[Tutorial]Dungeon & Warper

[FireMind]

UPDATE 11/28/2009

Youtube links
part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChqWqdtalec
part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZFzWb_HHB8

MegaUpload
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FDGQXPHS

Enjoy!

[IronSteve]

SWEET! I have a dungeon that is ready to go but can't get the portal to work. I look forward to your tutorial, and I'm sure I speak for many. I look forward to checking out your dungeon too

[Ojji]

No need man, there are already 2 correctly made out tuts.

[evilsnatcher]

same here, the portal just appears too high, and i cant click it

[IronSteve]

No need man, there are already 2 correctly made out tuts.

Where? I used the tutorial that came with the torched docs, but it didn't work properly.

[FireMind]

No need man, there are already 2 correctly made out tuts.

Really? So if someone that is having problems and wanted to start from scratch of load their already made level they would follow those tutorials and load on them? FALSE
Those tutorials are missing things that the other has and vice versa.

Where? I used the tutorial that came with the torched docs, but it didn't work properly.

It doesn't work, the creating a dungeon tutorial from the torched file needs to be fixed.

same here, the portal just appears too high, and i cant click it

you can either make the warper/particle/unittrigger first or after you load the town layout.
Load the town layout in a layout link under building blocks and then you go from there(Adjust the position based on the town)

As for the tutorial, I'll be starting it soon to make it as noob as possible.

[FireMind]

UPDATE

Youtube links
part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChqWqdtalec
part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KP_a6dJyks

Enjoy, you you understand it.

PS: Will be making a Chunk Tutorial in case you need help connecting you rooms together.

[coffinsnail]

might want to edit your very first post so people dont have to scroll down to find your links.

[FireMind]

Thanks, forgot to do that

[aholman]

Was there a special reason you put your layout file directly linked in your Ruleset? In the field [file], I've never done this myself

[FireMind]

I haven't tried without it and if it runs successful, not sure.
Don't think it does anything but at the time I created the video(3 days ago) it seemed the way to go I guess.

[aholman]

I haven't tried without it and if it runs successful, not sure.
Don't think it does anything but at the time I created the video(3 days ago) it seemed the way to go I guess.

It should work without puting anything there:) Atleast I've never put anything there.

I know what you mean though, atleast I had some crashes and different weird problems. In the end you almost don't know what causes problems:)
I managed to have a pretty clean setup though.

I also never edited any dats at all, the only exception was adding [LAYOUT][/LAYOUT] to the rule. But im thinking layout might only be used if you for example want a SET layout or for example for a singleroom layout

[FireMind]

Yea I added editing the dat file because It wouldn't save your layout and people were having some problems with it. I'm thinking it's a bug not writing the LAYOUT part in the dat file automatically, that way we don't have to worry about it.

I'll be making another tutorial on how to use multiple chunks in your dungeon.

[aholman]

Yea I added editing the dat file because It wouldn't save your layout and people were having some problems with it. I'm thinking it's a bug not writing the LAYOUT part in the dat file automatically, that way we don't have to worry about it.

I'll be making another tutorial on how to use multiple chunks in your dungeon.

As I posted in another thread I'm trying to make my chunks work like they do in most dungeons ingame except for Singeroom ones. Doesn't it seem like all dungeons have no layout at all, and let the game itself puzzle the chunks.
I've been making premade layout like: Entrance_W chunks connects to _EW chunks connects to _SE chunk. What I want is it to work like ingame. Starting with Entrance_X chunk(if _W) connect to either EW, SE, NE (or whatever they are called, I'm currently at work:))
Get what I mean?:)
The tutorial is also very good

[FireMind]

The tutorial is also very good

Is that to my tutorial?

Anyways If off to bed, I can't get my logic group to work after 1 hour of trying to make it like I wanted to and its frustrating me.

[Shardz]

[quote="FireMind"
I'll be making another tutorial on how to use multiple chunks in your dungeon.[/quote]

Yes, please! I am trying to integrate my user chunks into the game and a "chunk only" tutorial would sift out the portal and scrolls that I do not need.

[BigRichard]

Hi, I have followed your steps and the portal is in my town, but not in the area that I put it, and it is halfway in the ground. Upon clicking it, the music starts playing and the screen goes black and then simply gets an error and shuts down. I had trouble understanding the part of clicking all three and moving them where I want in town. Maybe that's the problem? Your guide was very helpful so far, but I really need this sorted out. Thanks.

edit: I moved the portal to the graveyard and raised it higher (too high now lol), but now the trigger for it is in the old spot and I still get an error when I click the portal trigger. Any suggestions?


edit2: just an idea of what im talking about

[FireMind]

I'm at work right now but I'll do my best at remembering.

If you are getting an error and crashing when you click the portal then your warper is not calling the dungeon.
Open you portal layout and check that the warper calls YOUR dungeon.

About the portal being too high or low or not in the right position.
Make sure that the warper, layout link particle, and unit trigger are in the same position. When you CTRL + Click each one to select all three and you can now move all three without worrying about it.
That done, then open a layout link with the town layout in the torched layout folder. This step is only to get a quick reference where to place your portal, you don't need the it when you save. If you do save it with the layout link of the town, then you will get two towns spawn on top of each other, I found out the hard way You should never change anything in the torched folder, always save it in your own folder, they are the default files that come with the game.

Anyways, here is what you should do in short.
-make sure warper/unit trigger/layoutlinkparticle are in the same position
-warper is calling the correct dungeon
-you didn't change the torched town layout

If you keep getting problems then PM me and I'll look into it when I get home.

[BigRichard]

Alright I put it in a nice position and all in the same position and I checked the warp and for both Dungeon Name and Warp Name I put the name of my dungeon which is: "MyDungeon" I put exactly that without the quotes. Saved, and now going to test. I'll edit this to let you know if it works or not.


Edit: again, I moved it and its fine when its in the editor, but when I go in game its completely out of place, and the trigger remains in the exact same spot as before even though I am moving it along with everything else. Should I just redo the portal group entirely?

[FireMind]

Heres my advice,
-delete all the .ADM files inside you mod. Because when you edit something in the editor, the game loads the old version.
-load the game and check, if that doesn't work then delete the mod and start a new one(try using lowercase for your dungeon this time)