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This is my 2nd publication. It is a dark map lit by glowing lava featuring old school "run & jump" gameplay. No switches. No buttons. Nothing to grab.... except maybe a skull or two..... or perhaps several. This map was once extremely frustrating but has been toned down greatly due to negative feedback. You begin inside The Volcano and quickly learn that a dragon has been slowly draining it's energy. But The Volcano isn't just a big hunk of rock, it's a living, breathing being. The map had to be cut short due to thermometer issues but overall it is the favorite of my published maps. Check it out and I'll check out yours. PSN: d0UCHE3AG (the "0" is actually a zero) Map: I AM THE VOLCANO! Location: Madagascar, Africa I AM THE VOLCANO! There's my dRAGON swooping down while shooting fireballs. You gotta push or grab those skulls and use them as shields in order to pass. http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6228/aphoto16lg6.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/aphoto16lg6.jpg/1/w320.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img262/aphoto16lg6.jpg/1/) The Volcano This is "The Volcano." The dude who pops outta the lava and shouts out "I AM THE VOLCANO!" He hates that the dragon that feeds off of his lava and helps you to get across lava pits by allowing you to jump on his head. http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/751/aphoto19kg1.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/aphoto19kg1.jpg/1/w320.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img183/aphoto19kg1.jpg/1/) Fire Fish My large jumping Fire Fish that jumps outta the lava every 4 seconds. This picture looks rather bland because there is no background here and the lava (red gas) doesn't come out in any photos at all. You can notice "The Volcano" below the player. You normally wouldn't be able to see him because that's all lava down there. http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/8312/aphoto18ln4.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/aphoto18ln4.jpg/1/w320.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img164/aphoto18ln4.jpg/1/) Fire Billy Goats My buddy's LAMPON made these billy goats. I painted them red and added a ball of fire on their horns. By obtaining Lampon's goat inside a prize bubble located on one of his unpublished maps I unknowingly save this species from existence once Lampon's data became corrupted. There are only 7 billy goats left remaining in the wild. http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/7425/aphoto15dg9.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/aphoto15dg9.jpg/1/w320.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img300/aphoto15dg9.jpg/1/) MY dRAGON A zoomed out view of the battle against my dRAGON at the end of I AM THE VOLCANO! The dragon moves vertically up & down while dropping fireballs onto the entire platform area. Only 6 fireballs land at the very top and roll all the way down in the fashion of old school Donkey Kong. You climb to the top, jump on the dragon and beat the level. It very dark because the only light source here are the red glow emitted from the fireballs as they roll down. http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5585/aphoto17ci2.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/aphoto17ci2.jpg/1/w320.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img201/aphoto17ci2.jpg/1/)

2009-01-10 04:12:00 Author: d BAG Posts: 17

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I AM THE VOLCANO! Great level; I really like the atmosphere that you pulled off. I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I like it. The whole time, I had a feeling like like the level was a parody of itself. Every time the volcano guy came up, I had to laugh. I don't know if it was supposed to be funny or not, but I found a weird sense of humor in the whole thing. The falling drops of lava (or blood?) are cool and since they are one of the only sources of light it makes for quite an interesting look. I don't know if those flying things were birds (they chirped) or bats, but between them and the little fishes that popped up, the level was made to feel alive (and also the part when the volcano talks to you...ha) You stayed true to your word about not having to grab anything, and it was a nice change with every other level nowadays having a "grab and swing" obstacle. It's hard to find criticisms of a level such as this; one that has a certain mood and mission that are disturbed if too much is modified. It was fairly easy, but that didn't take away any enjoyment. When I fell off of the last platform onto the ending place, I completely missed the dragon. I don't know if you wanted the player to be required to kill the dragon or not, but I certainly didn't have to. I found one secret area and there might be more, I don't know, but maybe you could put a few more secret areas in for those point junkies out there. Anyway, a good, fun, and amusing level. 4 stars/heart

2009-01-10 05:05:00 Author: Unknown User

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#1: The whole time, I had a feeling like like the level was a parody of itself. Every time the volcano guy came up, I had to laugh. I don't know if it was supposed to be funny or not, but I found a weird sense of humor in the whole thing. #2: The falling drops of lava (or blood?) are cool and since they are one of the only sources of light it makes for quite an interesting look. #3: I don't know if those flying things were birds (they chirped) or bats, but between them and the little fishes that popped up, the level was made to feel alive (and also the part when the volcano talks to you...ha) #4: You stayed true to your word about not having to grab anything, and it was a nice change with every other level nowadays having a "grab and swing" obstacle. #5: It was fairly easy, but that didn't take away any enjoyment. #6: When I fell off of the last platform onto the ending place, I completely missed the dragon. I don't know if you wanted the player to be required to kill the dragon or not, but I certainly didn't have to. #7: I found one secret area and there might be more, I don't know, but maybe you could put a few more secret areas in for those point junkies out there. Anyway, a good, fun, and amusing level. 4 stars/heart First off Led Zeppelin rules! Secondly, thanks for playing my map Zep of Led. #1: I'm glad you laugh everytime you saw "The Volcano" because that was my intention. Reallllly glad you liked that. #2: Those are falling drops of lava with a red LED light attached to them. They are non-lethal and are purely used to add some light to the map. #3: Those black flying things are indeed bats. The Fire Fish that jump out of the lava are my favorites. #4: Yeah, I limited myself to not using any buttons, switches or grabbable objects. Just for a change of pace. Although I started running out of ideas towards the end. #5: Easy, yes. I originally had it frustrating as hell. The Fire Fish jumped at different intervals, certain jumps were barely makeable, the dragon boss at the end consisted of multiple jumping platforms that had you constantly falling down. I just lost the "Frustrating" tag from the map. So I dumbed it down a bit more. #6: You missed the dragon? I have done that only a few times. Not good. I gotta change that. I do want everyone to land on the dragon, kill him, then fall down to the scoreboard. Thanks for the input bro. This is huge! Gotta change it quick. #7: There's really 1 massive secret area are containing 2 objects and around 2500 points. That's half the points on the entire level. I got 3 other "minor" secret areas but nothing like that one behind the lava fall. I'd love to add some more hidden areas but my thermometer is already at 99%. I can't modify much. Again, thanks for everything man. I'll check out your map and give you some feedback sometime this week. P.S. It's weird but I unable to capitalize "I AM THE VOLCANO!" in the topic name. Why is that?

2009-01-10 19:02:00 Author: d BAG Posts: 17

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Sounds super cool. I HAVE to try it out later on today.

2009-01-10 21:54:00 Author: qrtda235566 Posts: 3664

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Cools. Yeah, check it out. I heard you've made a level containing pandas Awesomemans. Who doesn't like pandas? I gotta check that out. I AM THE VOLCANO is my first attempt at using emitters (no emitters on my first map Sunflower Safari) and the cow glitch helped big time! The cow glitch probably saved me maybe 5 hours of work. Instead of detaching and re-glueing everything, all I had to do was click a platform and move it with no worries. I haven't made any changes that ZepOfLed suggested yet. Gotta work on making sure you actually land atop the dragon. I am very proud of the way the dragon came out. I know I wanted to have a "boss" at the end of the level but it took me a while to figure out what I was gonna do. Once I created the dragon, I still didn't know what to do with it. Finally I came up with the idea to attach a piston to his back (which has him moving vertically up & down), have him shoot "fireballs" onto a platform section that your Sack must climb while avoiding the fireballs (in the style of old school Donkey Kong). There are a total of 6 fireballs that land on the platform section and roll all the way down. Getting these balls to roll down and work everytime was difficult but it's at about a 85% success rate meaning that every now and then a fireball might get "stuck" on a platform and clog up the path for the other 5 fireballs. No biggie. I feel that I could've made the platform section for the dragon much better but had spent so much time on it that I was happy with the way it turned out and wanted to publish it immediately. By the way, my dragon is available as a shareable object to anyone who completes the level.

2009-01-11 12:51:00 Author: d BAG Posts: 17

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haha what a great level, I suggest you all try this I'm normally a puzzler type than a platformer, but the simple design reminded me why I liked the games of yesteryear This level is simple, clean with stunning visuals and with a great use of lighting Also I love the volcano guy, he was just amazing - Just randomly popping out of walls and floor to shout "I AM THE VOLCANO" and then *poof* gone again The creatures were well designed from the lava fish to the Goats (I think they were goats) I suggest you all try this level to see what clean simple fun LBP can be, and to take a break from levels with 157 types of switch and triggers (My level is a culprit I know....) 9/10, 5 stars, and a heart -------------------------- If your doing F4F you can check the level in my sig, but no rush

2009-01-11 15:24:00 Author: Mrgenji Posts: 803

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Mrgeni, your words made my day. I am extremely glad that you enjoyed it, especially my Volcano dude. Those animals were indeed goats (made by my cousin LAMPON) that he shared with me. I will check out HEIST for ya and give you some feedback within the week. Thanks again bro. I really appreciate it. You rule!

2009-01-11 16:08:00 Author: d BAG Posts: 17

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