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Very clever idea.

I was thinking that it is not necessary to have a leadwerks license, in the case of scripts they are simply left out unpacked and the user can modify them. 

Bwahahahaha this is awesome

Question: Is it possible to make a surface that can accept a cyclone, but does not have collision with the player?

Holy crap I made it to the top!

Who can beat my map?

bastard_platforms.zip

 

2 hours ago, Josh said:

Question: Is it possible to make a surface that can accept a cyclone, but does not have collision with the player?

 

There probably is, but I'll need to check my code base to make sure. 

I'll be sure to try your map when I get home. 🙂

@JoshI was able to beat it!

Here's a few tips.

1) There's a file called [uid]_CycloneMod.json. If you were to copy that file, modify it as below and resave it as [uid]_bastardplatforms.json, the map will be accessible from the menu!

{
    "author": "Josh",
    "maps": {
        "TemplateAddon": {
            "filepath": "Maps/bastardplatforms.map"
        }
    },
    "name": "BastardPlatforms"
}

This uses the SAME system as the chapter selection. You can also have a custom image for your addon. Here's an example with one of the chapter scripts showcasing images and multiple maps.

{
    "name": "Crash Courses 00-08",
    "author": "Reep Softworks",

    "maps":
    {
        "Crash Course 00 + 01":
        {
            "id": 0,
            "filepath": "Maps/lvl0.map",
            "imagepath": "Materials/GUI/Chapters/chaptericon_lvl0.tex",
        },
    
        "Crash Course 02 + 03":
        {
            "id": 1,
            "filepath": "Maps/lvl1.map",
            "imagepath": "Materials/GUI/Chapters/chaptericon_lvl1.tex"
        },
    
        "Crash Course 04 + 05":
        {
            "id": 2,
            "filepath": "Maps/lvl2.map",
            "imagepath": "Materials/GUI/Chapters/chaptericon_lvl2.tex"
        },

        "Crash Course 06 + 07":
        {
            "id": 3,
            "filepath": "Maps/lvl3.map",
            "imagepath": "Materials/GUI/Chapters/chaptericon_lvl3.tex"
        },

        "Crash Course 08":
        {
            "id": 4,
            "filepath": "Maps/lvl4.map",
            "imagepath": "Materials/GUI/Chapters/chaptericon_lvl4.tex"
        }
    }
}

It's best practice not to use spaces with map names. This is so your map can be loaded with the map command within developer console. But spaces should work with chapter scripts. I also combined everything to get around the censor, 🙄

 

2) If you add flash chambers to your map, the player will respawn when they die instead of a hard reload. I made an example map showcasing these - but for some reason didn't include it. You can refer to example_lvl7.map for the time being. Also with an exit flash chamber, the map will automatically fade out and kick the player back to the menu if there's no more maps in the queue.

3) I didn't need the slope to get onto the first platform.

4) Make sure you add your bumpers. Any tool brush with the collision set to projected will do the trick!

5) This answers your question. Make a new script and attach it to the brush you want this effect. 

function Script:Start()
	self.entity:SetCollisionType(19) -- COLLISIONTYPE_CLEANSER
	self.entity:SetKeyValue("force_cyclone_placement", "1")
end

I might write a few guides on my Steam page this weekend. Right now, I just wanted to see what curiosity alone would bring.

I also really like that other creators can load each other's maps for investigation. Reminds me back when I used to use vmex to decompile cool community maps to learn how they made custom elements and such!