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/r/PixelArt Game Collaboration | PART 5 - FINAL SUBMISSIONS (due 7/24!)

/r/PixelArt Game Collab

We, the people of r/pixelart, are making a game together! We want your help!

You can read the previous parts here: PART 4 | PART 3 | PART 2 | PART 1

This game will be a simple topdown game where the player explores a bunch of levels collecting things. Artists from the subreddit will be illustrating and designing the levels.

Map Making

Maps are mostly just images which you upload to the game to compile.

  • Background Image - A static image which the player walks around on; width and height must be a divisible by 16 (as it's divided into 16x16 tiles)
  • Data Image - An image that's exactly 1/16th the size of your background, using our guide to place pixel colors
  • Item Sprite Sheet - optional replacement for items within your level [download]
  • Character Sprite Sheet - optional replacement for the character when inside your level [download]

Compile and test your levels on the game: https://reddit-pixel-art-game.netlify.app/images/guide.png

Your level must be beatable, and all collectables collectable!

Submitting

To submit your maps, just post a link to your maps .JSON file, you can upload it somewhere like google drive or mediafire.

I will test it to make sure it works!

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Final levels will now be due: July 24th at the absolute latest. Thanks!

Posted Jul 10, 2022, 5:13 PM UTC · edited

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Nixavee•

Two minor feature suggestions:

  1. Allow the player to use the arrow keys as well as WASD
  2. Make the screen bigger, change the dimensions to 4:3 or add an option to go into fullscreen.
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skeddlesOP•

ive added arrow key and fullscreen support

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ProMaste_r•

Does that mean we won't be able to make custom levels for ourselves after that?

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skeddlesOP•

No I will leave the level editor embedded in the page permanently (though it will probably be moved to a more subtle location in the final product)

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ProMaste_r•

Okay, thanks for the clarification

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Pookaball•

wow I would love to participate, I'll try to do that before the 24th. Is there a discord where I could come and post my stuff for feedback?

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skeddlesOP•

there's a thread on the Lospec discord for it if you'd like, ping me if you cant find it

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Proteusmutabilis•

Heres my submisson: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yqerQyWHjA0AgLRVu4mMQ0v51G9SNbhC/view?usp=sharing

Its a little bit janky with the movement but it should be fine. I didn't end up using the hazard tiles and could definitely make another one in 2 weeks, would I be allowed to submit another map?

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skeddlesOP•

interesting level, had fun solving it!

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ItzKarmaz_•

How do I send the map and where do I need to send it?

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skeddlesOP•

just added instructions to the post above

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skeddlesOP•

i think i missed this, cant download now

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Proteusmutabilis•

If you need more maps I can create another one if you want, cause I didn't actually use hazards and did make some hazard sprites.

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skeddlesOP•

Please do!

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What’s the game called I’m so exited

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skeddlesOP•

I'm thinking "Collective Memory" (just cause it has the word collect in it)

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Icybow73•

Hey Skeddles, I posted an updated version of my level on the previous thread, but i checked the game and the older one was still there. Just wondering if you ever got to checking the newer one. If you didnt catch it, here is the link again https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lCn9kRC6gnNavtBzhfBZpqJ5HkjQJ8wg/view?usp=sharing

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steelsoldier•
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skeddlesOP•

simple but very nice! thank you!

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winglorn•

Here is a link to my level! I roped my roommate into creating the background music for it & we enjoyed collaborating.

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skeddlesOP•

thanks so much for your contribution! this level is beautiful and awesome! had a great time exploring it! glad it has custom music too, glad you had fun.

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winglorn•

I’m a little surprised there were so few entries! In the final post it says you’ll be accepting new levels? I may try making another (or two), I learned a lot from my first attempt.

Thanks for all the work you’ve done on this!

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skeddlesOP•

yeah if you make another I'll add it right away!

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Proteusmutabilis•

Heres my level: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hCq9yVazJL31d1kyAupKJLMGo3fQjTwl/view?usp=sharing

I decided to make it the biggest size possible and had fun filling up the extra space with cool little structures, but I almost lost about an hour of progress because my pixel art program crashed. I managed to restore from a backup, but I didn't get to test the level a lot, besides figuring out that I swapped the keys and locks around lol. Also the portals, but I didn't fix that until after posting, its good now.

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adventurevinni•

are you still taking entries for the game

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skeddlesOP•

sure

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JennyAndAlex•

Sorry we missed the unfolding of this amazing collaborative project! Maybe next time we will also contribute! Is there a place where we can play the game?

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