Lemmini - Lemmings for Java - public Alpha

[Mindless]

When 100 Lemmings are out, the time gets knocked off the screen.


After successfully completing a loaded level.  I've only tried loading Kindness That Can Kill, though.

[0xdeadbeef]

I fixed the crash with a "silent" update (same version number).

About the font issue: it's already on my list since quite some time. Problem is that I created the font a little too broad. There are also some levels which have too long names for the briefing screen. Will be fixed soon, but rescaling the font is a stupid work and up to now I never could decide to do it.

[0xdeadbeef]

Fixes/changes 0.67 -> 0.68
#  Lemmini crashed when a single level loaded with "Load Level" was won
   (indeed fixed as silent update in 0.67)
#  Reduced font width from 20 to 18 pixels. Looks more like the Amiga
   and fixes display issues when text is too long.
#  Added colon (":") to font (though it was missing on the Amiga as well)
#  Fixed wrong briefing display after changing levels (introduced in 0.67)
#  Key "S" does a full level screen shot ("level.png") in resource directory

[0xdeadbeef]

Not much going on here lately. Are you already tired of it   ?
Some feedback on replay and the algorithmic level codes would be nice...

Fixes/changes 0.68 -> 0.69
#  Replaced fixed levelcodes with codes calculated by the original algorithm
#  removed levels/levels.ini. Now subfolders of levels will be assumed to be
   levelpacks (alphabetical order)
   Note: in this context, also the level folder names have changed. So it's
   time for deleting the resource directory to clean things up.
#  Extended Extractor/Patcher to support files of same name in different
   folders (hope this doesn't destoy Linux compatibility)
#  Added fade in/out effects like on the Amiga
#  Lemmings walking down a steep slope (at least 45&#B0; or more) accumulated
   "fallen" pixels which were never reset. This led to splashing if they
   converted to fallers after the slope even if the fall distance was
   minimal -> fixed
#  Levels (*.ini) loaded via "Load level" are checked for start string "# LVL"

[EricLang]

I am not tired of it:)
Lemmini is already better than the WinLemmings original I think!
I am very happy with the function keys.

[EricLang]

Found another bug I think.
This level I created with my editor. When you build in front of the trap, the stairs are not visible.
(Between dotted lines = ini file)

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# LVL ericbrick.ini
# Edited with Alpha version of Lemmings Level Editor
releaseRate = 1
numLemmings = 50
numToRecue = 48
timeLimit = 4
numClimbers = 1
numFloaters = 1
numBombers = 1
numBlockers = 0
numBuilders = 8
numBashers = 2
numMiners = 1
numDiggers = 1
xPos = 420
style = brick

# Objects
# id, xpos, ypos, paint mode (), upside down (0,1)
# paint modes: 8=VIS_ON_TERRAIN, 4=NO_OVERWRITE, 0=FULL (only one value possible)
object_0 = 9, 964, 192, 4, 0
object_1 = 0, 964, 160, 4, 0
object_2 = 7, 786, 165, 0, 0
object_3 = 1, 496, 85, 0, 0

# Terrain
# id, xpos, ypos, modifier
# modifier: 8=NO_OVERWRITE, 4=UPSIDE_DOWN, 2=REMOVE (combining allowed, 0=FULL)
terrain_0 = 5, 946, 229, 0
terrain_1 = 5, 1010, 229, 0
terrain_2 = 5, 1074, 229, 0
terrain_3 = 5, 1138, 229, 0
terrain_4 = 5, 1202, 229, 0
terrain_5 = 5, 818, 229, 0
terrain_6 = 10, 434, 225, 0
terrain_7 = 35, 750, 101, 0
terrain_8 = 35, 750, -27, 0
terrain_9 = 5, 1116, 48, 0
terrain_10 = 5, 1180, 48, 0
terrain_11 = 5, 1244, 48, 0
terrain_12 = 5, 562, 229, 0
terrain_13 = 5, 1266, 229, 0
terrain_14 = 5, 498, 229, 0
terrain_15 = 5, 626, 229, 0
terrain_16 = 5, 690, 229, 0
terrain_17 = 5, 754, 229, 0
terrain_18 = 7, 746, 48, 8
terrain_19 = 7, 810, 48, 0
terrain_20 = 7, 874, 48, 0
terrain_21 = 7, 938, 48, 0
terrain_22 = 7, 1002, 48, 0
terrain_23 = 7, 1066, 48, 0
terrain_24 = 7, 691, 48, 8

#Steel
# id, xpos, ypos, width, height

#Name
name = When
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[EricLang]

Not sure if it's a bug. When I have the "no overwrite" flag set for the trap, then it's ok.

[0xdeadbeef]

Indeed. However, I can't 100% tell how WinLemm would behave here. For Lemmini, the stairs are terrain, so if the NO_OVERWRITE is not set for an object like traps, exits and so on, it will overwrite terrain (and stairs).

[EricLang]

Ok. As soon as I can save LVL files (sigh...) I can test it with WinLemm.

[Mindless]

In Lemmini's level format, shouldn't numToRecue be numToRescue?

[EricLang]

Very sharp
I just copied the "mistake" into the code of my level-editor.
Indeed in Lemmini ini files we see "numToRecue"

[0xdeadbeef]

Ah, damned typos  

I will kick out a new release for this later today.

Then again I wonder if anybody want to comment on new features as replay :-?

[0xdeadbeef]

Ok, should be fixed now in 0.70. Give it a try.

[EricLang]

Replay looks ok on the first sight. (I never used it in WinLemmings, so I am not an expert)

I was replaying a saved replay, which was not a standard level. I got this message:

"The resource is missing.
Please restart to extract all resources."

On the next restart lemmini is indeed extracting again all the resources.

[EricLang]

Looks ok to me at first sight (I am surely not a replay-expert).

However: when opening a saved replay of a custom (not standard) level I get this message:

"The resource is missing.
Please restart to extract all resources"

And on restart Lemmini extracts all files again.

Maybe some extra information should be stored in the rpl-file