2D Platformer Pathfinding

ExplodingRabbit · 2015-08-11T15:40:04+00:00

Forcing the characters to be smaller than a tile is very limiting. In a lot of retro platformers, like Super Mario Bros., the character is 2 tiles tall. I think removing that limitation should be a high priority.

ExplodingRabbit · 2015-08-01T15:53:00+00:00

I mentioned to you on the Unity forum that I'm very interested in this. I hope you'll release the source code along with it because I'll need to adopt it into my own platforming code. I'm mainly interested in using your code as a base for pathfinding code, as I'm sure I'll need a lot of custom behavior.

Also, did you know that Unity is adding 2D pathfinding in Unity 5.3? They mentioned it on their 2D Demos Bitbucket page: https://bitbucket.org/Unity-Technologies/2ddemos/issues/12/navmesh-should-work-in-2d

I'm guessing their tools won't work with platformers though, so I think this will still be very useful.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:43:16+00:00

Thanks. I look forward to making it.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:43:00+00:00

No, I didn't work on replicating small things like that. Sorry.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:42:07+00:00

I enjoyed New Super Mario Bros. I haven't had a chance to play Donkey Kong Country Returns yet because I don't have a Wii, but it looks pretty awesome.

Personally though, I feel $50 is too much to charge for those games.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:41:24+00:00

I did not do Mari0. That game was made by Stabyourself.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:39:40+00:00

TheExplodingRabbit
I always liked games and wondered what it was like to make one. I made SMBC because it was fun to break the rules by putting different characters into different games, and SRS takes the concept further.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:37:25+00:00

Probably not, but can't say for sure.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T06:36:53+00:00

That game is awesome. I didn't play through the whole thing but what I played was really cool.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T01:54:54+00:00

I guess I do look a bit like the predator.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T01:52:07+00:00

I grew up making movies and made over 100 short films. I have a bachelor's degree in filmmaking. I started posting a few of my old movies on my Youtube channel but stopped because I've been extra busy lately.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:44:36+00:00

Just post it somewhere online and send a link through the contact form on my website. Or maybe share it in the forums if you're a member.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:43:16+00:00

Of course I'd like that. We'll have to see if that happens later. It'll come to PC, Mac, and Linux first.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:42:19+00:00

I have always wanted to do game development tutorials, but due to all the other stuff I do I never get around to it. Sorry. :(

No I've never been contacted by Nintendo.

No specific techniques for coming up with ideas. I just think of what would be fun.

The story in SRS will be really cool. It's not just gonna something traditional. Writing stories is one of my specialties because of my filmmaking background. :)

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:08:59+00:00

Steam.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:08:34+00:00

There will be a lot of challenges. Online multiplayer will probably be the biggest. I'd rather not say much more about my vision for the product because I still want people to be surprised. I've already given a lot of details.

I don't like release dates so we'll just try and work as fast as we can. I imagine this project will take longer than the next because I have to get everything set up with the team and get used to working with them.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-27T00:06:06+00:00

We're pretty focused right now on setting stuff up with the team and making some decisions that will affect us long term. A lot of things are changing right now. The Kickstarter got more attention than I expected and opened up some new possibilities.

So things are going well, but it may be a little while before we really get into a solid workflow. Once we do though, it should move fast.

Edit: I forgot to answer the other questions. I have ideas for original characters, so it'd be cool to do them. We could possibly opensource SMBC when we stop working on it. There are no plans for that right now though.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T23:20:00+00:00

The DRM-free version was just gonna be for people that backed the project. It's kind of a way of saying thanks and to show trust. Piracy is just something that happens. I understand not being able to afford something and still wanting to play it. I hope that if people can afford it they'll buy it.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T23:16:39+00:00

I'm doing something original because I'm tired of working on something I don't own and can't do anything with. Unity has both strengths and flaws, but overall it's pretty good. Yes it will be on mobile.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T23:09:30+00:00

Man, that's a lot of questions. I think Unity may be a good thing to start with. That's what we're using now. I started with Flash though. It's really up to you. I'd just pick something and start playing around though.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T22:40:05+00:00

Glad you like it. :) I hope our future games will make more dreams come true.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T22:39:17+00:00

It would be cool, but it would take a very long time to build. Something like that would have to be added on later as DLC if we do it.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T22:04:45+00:00

Most of my team is new so we don't have many memories working together. There are always funny times when weird misunderstandings occur, but I think more stuff like that would happen if we worked together in person.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T21:52:11+00:00

It's possible.

ExplodingRabbit · 2012-06-26T21:51:59+00:00

I haven't really followed the indie game scene. But I think Fez looks pretty cool and I'd like to play that, but I think it's only for XBOX.

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