Desert Bus

[calm hull]

desert bus has been patched out of the game
(at least in its ridiculous straight line incarnation)

you may scroll down for the latest release but the game wont let you play it for now
i might make a twisting version but that kinda defeats the purpose of desert bus

it is possible to make field sizes beyond the maximum and also in custom dimensions

for such endeavours it is required that you modify the field file

apparently there are ~1590 panels

1589 panels

in hindsight i might make a desert bus 2 such that effect tiles are spaced 7 tiles apart so its probabilistically impossible (for most characters) to roll an effect twice

[scarlet scroll]

hmm, illegal fields like this will not be able to be loaded in the future probably

[calm hull]

it is, incredibly funny

[tribal matrix]

shouldn't you be playing as Mimyuu Jailbird

[calm hull]

HAHAHAHA

[tribal matrix]

that way if you die you get thrown back to the start

[calm hull]

i dont have mimyuu jailbird

desert bus 7 panels apart edition so its even more painful, also its exactly 1601 panels long

[calm hull]

@scarlet scroll out of curiousity does type and weather do anything at the moment in field files i assume its a standin for selecting stage backgrounds but i tried chucking in random characters in FIELD_TYPE_ and i havent gotten lucky yet and i dont feel like decompiling orange juice

for reference i was thinking about changing the stage background to the lonely railroad / highway fields

[scarlet scroll]

weather does not

type i believe decide which boss but that's not implemented in a user friendly way

[calm hull]

fair enough

the default value of FIELD_TYPE_QP lead me to believe that it was background related but it seems i am wrong

will there be support in the future for custom level assets like backgrounds / steam workshop support

it would make sense if there wasnt tbh because you would have to implement file sharing when modding has strictly been client side only

and thats presuming workshop support is planned, which i hope it ist

i won desert bus

i basically warped from the very start to about the ~75% towards the end

[scarlet scroll]

yes, there will be

the way level syncing will work online will more than likely be tied to the steam workshop

it's still not 100% certain on what direction it will take but the base idea is:

host: sends workshop ID to clients
clients: download the mod
clients: when downloaded, can ready up
host: can start the game

when the field isn't on the workshop, i don't think there's a sane way to sync it to other players unless it's extremely basic to the point it fits within a netpacket

[calm hull]

i guess thats true, im not really familiar with steam api but games of different (non source) engines like barotrauma and gates of hell are able to sync workshop items

unrelated but i think it would be cool if you were able to put 'path blockers' on tiles

basically a flag that either forcibly, or prompts characters to stop there

[tribal matrix]

Super Mud

[calm hull]

enabling for guaranteed panel effects which is currently only possible for warp if its a terminating path

or super mud, yeah

anyway my sleep is overdue

day 1 of orange juice level editor is awesome

im sure the orange juice community can look forward to a 1/50 chance of playing desert bus in my lobbies

[kindred night]

this would make for a histerical Co-op boss map

[sage harbor]

unfortunate end to my completion attempt

[calm hull]

does the deck get in the way of the road?

if so i can patch this

[sage harbor]

yep

[calm hull]

sorry for the wait, the map has been patched with a deck spawner at the very end

thanks jolly for your work

[storm robin]

Imma stream this, I'm recording myself completing this in one sitting.

[calm hull]

lol

[sage harbor]

i did it

this was like 80min

[calm hull]

kaboom

were you holding ctrl and shift

[sage harbor]

yes

[calm hull]

hold on

@sage harbor

how long did the marcs missile take to travel

uh

16x big rocket

[sage harbor]

The two times I used it, I'd say 30sec
Not too crazily long but def funny

[outer fern]

Hey @calm hull, guess what my friend SomeGuy did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMEPwc7w1Pk

[calm hull]

another life ruined

[zenith needle]

rip desert bus

[tribal matrix]

make a new one where it’s a snaking back and forth 100x100 board

[calm hull]

did it get patched

it did

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