02-08-2007, 12:08 PM
I agree with most things Vern said, especially his points about backtracking and hidden keys etc. having to be in the vicinity.
I also agree fully with the
BUT: I do NOT think, that ALL moving platforms should be limited by that invisible grey block. I have often used it as an added feature or challenge that some platforms went up to the ceiling and others didn't. You could make it into an interesting challenge, where players needed to get off the platform in time, or don't get on the platform on its way up, only on its way down etc.
Unfortunately, Vern has changed the bit, where players died when they hit the ceiling while on a platform. I understand why he did it...but unfortunately now, all my (and other designer's) challenges that used platforms going to the ceiling are now pointlless !!
Therefore I strongly plead for a re-introduction of that feature. The reason for its removal (the game-bug, where a game crashed when a platform hit the ceiling, but there was no ceiling built into the room) hadn't been solved with its removal anyway.... and once this issue is solved, I would really welcome if players would die again, when a platform reaches a ceiling .... so our challenges will be working again. (As far as I remember, even some of the original mansions used this feature as a challenge ?!)
I also agree fully with the
rectangularissue.... that's why my rooms always have that
open look, even though -as Freddy once pointed out to me- that always harbours possible
dangers!
BUT: I do NOT think, that ALL moving platforms should be limited by that invisible grey block. I have often used it as an added feature or challenge that some platforms went up to the ceiling and others didn't. You could make it into an interesting challenge, where players needed to get off the platform in time, or don't get on the platform on its way up, only on its way down etc.
Unfortunately, Vern has changed the bit, where players died when they hit the ceiling while on a platform. I understand why he did it...but unfortunately now, all my (and other designer's) challenges that used platforms going to the ceiling are now pointlless !!
Therefore I strongly plead for a re-introduction of that feature. The reason for its removal (the game-bug, where a game crashed when a platform hit the ceiling, but there was no ceiling built into the room) hadn't been solved with its removal anyway.... and once this issue is solved, I would really welcome if players would die again, when a platform reaches a ceiling .... so our challenges will be working again. (As far as I remember, even some of the original mansions used this feature as a challenge ?!)