Home    LBP Showcase / Reviews / Recommendations    Level Showcase
#1

Bipedal Tank

Archive: 14 posts


This is my first published level. You pilot TYPE 3, a bipedal tank, and fire at a series of 3 targets for points.

To fire the cannon hold R1 towards the left side of the cockpit. To walk forwards hold R1 to the right. To enter the cockpit jump upwards after entering TYPE 3 from the launch tower or hop in from the top.

Couple of screenies:

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/e4170694.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/fdf4c744.jpg

Running an author search for Ayneh should bring it up.
2009-03-07 17:59:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454


Wow, that's a pretty cool biped. Unfortunately, no matter how much I tried it kept falling over backwards whenever it would step on a piece of the target.

Still it's pretty amazing that it can walk on its own at all, and the firing animation is awesome.
2009-03-07 18:26:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536


Wow, that's a pretty cool biped. Unfortunately, no matter how much I tried it kept falling over backwards whenever it would step on a piece of the target.
That's a problem I kept coming up against as well. I tried to place the explosives embedded in each target differently but could never get the entire thing to be destroyed, leaving debris that you would trip up on.

Another major flaw is that you can accidentally destroy the points and score board at the end of the level if you miss the targets and you tend to fall over while firing.


Still it's pretty amazing that it can walk on its own at all, and the firing animation is awesome.
Thanks.
2009-03-08 19:15:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454


try making the feet bigger so it stops from falling over.
and for the ending scoreboard: place a metal cover around it, with a small entrance.
2009-03-08 20:01:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824


try making the feet bigger so it stops from falling over.
Large feet would stop it from falling over but look ugly. I need to reduce the size/weight of the cannon and add other enhancements which will be forthcoming.
2009-03-08 20:35:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454


am gona go try it out.2009-03-08 20:36:00

Author:
01philip01
Posts: 545


yeah it needs bigger feet who cares how it works,
its useless if it cant move very well.
also when you took 1 shot it just keeps shooting then you forget where the grab switch is to continue walking . then it just falls

also i shot down the scoreboard many times
make it more far apart
2009-03-08 20:47:00

Author:
01philip01
Posts: 545


Large feet would stop it from falling over but look ugly. I need to reduce the size/weight of the cannon and add other enhancements which will be forthcoming.

It doesn't need a good look, just add some stickers/decorations and the bigger feet don'tt matter.
2009-03-08 20:50:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824


This thing looks GREAT, I'm going to play this right now.2009-03-08 22:02:00

Author:
DRT99
Posts: 431


for the targets try adding a hidden brain so the entire thing dissapears and connect a paint switch to both the bombs and the brain so it blows up and dissapears2009-03-09 01:59:00

Author:
redmagus
Posts: 667


Large feet would stop it from falling over but look ugly. I need to reduce the size/weight of the cannon and add other enhancements which will be forthcoming.

You could use "glass skis" to make your feet wider without it being visible/ugly. Check out this thread if you haven't already : https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=t=8398
2009-03-09 11:25:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536


I've taken on board the suggestions I've received and attempted to make the level more fun.

A tutorial has been added.

It's less likely you'll fall over.

There are now opposing bipeds for you to destroy.

You can no longer accidentally blow up the scoreboard.

The background and environmental effects have been changed.

The problem with the debris from the targets causing you to fall over has been resolved.

TYPE 3 has various enhancements, including a new rocket weapon used when the opposing bipeds get too close.
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/578068bf.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/62b90a82.jpg

The level is called Bipedal Tank: TYPE 3, you'll win it as a prize for completing the level.
2009-03-11 16:27:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454


Tried this again. I haven't noticed too much new about the walker itself, but the new course and training video is nice.

The walker still has that terrible tendency to want to do the limbo, have you tried making the feet out of heavier material? I think it would give it a little more stability.

Also, the enemies seem to die even if my shots went way over their heads... err... hips.

A strange bug occured at one point too. I grabbed the firing trigger and for some reason the tank went into machinegun mode and started firing nonstop at a high rate of fire (it was awesome lol).
2009-03-12 11:44:00

Author:
Gilgamesh
Posts: 2536


The walker still has that terrible tendency to want to do the limbo, have you tried making the feet out of heavier material?
Yeah, it results in it being unable to lift it's feet.


A strange bug occured at one point too. I grabbed the firing trigger and for some reason the tank went into machinegun mode and started firing nonstop at a high rate of fire (it was awesome lol).
If you let go at the right time the cannon remains retracted in it's housing, which activates a magnetic key, which activates the emitters. I couldn't think of any way to resolve the problem but it's fun when it happens anyway.
2009-03-13 22:35:00

Author:
Ayneh
Posts: 2454


LBPCentral Archive Statistics
Posts: 1077139    Threads: 69970    Members: 9661    Archive-Date: 2019-01-19

Datenschutz
Aus dem Archiv wurden alle persönlichen Daten wie Name, Anschrift, Email etc. - aber auch sämtliche Inhalte wie z.B. persönliche Nachrichten - entfernt.
Die Nutzung dieser Webseite erfolgt ohne Speicherung personenbezogener Daten. Es werden keinerlei Cookies, Logs, 3rd-Party-Plugins etc. verwendet.