Level design tips

Level design tips by Hume2

Things to avoid

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Possible jumps with default gravity. First column is without running, secound is with running.

• V: Possible
• ?: Possible, but hard
• X: Impossible

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• +5 XV|XV|XV|XV|XV|X?|X?|X?|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX
• +4 VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|XV|XV|X?|XX|XX|XX|XX|XX
• +3 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|?V|XV|XV|XV|X?|X?|XX|XX|XX|XX
• +2 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|X?|X?|XX|XX|XX
• +1 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|?V|XV|XV|X?|XX|XX|XX
• ..0 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|X?|XX|XX
• -1 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|XX|XX
• -2 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|X?|XX
• -3 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|XX
• -4 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|XV|XV|XV|X?
• -5 VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|VV|?V|XV|XV|XV

Background

• When the holes are trough the floor (or a ceiling in an indoor level), it should be filled by the corresponding background tiles.
• Interiours should be filled by background tiles too.
• Use paralax background tiles when possible.
• Or use more background layers at least. The transparent-up.png is your friend.

Sector properties

• I advertize to make sectors at least 36 blocks high. A level that scroll upwards and downwards too looks much better.