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Yep, that's the way it should be done.
Probably "player based gravity" is a better concept here anyway -- in Supaplex (with only one player), gravity seems to be used in a way that there are "rooms" with gravity and othere without (in the same level), controlled by the gravity tubes. So, if there is more than one player, these rooms should probably behave to each player independently from the location of the other players. That's why player based gravity is probably better than level based gravity.
I will probably change this accordingly, and add a compatibility switch.
Probably "player based gravity" is a better concept here anyway -- in Supaplex (with only one player), gravity seems to be used in a way that there are "rooms" with gravity and othere without (in the same level), controlled by the gravity tubes. So, if there is more than one player, these rooms should probably behave to each player independently from the location of the other players. That's why player based gravity is probably better than level based gravity.
I will probably change this accordingly, and add a compatibility switch.
Last edited by Holger on Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
That would be nice!Holger wrote:I will probably change this accordingly, and add a compatibility option.
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Done! Please have a look at it in 3.2.0-8 I just released.
I think we even don't need a compatibility switch -- just start all four players with initial gravity, if needed. Changing gravity for all players when one passes a gravity port is really an odd concept, so if it doesn't break existing levels (I know of none), we should keep it that way (individual, player based gravity).
Please check if it works as expected, then I'll keep it that way for 3.2.0! :-)
I think we even don't need a compatibility switch -- just start all four players with initial gravity, if needed. Changing gravity for all players when one passes a gravity port is really an odd concept, so if it doesn't break existing levels (I know of none), we should keep it that way (individual, player based gravity).
Please check if it works as expected, then I'll keep it that way for 3.2.0! :-)