[Super-tux-devel] More comments :^)

[Bill K. <nb...@so...>]

Okay, I was able to play some of the levels that were segfaulting for me
yesterday (seems to have been all of the levels with the cool rock-and-wood
background???)

When compiling, I had some issues with OpenGL functions not being available
(complaints, even though I told ./configure to disable OpenGL support
completely!)  I hacked my way around the issues in the code, though.
(Just commented out some references to OpenGL stuff.)

A few notes from tonight:

  * Sometimes when I kick an iceblock, Tux gets stuck in the 'kicking'
    pose.  He slides around (left and right) on one foot. ;^)

  * I noticed yesterday that when I kill Iceblocks (bonk them from below,
    shoot them with a fireball, or hit them with another iceblock), they
    just disappeared, rather than fell off the screen like the rest.
    Tonight I discovered that sometimes they DO fall off the screen, but
    it seems to be a few seconds later.  (e.g., they disappear, and then
    as I'm walking away, they'll reappear, falling off the screen, behind me)

  * I like that Tux keeps his powers between levels!

  * Yesterday, I suggested that when you beat a level, you advance auto-
    matically on the map.  I thought someone said they changed it to do that.
    It still doesn't seem to for me. :^)

  * In one level ("Fridge"?), there's a spot where you need to bounce off
    a number of helisnowballs to get from one side of a chasm to the other.
    It's EXTREMELY difficult!  I died many times, and eventually was able
    to do it.  (Went from big tux carrying an iceblock, to little tux with
    no iceblock.  OUCH!)  I suggest making that bit easier. :^/

  * I like the new automated moving on the map.  However, it's a little
    slow.  I don't think the animation should be sped up, however...
    but I do think you should be able to 'interrupt' your move,
    if you decide to go back the other direction.  (e.g., if you're
    heading from Pt. A to Pt. B, you should be able to push the opposite
    direction to head back to Pt. A... right now, you have to wait until
    Tux gets all the way to Pt. B before you can control him again!)

  * Some of the level names and content (e.g., they're underground, or have
    lots of bridges and water) don't correspond to what you see on the map.
    (e.g., "why is this a bridge level, when I'm surrounded by land on the
    map!?")  I think that for levels where you're underground, the trail on
    the map should somehow denote that (e.g., maybe a mountain or forest
    there, to explain WHY you're not above ground... and then somehow show
    the tunnel 'underneat', alpha blending Tux while he moves around there.)

    I dunno... *shrug*  Not TOTALLY important, but it'd be nice to have
    consistency. :^)  (Besides, you see a big castle on the map when you
    go to a castle!)

  * I've noticed some bad-guys 'moon walking' (e.g., facing left, but
    moving right)  Seems to have to do with when they bump into each other
    a lot.

  * I played the Nolok Castle level, and I have to admit, I was kinda
    disappointed that there was no (mini-)boss there. :^)

  * I like the "Loading..."   Thanks! :^)

  * I like that you can kill a guy by touching him with an iceblock
    while you carry it.  Thanks! :^)

  * I like the cool 'checkered flag' poles at the end of levels, now!
    (Or perhaps they were just on levels I didn't get to play til tonight?)

and finally...


  * One final problem I just remembered...  At one point I was jumping on
    top of an iceblock who was bouncing back and forth very fast.
    (There were two blocks of empty space between the walls he was bouncing
    back and forth on.)  It was cool because I was able to get lots of
    multiplier points (e.g., 450.. 475... 500 points for jumping on him!)
    However, it was VERY difficult to STOP jumping on him!

    I think there needs to be a 'safety' in this situation.  e.g., if you've
    bounced on the same iceblock SO many times in a row, he should just
    die (fall off the screen), so that you don't get trapped and run out of
    time (or get bored!) because you cannot move! :^)


Okay, one more...

  * I've seen ice (that you slip on), and fish (that jump out of the water).
    Are they not used anywhere in any levels?  And what's with so few
    'boxes' to break!  That was half the fun in Super Mario Bros!...
    destroying the structure of a level to find goodies! ;^)


Anyway, thanks guys!  It's even cooler today than it was yesterday!

-bill!