ROM Hack [WIP] The Fourth Dimension: A Super Mario 3D land level editor

[Skelux]

change the face orientation, if your'e using sketchup select everything and click invert faces

Nevermind, I figured it out just now I think. You have to set all the blend modes in NW4C correctly.

 

[Skelux]

Looks great now, I just need to tweak the lighting and make it a little brighter.

 

[mustafag32g]

did you model everything yourself? And does the water work? How did you get it to work :-)?

 

[Skelux]

did you model everything yourself? And does the water work? How did you get it to work :-)?

Yes, I did, I'm pretty adept to modelling in Sketchup.
The water doesn't work as this is currently just a test stage, but I think getting water to work looks pretty straight forward.
If you mean to ask if it's animated, I think that would be possible by exporting .cmata data in NW4C.

 

[mustafag32g]

you are a skilled modeler , and I like your levels! Well done! I hope to release a few levels myself, the coming time

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Looks great now, I just need to tweak the lighting and make it a little brighter.

That water looks like star road 2

 

[Skelux]

That water looks like star road 2

I've been talking about it a bit, and I am thinking I will most likely make Star Road 2 in SM3DL instead of SM64. I will, however, still produce another short SM64 hack.

 

[exelix11]

i think nw4c should export the texture animation from 3dsmax/maya, to make it work in game, remove the water from the collision and add a waterarea in the editor

 

[AtlasFontaine]

I've been talking about it a bit, and I am thinking I will most likely make Star Road 2 in SM3DL instead of SM64. I will, however, still produce another short SM64 hack.

But wont it suffer from the lack of stars/exploration tho?

 

[Skelux]

i think nw4c should export the texture animation from 3dsmax/maya, to make it work in game, remove the water from the collision and add a waterarea in the editor

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I'm making a proper level.

But wont it suffer from the lack of stars/exploration tho?

Not really, I plan to make it so finding star coins requires a lot more exploration. I want to combine the linear style of SM3DL with the exploration of SM64.
I also want to get some kind of hub working.

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I'm making a proper level.

Not really, I plan to make it so finding star coins requires a lot more exploration. I want to combine the linear style of SM3DL with the exploration of SM64.
I also want to get some kind of hub working.

Oh, cool then, I wish you the best of lucks

 

[exelix11]

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I'm making a proper level.

Not really, I plan to make it so finding star coins requires a lot more exploration. I want to combine the linear style of SM3DL with the exploration of SM64.
I also want to get some kind of hub working.

To make the game more challenging, you could use an approach like the one in the thwomp fortress i made, the last star coin is on the top of the tower, to go up there you need a platform, but to make the platform appear you must hit a ? block hidden behind some bricks (some stuff with the switches)

 

[AtlasFontaine]

Is there a way to make star coins trigger the end of the level? kinda like getting to the flag at the final of a level.

 

[exelix11]

Is there a way to make star coins trigger the end of the level? kinda like getting to the flag at the final of a level.

Making the starcoin trigger something i guess yes, trigger the flagpole no, you could put the flagpole somewhere high and make a moving platform appear

 

[Skelux]

Are there any speaking NPC's or signposts or anything of that nature in SM3DL? If so, it will be a little easier adding a story into the game.

 

[exelix11]

Are there any speaking NPC's or signposts or anything of that nature in SM3DL? If so, it will be a little easier adding a story into the game.

No, there aren't, the only way to add some text would be to import a model that's a plane with some text as a texture

 

[DeslotlCL]

No, there aren't, the only way to add some text would be to import a model that's a plane with some text as a texture

What about the photos you see after beating the world's boss? Are them even editable?

 

[Pomegranate]

What about the photos you see after beating the world's boss? Are them even editable?

they are

 

[DeslotlCL]

they are

Are they? Skelux could use them to show a bit of story or progress (slaping a texture with an image and text on it)

 

[Skelux]

That sounds like it could work pretty well, If I could figure out how to trigger the images to appear mid-game.