Monday, October 3, 2011

Tokens and group editing

With update 1.48, the token item was added to the level editor. Adding tokens to your leve allows players to finish it simply by collecting all the tokens. An indicator in the upper right side of the screen shows how many tokens you've collect out of the total (although when using the moped couple, the power meter overlaps it–whoops).

TIP: When adding tokens, place them about as far off the ground as shown in the picture. Tokens are only collected once the head or chest touches them, so limbs don't count. That said, Irresponsible Dad can eject his so to reach those inconveniently placed coins.

FUN FACT: The coin illustrations appear to be a skull, a slice of pizza, a pentagram, a battle axe, a bowling ball and pins, and a peace sign.

In addition to the new item, you can now edit within groups. This is extremely helpful when making complex levels. Just double-click a group to edit it. The background will become grey. Once you're done editing it, double-click outside of the group to exit it.

It also appears the unfixed triangle bug has been fixed.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Breakable Glass

When Jim originally mentioned breakable glass I wasn't too excited, but now that I've seen it in action, I think it's very cool. The glass shatters in a seemingly natural fashion and the shards can then stab a character (optional in the level editor) or break if impacted. You can expect more destructible level items in the future.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

The Harpoon Gun


A harpoon gun complete with optional retracting rope has been added to Happy Wheels. It's a special object under the hazards category. It auto-aims at your character, fires once you're within a certain range, impales your character, and then sticks into stationary objects like walls and the floor. It's quite fun and shows a shift towards aggressive hazards. You can expect to see more things of this nature and it's likely Jim will add a timer to the harpoon gun as it's pretty difficult to escape.