Levelpack: Secret level support #89

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kirsle · 2023-03-08T06:28:58Z

kirsle commented

2023-03-08 06:28:58 +00:00

doodad levelpack create

This would happen in the doodad levelpack create command: Add CLI flags to mark certain .level filenames as hidden, like:

doodad levelpack create --hidden=Secret.level \
	OUTPUT.levelpack Level1.level Level2.level Secret.level

In the LevelPack JSON format, hidden levels are marked by a Hidden boolean on the pkg/levelpack/Level struct.

Story Mode window

In the "Story Mode" window (levelpack_open.go):

Only draw a button for Hidden levels IF the user has completed them and has it in their savegame.json.
Secret levels can be manually ordered in between actual levels.

Shell command to play secret levels

There should be a cheat code (maybe the "unlock all levels" cheat?) or a developer shell command to play secret levels.

Command would be like:

> open filename.level
> open tutorial.levelpack lesson-1.level

The existing open filename.level which can process level and doodad filenames could also match .levelpack files; and the second argument is the level name to play. So if you know the name (can just open the levelpack as a zip file ;)), you can load any level in it.

"Secret Exit" flags

See #66

A doodad property on the Exit Flag could mark it as a secret exit (or just have a distinct doodad).

Ideas how it could work:

If the level is played stand-alone (no levelpack), same as a normal Exit Flag.
If the very next level (ordered in the levelpack) is a hidden level, load that level next. (The normal Exit Flag will skip hidden levels)
If the next level is not hidden, scan ahead for any hidden level that the player has not yet completed. (e.g.: you can place all yours at the end, give the player many tries and they progressively unlock further hidden levels as they complete more)
Choices for how to handle them could be a levelpack config option. (e.g.: also let the user say "shuffle and give a random hidden level the user has not beaten, and if they beat them all, give any random hidden level"

Example: you have a 20 level campaign and you have 3 bonus levels that are mixed in and ordered among the others. Say level 5 has a secret exit and the bonus level is inserted between levels 5 and 6 in your ordering of levels passed in to doodad levelpack create.

Getting the secret exit on level 5 would load the next hidden level (between 5 and 6).

If the next level is not a secret exit (e.g., you put all the secret levels at the end of your levelpack) - it will load the first secret levelpack that you have not completed yet.

## doodad levelpack create This would happen in the `doodad levelpack create` command: Add CLI flags to mark certain .level filenames as hidden, like: ``` doodad levelpack create --hidden=Secret.level \ OUTPUT.levelpack Level1.level Level2.level Secret.level ``` In the LevelPack JSON format, hidden levels are marked by a Hidden boolean on the pkg/levelpack/Level struct. ## Story Mode window In the "Story Mode" window (levelpack_open.go): * Only draw a button for Hidden levels **IF** the user has completed them and has it in their savegame.json. * Secret levels can be manually ordered in between actual levels. ## Shell command to play secret levels There should be a cheat code (maybe the "unlock all levels" cheat?) or a developer shell command to play secret levels. Command would be like: ``` > open filename.level > open tutorial.levelpack lesson-1.level ``` The existing `open filename.level` which can process level and doodad filenames could also match .levelpack files; and the second argument is the level name to play. So if you know the name (can just open the levelpack as a zip file ;)), you can load any level in it. ## "Secret Exit" flags See #66 A doodad property on the Exit Flag could mark it as a secret exit (or just have a distinct doodad). Ideas how it could work: * If the level is played stand-alone (no levelpack), same as a normal Exit Flag. * If the very next level (ordered in the levelpack) is a hidden level, load that level next. (The normal Exit Flag will skip hidden levels) * If the next level is _not_ hidden, scan ahead for any hidden level that the player has not yet completed. (e.g.: you can place all yours at the end, give the player many tries and they progressively unlock further hidden levels as they complete more) * Choices for how to handle them could be a levelpack config option. (e.g.: also let the user say "shuffle and give a random hidden level the user has not beaten, and if they beat them all, give any random hidden level" Example: you have a 20 level campaign and you have 3 bonus levels that are mixed in and ordered among the others. Say level 5 has a secret exit and the bonus level is inserted between levels 5 and 6 in your ordering of levels passed in to `doodad levelpack create`. Getting the secret exit on level 5 would load the _next_ hidden level (between 5 and 6). If the next level is not a secret exit (e.g., you put all the secret levels at the end of your levelpack) - it will load the first secret levelpack that you have not completed yet.

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