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The Sackington Times: Level Creators Go On Strike!

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This may be a bit inside-jokey, but why not. Water's out today, and as exciting as that is, for me it's bittersweet, tempered by the absence of the levels I created in the beta. We were told not to expect to be able to keep them from the beginning, but nonetheless, my complete lack of self-control ended with my killing myself creating these giant watery extravaganzas.

I understand there may still be some hope left, and the guys at Mm are already well aware of certain creators' hopes of keeping their levels. There's still no guarantee, and I don't doubt they're going to do what they can to get these beta projects ported over to the final game. Nevertheless, I made this and sent it to Spaff for a bit of the old ****-and-giggle.

Yes, I do have better things to do with my time, but I choose this anyway, thank you for asking!

Without further ado, today's front page of The Sackington Times (click for a larger, more readable version).

http://i.imgur.com/kk9zK.jpg		2009-12-23 10:40:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Indeed. I want mai beta levels 2009-12-23 10:43:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

lol thats hilarious2009-12-23 10:49:00

Author:
robotiod
Posts: 2662

Thanks for a good laugh. If they don't bow down to that kind of protest, theres no stopping them!

I too would like the levels ported... because i never got to play them in the first place :sadpandaface:		2009-12-23 11:13:00

Author:
Burnvictim42
Posts: 3322

Haha. Wexfordian's article is brilliant.

I want my beta levels. 		2009-12-23 11:33:00

Author:
Killian
Posts: 2575

I want my beta le...I want my beta concepts & unfinished levels. 2009-12-23 11:44:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

Actually, I'm really enjoying the remake of Sackbeard's Booty. We haven't got a huge amount done yet but what we have got is far more bootilicious than before. There's a bigger cast of characters, my Hydrolyser is looking sooo much sexier than before and it has even more logics. Everything's just that little bit tighter.

So yes... I'm in two minds about this. Maybe they should let us port them over around the time we finish this remake - that way I have an excuse to continue working on it


Anyway Teebs, you should be able to remake your levels from the beta in no time. It's not like they were complex masterpieces or anything!! 		2009-12-23 12:07:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I need demand my beta levels!2009-12-23 12:18:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

We're not in the position to demand anything. Bleh. Just don't wipe the beta servers plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz 2009-12-23 12:23:00

Author:
BasketSnake
Posts: 2391

Haha, that Wex one is awesome.2009-12-23 12:36:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

This is genius. Send this to media molecule! They are going to love it!2009-12-23 13:34:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Yeah send it. I'm willing to sign up behind it in vain attempt at a petition/plea-for-mercy if you are, and try to convince anyone who got a chance to play what we put out and enjoyed it, and anyone who's fans of the work of the creators involved in some of the stuff we want to bring over (myself, Teebonsey, xkappax, wexfordian, Jaeyden, GruntosUK, cuzfeeshe, jackofcourse, jump_button, amazingflyingpoo, FULLGORR just to name a few) that might want to see what they've been missing out on.2009-12-23 14:13:00

Author:
Unknown User

I need demand my beta levels!

Yeah, we wantz our purplez back! 		2009-12-23 14:19:00

Author:
Coxy224
Posts: 2645

I'm willing to sign up behind it in vain attempt at a petition/plea-for-mercy

Yeah, sign me up for that. Whilst I'm happy recreating our level there's a whole bunch of stuff that would be amazing to get out to the main community. It could always be that the technicalities of it aren't that massive but they just haven't got around to it yet, who knows? If there are enough of us asking it might just happen.

It is christmas after all 		2009-12-23 14:23:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

MM have seen it and said there going to try and get the levels over

There were no promises now or anything so don't hate me if they don't get it done 		2009-12-23 14:26:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

There is a way to get beta levels over. First, create a blank level and back it up. Then, go into the beta and back up the level you want to be in the full game. However, instead of saving it to a new slot, overwrite the blank level. The level should now be on the import list in the full game. Hope I have been of help.2009-12-23 17:56:00

Author:
FlipMeister
Posts: 631

Holy eff word, batman, this works. I can confirm it. I'm playing the 3 Flamigos in regular LittleBigPlanet right now. Everyone do this trick ASAP!2009-12-23 18:44:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

Go Team! Go go go!!!!!2009-12-23 18:50:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

There is a way to get beta levels over. First, create a blank level and back it up. Then, go into the beta and back up the level you want to be in the full game. However, instead of saving it to a new slot, overwrite the blank level. The level should now be on the import list in the full game. Hope I have been of help.

Awesome! Now maybe I'll be able to uncover what this mysterious pink flamingo is! You should put this in its on thread in the News section, that way everyone knows you can switch over your beta levels.		2009-12-23 18:56:00

Author:
hilightnotes
Posts: 1230

SirAsphalt90.... Have I ever told you I love you....2009-12-23 19:05:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

How long before submarine sabotage is on page one wex?2009-12-23 19:08:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

Yay Now i can see your guys levels!! I could use a list or something, I definetly want to record some of these! Why didn't MM say something about that trick? Teebonsey I think you should now make an Apology or chiristmas paper, with the gang making up or apologizing to MM, with hilarious results of course2009-12-23 19:10:00

Author:
JKthree
Posts: 1125

Well done SirAsphalt.2009-12-23 19:16:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

There is a way to get beta levels over. First, create a blank level and back it up. Then, go into the beta and back up the level you want to be in the full game. However, instead of saving it to a new slot, overwrite the blank level. The level should now be on the import list in the full game. Hope I have been of help.

Call me paranoid, but anyone doing this:


Back up your profile before you do


Better safe than sorry eh?		2009-12-23 19:18:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

How long before submarine sabotage is on page one wex?

Give me 20 mins I'll see what I can do 		2009-12-23 19:22:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

Oh wow, means I can finish what I started in the beta! My underwated Sir Sack adventure will see the light of day after all.

I'm sure glad the finished levels will come to regular LBP, some of them are really, really good.		2009-12-23 19:22:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

Oh wow, means I can finish what I started in the beta! My underwated Sir Sack adventure will see the light of day after all.

Screw your level, what about our BOAT?? 		2009-12-23 19:24:00

Author:
ARD
Posts: 4291

Although do you think by publishing these levels now we coould be doing ourselves an injustice. There are already rubbish levels that have 50,000 plays on them and they are only 24 hrs old. they wil dominate page 1 for the next week.2009-12-23 19:24:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

There is a way to get beta levels over. First, create a blank level and back it up. Then, go into the beta and back up the level you want to be in the full game. However, instead of saving it to a new slot, overwrite the blank level. The level should now be on the import list in the full game. Hope I have been of help.

ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME??!!

You, sir, have won the year. What the hell dude?? This is huge. This is a freaking huge discovery. I'm going to take care of this business today. I might hold off on publishing The Legend of the Deep One, as I hoped to add an ending, but I don't know when I'll get around to that.

Advice from the beta-ites? Publish or no? The other two I'm all about throwing up in their current form.		2009-12-23 19:24:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Screw your level, what about our BOAT??

Oh no, forgot about that boat...thanks a lot SirAsphalt90, now I'll never see or hear the end of it.


2009-12-23 19:25:00

Author:
Zwollie
Posts: 2173

I think you guys should publish those levels, and republish until they stick to page 1. This should drown out the basic/survival water levels for a while. For great justice.2009-12-23 19:32:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536

oh no, forgot about that boat...thanks a lot sirasphalt90, now i'll never see or hear the end of it.




Boat! Boat! Boat!Boat!

My name's on that thing. I think I put a sticker on it...		2009-12-23 19:38:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

Watch out for TEH LITTLIST SPEDDBOAT coming to cool pages soon 2009-12-23 19:40:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

ok Im apologising now to all my friends if you get spammed with notification messeges that "wexfordian has just publishes Submarine sabotage" 400 times 2009-12-23 19:48:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

I'm actually pretty far out of the loop here, but how exactly do you do this "republish" glitch? I understand you want to just republish your level over the same slot to keep it on the front of cool pages, but what I don't really get is HOW OFTEN.

I might do this with banana peeler, but I don't think I'm confident enough to try for City on the Sea or Deep One to stick just yet.		2009-12-23 19:50:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Hey guys/gals,

Make F4F thread and all that jazz like usual so non-beta guys like me can spot the great stuff.

tks,		2009-12-23 19:51:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

I believe the acceptable frequency is exactly as often as your PS3 will let you Teebs

Nah, any frequency you like, you have to change something in between though else it won't count. Just place a block of dark matter and move it back and forth in between publishings 		2009-12-23 19:52:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

So, to the other beta members who are planning on doing this - should we tag our level titles with something? "[from water BETA]", or some such?2009-12-23 19:57:00

Author:
Teebonesy
Posts: 1937

Sounds like an idea - people will just copy it though

You could always share around keys as well - use the linked levels feature to feed traffic to each other in a synchronised Cool-levels push.		2009-12-23 20:07:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

So, to the other beta members who are planning on doing this - should we tag our level titles with something? "[from water BETA]", or some such?

Brilliant idea Tee. Will definitely help get noticed.		2009-12-23 20:08:00

Author:
wexfordian
Posts: 1904

[...]You could always share around keys as well - use the linked levels feature to feed traffic to each other in a synchronised Cool-levels push.

Darned, I was literally just about to suggest that. You can use the new key feature to syphon plays from the cool levels onto the rest of the beta water levels, thus giving a nice boost to be able to stick on the cool pages and drown out the rabble. 		2009-12-23 20:09:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536

I don't think you should identify your levels like a clan. This is always ending bad.

Just publish your stuff when its ready so well help into bringing quality back in the cool pages. I said in another thread that we might want to push our levels all in the same 2 week time span to see if we can stir some quality into the cool pages.

If we think we can influence something positively I will even participate with publishing my level in that 2 weeks. Letting the cool pages settle down by itself will probably take a month or two.

.		2009-12-23 20:09:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

If you use the key thing, just place them at the entrance way, when the people come out of the level all they will see is the linked levels. It's frickin awesome.2009-12-23 20:11:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I sure wouldn't use the key thing as you can't erase them.

Nah seriously, you don't need to "link" your levels guys, we only need to stir some quality back into the cool pages seemlessly. This is also more transparent. We already put enough LBPC ads in our levels and such things, I really don't think we need to look like a clan. Especially since people could bunch up and find the levels easily and rating crap on them and good griefing them.

.		2009-12-23 20:16:00

Author:
RangerZero
Posts: 3901

Oh no! I'm out of town!! Think I can get my technology illiterate mother to do it over the phone?2009-12-23 20:17:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

Oh no! I'm out of town!! Think I can get my technology illiterate mother to do it over the phone?

Never resort to plan B. It's too risky. Your likely to end up with a very angry mum and the same level published in three different places...		2009-12-23 20:21:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

'Tis a dark, stormy night. The beta is over. The water is out. The sky and the ground is flooded with water! The Cool Pages are soaked with water!! There are wet kiddy republishing monsters EVERYWHERE!! LittleBigPlanet is falling, dripping in water! IT'S FALLING TOWARDS THE SUN OH MY GO-

But alas... all hope is not lost! The mighty Beta Knights have emerged from Media Molecule's Beta Bunker! Held for months, forced to create awesome levels behind closed doors! Now they are FREE!! Can they wage war with the water monsters and save LittleBigPlanet with their awesome beta level swords of might?! It's water vs. water people! This is going to be an epic battle of wet proportions!!!

I had to. 		2009-12-23 20:47:00

Author:
Unknown User

I just raced Flamingos with two of my friends, swam around in my water beta level, and played our 2x challenge. Thank you so much for this information. This is wonderful!2009-12-23 20:53:00

Author:
xkappax
Posts: 2569

You, sir, have won the year.
Woo hoo! Is there a medal for said award? Cause I likez medalz! 		2009-12-24 12:28:00

Author:
FlipMeister
Posts: 631

Hooray for SirAsphalt! 2009-12-24 13:48:00

Author:
Killian
Posts: 2575

Woo hoo! Is there a medal for said award? Cause I likez medalz!

You can have a cookie, will that do? I guess if you were careful you could hang that on a ribbon...		2009-12-24 14:33:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

*jumps for joy*2009-12-24 19:05:00

Author:
Unknown User

You can have a cookie, will that do?
A cookie would suffice, MYES.		2009-12-26 09:27:00

Author:
FlipMeister
Posts: 631

I want my beta le...I want my beta concepts & unfinished levels.

What ever happened to the kindergartners... and am I still required to lay-low?

*kink-in-back*

On other fronts. You guys over estimated your might. Cool pages is cool pages...ugh.		2009-12-26 10:23:00

Author:
Gravel
Posts: 1308


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