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From: "Rad" <rad@cyberdude.com>
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Subject: Bored? No! Why not have a go at this anyway....
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:38:59 +0100
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Ok, I've got some time to mess about on my yaroze again (not sure how long
it will last though :-/)
and so I've got a few questions from which I want to just kick up a few
ideas from people.

BTW all these questions are for a side scrolling shoot'em up game

I'm gonna have a look at the BG functions sometime soon but what I need is a
format for storing the levels.
Remember think in terms of a side scrolling shoot'em up with space ships.

Now for the levels I need to store:
* the background (not necessarily 16x16 bitmaps some will probably be
larger) - with background collision detection
* the enemy locations within the level
* any other objects i.e. power ups
* current location of player
* an easy way to edit this information (level editor?)
* anything else?

I have a few ideas for how I might go about doing this but I'd like hear any
ideas you may have.
If you could just throw some ideas, code (structures, functions), anything
on how to implement this I would be grateful.

Thanks,

Rad.
rad@cyberdude.com
http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~radpsx