TGB Missions

#1 @Kyle - Multiple missions or levels is completely possible in TGB. Without that feature it would be merely a prototyping tool, and not a game engine.

You can create multiple levels and string them together quite easily. Is this what you are thinking?

#2 Yes - and I have seen that there is a mission editor, but I don't see it in my demo copy of the 2D TGB. I was starting to think it was only in the Pro or 3D versions or something,. or maybe only in the full version

How do I get into the mission editor (or whatever), and is there any documentation for it, as it applies to TGB?

#3 @Kyle - I may be a little confused. If you are running a demo copy of TGB, you are launching the editor, right? Where you drag sprites onto the scene graph and manipulate the level?

#4 I guess what I need to understand is how to string multiple levels together to make one large game. I understand how to do 'waves' as seen in the Asteroids level, but I don't understand how to have levels, ie: player finishes a level and is moved to the next level / mission / stage / whatever.

#5 @Kyle - Ah, gotcha. This is done through scripting. There are a few examples of this in the docs, forums, and sample games. Look in the sample games to see how a level is loaded and shutdown in the scripts. If you are still stuck, post another message and I can track down a specific example.

#6 I'm having trouble finding any clear examples. All of the tutorials I have seen cover single-mission / level games. Any examples would be great.

#7 @Kyle - Some of this depends on how your game will work. But the two most important functions are here:

LoadLevel

EndLevel

Also, check out the Whack-a-Mole Tutorial ("If I Had A Hammer" section). Search for loadlevel.

Those are the two functions you'll use to chain together multiple missions. I'll eventually write a tutorial that explicitly walks you through the steps.

#8 Thanks for the information. I'm really surprises that there is not a tutorial that handles this sort of thing, since the overall quality of the tutorials has been very good. This is a fairly major part of many games, so I hope we can get a tutorial soon.

I understand how to move between levels using a button - ie: title screen to first level. I could use this method to move between game level, but it isn't ideal for the top-down 2D action / adventure game I am prototyping. I'd prefer using an area trigger or something like that, but doing so is a bit beyond my level since I am just getting started. I'll keep looking and learning and see if I can figure it out.

Thanks!

#9 Sounds good Kyle. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.