The Logic Land Chronicles

[Leafy101]

The Logic Land Chronicles is a level series that I am currently working on. Here are some bullet points of infromation:

• There will be three standard levels, one final boss level (with a secret playstyle, too!), a versus game, an Introduction movie, and a Conclusion movie.
• Each level has a boss.
• The plot takes place in the future. There is a huge city called Logic Land, which is for the best creators. One very good creator, GOBOSOX, was rejected from living in Logic Land. He got mad, and destroyed the first of four sectors in Logic Land. You are his best friend, so you know about all of his creations. Since you know about all of his creations, you go on a quest to stop GOBOSOX from using his inventions to destroy the rest of Logic Land.
• The final boss fight will be completely epic.
• Since The Logic Land Chronicles takes place in the future, there will be a consistent futuristic theme. The most common material that I use is Neon Bevel, with a couple of different colors of it.
• I take design inspiration from the Cosmos and Avalonia, since they are futuristic themed to me.
• I finished the introduction, and I'm around a third of the way through on the first level.
• Sneak peek screen shots:
  1. GOBOSOX
  http://lbp.me/p/zgcdyc
  2. Obsticles that I set up in a level; think Mario Thwomps:
  http://lbp.me/p/zgcdh0
  3. A grabinator section of the level. You have to cover the electricity with the blocks:
  http://lbp.me/p/znvec-
  4. The first boss you face, with a disclosed name and weakness; you have to wait until the level's published for that!
  http://lbp.me/p/zyet9f

[Leafy101]

I just got the Playstation Eye, so the levels and cutscenes can now have voice acting! I will soon post more screen shots.

[Leafy101]

Yay! Another screenshot! Development is going slowly but the level is coming along very well. It's really hard, so if you want a platforming challenge, you'll like these levels. Does anyone now of any good stickers/decorations from LBP2 only that I could put in my level to make it look more interesting? I can't find any. Also, I've noticed that this thread has 36 views at the moment, so if you're reading this right now, would you mind posting your opinions on the level's looks, the bad guy's costume, the storyline, or any (preferably visual) advice?

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Well, you look like a pretty nice-looking stereotypical villain in that picture (I thought that those spikes on your wings were a nice touch), though the scenery looks a bit bland. Maybe it needs a bit more background (or foreground) objects, stickers, or decorations, or maybe you need to use a wider variety of futuristic materials as decoration. I don't know.

By the way, Avalonia and The Cosmos aren't the only themes that possess the materials that can be used to give your levels a sense of being futuristic. You could also make usage of the various materials from the Metal Gear Solid level pack (such as VR Grid material), as well as some of the materials found in the Metropolis and Wilderness themes from LBP1. I've even seen some neat materials that could work well in a futuristic setting, such as the circuitboard material from Da Vinci's Hideout, or those tesla coils from Victoria's Laboratory, or even those hamster tubes from the Factory of a Better Tomorrow. Even some of the common objects such as LED lights could work.

[Leafy101]

Thank you! I was looking for things to make my level more interesting, and your suggestions seem perfect. Unfortunately, I can't import my LBP1 file, since it's from my old PS3 that has a broken Blue-Ray player.

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Dang. Do you still have LBP1?

[Leafy101]

Yeah. I might play through it again with a new profile. Do you know of any way to get my old profile into LBP2 without replaying 1? Also, thanks for the advice. I added cool decorations, such as the handheld systems, the lights that are straight and narrow, (I forget what they're called; they're like lazers) and hamster tubes.

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Sorry. I've never had to go through that. All my stuff from my LBP1 profile was automatically ported over to my LBP2 profile the moment it was created. Maybe you could try getting some prizes from LBP1 and see if they carry over to your LBP2 profile?

[Leafy101]

"You cannot import objects from LBP profile because it has been copied from another user." The other user was my old PS3. Almost done with the first level, I'll work on its boss soon.

[Shadow Wolf TJC]

Not even content that was collected from LBP's story mode?! Dang. I guess that your best option now is to start a new LBP2 profile.

I think that you could back up your old LBP2 profile's levels so that you could transfer them to another LBP2 profile, though you may want to test that out before you delete your current LBP2 profile. You might also be able to use your old PSN account on your new LBP2 profile.

[Leafy101]

You mean LBP1? Yeah, I think I'll do that.

[Leafy101]

Here's the first boss that you face:

http://lbp.me/p/zyet9f

It jumps up and tries to squash you. Also, at the peak of its jump, it shoots missles out of its hands. You have to wait until the level is published in order to know what its weakness is, though. Also, I have a question: Should I wait to release all of the levels until they are all done, or should I release each level when I finish it? If you thin that I should release each level as I finish it, then the opening movie and the first level will probaably be released next Sunday. Devolopment will start to slow down, since I will be spending a lot of time playing Pokemon White. Finally, I'm almost done with LBP1's story mode! I'm in the Wilderness! Yay!

[biorogue]

I would release one at a time and POKEMON WHITE!? Of all the goodness that LBP 1 and 2 have to offer and you're playing Pokemon? Just pickin' a little bit. The pics look pretty good, i'd be interested in seeing the new adjustments after Shadow's suggestions. Let us know when it's published so that we can play it.

[Leafy101]

Thank you! Also, I'm going to still play more LBP than Pokemon, but I like it. There's just something about how cute most of the creatures are that I like :P. Today I also added stickers along with more decorations, and I think that it looks really good. I have a question. You see, I set a sequencer so that a follower and a mover activate at the same time so that the boss floats up into the air and follows above you, then drops down. The problem is that only the follower activates, so it moves side-to-side, but not up like it's supposed to. Also, the follower disables up&down movement. What's the problem?

[creator22]

If the follower is set to not allow up-down movement, it won't move in the y-axis.
I would put two movers on the sequencer if I were you- one that moves on the x-axis and one that moves on the y-axis.