[RELEASED] Corgi Engine - Complete 2D/2.5D Platformer [new v8.0 : advanced damage system]

Yeah I created a derived weapon class to help deal with it was just curious if I was able to do without changing too much code , I think if you could select which animators or multiple at same time and perhaps easier to add parameters on the fly would make animating even more flexible.

The update log looks very impressive !

 

@Mcg > About that...

 

How can the Inventory System be opened in mobile(Android)?

Thank You!

 

@SiddiqTech > As explained in the documentation, you can simply create a button and bind it to the inventory open method. Just like it's done with keys right now.

 

I as a newbie coder thought that was TOO easy to work

 

Rewired has an integration for Corgi Engine included with Rewired. See more details in the Rewired documentation located here:

https://guavaman.com/projects/rewired/docs/Integration.html#CorgiEngine

 

Hello using Unity 2018.1.1f1 and Corgi 5.0 i get this error:

Assets/CorgiEngine/ThirdParty/Tilemap/2dExtras/Tiles/Rule Tile/Scripts/RuleTile.cs(12,15): error CS0426: The nested type `ColliderType' does not exist in the type `Tile'

 

@knuppel > Please send more info on how to reproduce from a fresh install on the support email, thanks.

 

Changed
Line 12 of RuleTile to
public UnityEngine.Tilemaps.Tile.ColliderType m_DefaultColliderType = UnityEngine.Tilemaps.Tile.ColliderType.Sprite;
and Line 23 to:
public UnityEngine.Tilemaps.Tile.ColliderType m_ColliderType;

and so on...

 

It was a fresh installation with some more assets (2D TileMap Factory)

 

@knuppel > It's not a fresh install if you add more assets to it
What probably happened was a conflict with your tilemap asset.

 

Good news everyone, v5.0 of the engine has hit the store.
Here's the release trailer for it :

 

What a beautiful theme, have listened like three times in a row. Also nice engine release

 

I have just finished my concept art for a planned platformer and the timing of this release is perfect.
Having read the documentation and watched your videos, really appreciate the love and effort you have put into the engine. It looks as though most of the work will be putting my art assets into the game as the backend work is all done for us. I will purchase this this afternoon and look forward to utilising corgi in my new game.

 

Great work, looking forward to try the new features out. May i ask if you have the list of new features? the Official site is not updated with the new Version of the engine yet.



Thanks

PS: Edited my commented, just noticed that there is a list of the new features in the official site, my bad.

 

@thundercatoh > Yes, the site is up to date, and I posted the release notes right here a few posts ago

 

Ouch. This one definitely broke a (duplicate) copy of my game since the last update. I'll figure it out.

 

@jasonxtate66 > Yup, for everyone else, I forgot to mention it again, but please, please backup your project before updating! As for each update with Unity, there's a chance it'll break something. Plus this one renames a few MMTools classes, so extra chances there.

 

Figured that out the hard way last update. lol

 

Hi, I got tricky (or maybe a simple) question over there. I made a MetroidVania game style and I want to upgrade my character. When he upgrade, his visual and ability change.

That why I created a prefabs CharacterLevel2. How can I switch this prefabs and the one I put in the LevelManager ? Or maybe, should I just add component to my character and change his animator ?

thanks

 

Got everything working... where exactly is the "RetroComboSword"?

 

@jasonxtate66 you can find it at .\CorgiEngine\Demos\Retro\Prefabs\Weapons.

@reuno what a great update, already been playing with the retro boss, and the HealthBars above the characters. You are making it hard for us, as we dont need to code anymore Incredible asset.

Did you made any update to the FeaturesGravity scene? i didnt even know about that scene. Going to use some gravity tricks in my game to improve the gameplay

Waiting for those high quality youtube tutorials, that you have accustomed us too, about the new features.

Great Work

 

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@jasonxtate66 > As @thundercatoh said, it's in the Retro demo folder. Don't hesitate to use the search field in your Projects panel in situations like these

@Levrault > I wouldn't create a different prefab. Instead, create a single one, with more than one model (ie you have a top level with all the colliders and engine classes, and nested below it you put your "model" (it can be a sprite or 3D model, doesn't matter, it's the visual representation of your character). That model can itself have many children, what you do at this level and below is up to you. You can look at the 3D characters examples in the demos for reference. Anyway, you'll then have a "change my appearance" class that will target this model and activate/desactivate parts of it based on what you want. This can also be done using an animator if you prefer. Both approaches are valid. Changing a prefab at runtime is trickier (but coming to a future update) (but not the best approach for just appearance).

@thundercatoh > Thanks, I'm glad you like the update!
I didn't update that scene, apart from maybe a few bugfixes here and there? I don't remember any though.
The tutorials are indeed coming, actually I've already recorded them, just need to publish them. I'll start tomorrow if all goes well! There'll be one about what's new in general in 5.0 and a dedicated one about AI. You can find that one in the dedicated documentation if you're in a hurry

 

I've updated all my assets... when importing, that prefab isn't there. Just the original RetroMeleeAttack or whatever.

I guess I'll try a fresh install and just take that prefab if it appears.

 

@jasonxtate66 > Then you're probably not running v5.0.
You might want to check out the first, highlighted item of the FAQ.
And if that's not it, you may want to reimport the asset in a blank project just to be sure, as that prefab is definitely there

 

Apparently not... because it didn't import the retro boss or anything. Where is the FAQ?

 

It did import the Game Manager which has player lives, and a game over scene. I don't think it had that before?

 

@jasonxtate66 > Yes, it did, had for a few versions now.
As for the FAQ, it's linked from the asset's page, the asset's website, and the documentation :
http://corgi-engine.moremountains.com/corgi-engine-contact#faq

 

So do I need to upgrade from 2017.3.1f1 - to Unity 2018? Might that be an issue?

 

@jasonxtate66 > Yes, as explained in the FAQ, if you want to use the new features that rely on Unity 2018.1's features, then yes, you need to update to 2018.1. As for whether it's an issue or not, only you can answer that question. It depends on your project and its other dependencies. I'd suggest making a backup first.

 

This new update looks really sweet. Thanks for getting this out to us!

 

Yeah, I use a duplicate copy to test. I'll try upgrading Unity.
Strangely, it updated my Playmaker, Super TileMap Editor, etc. but didn't ask me to update Corgi.
Will report what a new Unity update solves on a fresh project.

 

@jasonxtate66 > That's because you're using a version of Unity older than the requirement, as explained in the FAQ
It won't offer an update you can't run.

 

Yeah, I didn't know it required Unity 2018. It's always painful moving a project over and redoing things. Hopefully the import goes smooth. The added features are worth it.

EDIT: Instant "Fix Compiler errors" after importing. Gonna have to adjust some stuff.

 

It's not only the appearance that change but also the ability of the character. For example, I want to add the wall jump script and let the character be able to not wall jump. His appearance will also change with this new bonus.

Maybe a function that will just active new ability on the character and change the default animator should be a better idear in this case.

 

@Levrault > Even so, there already methods in place to enable/disable abilities. It'd still be safer and easier that way.

 

@Levrault I am doing a similar thing in my own game and agree with reuno, it would be a lot simpler to add a script that oversees this process by enabling/disabling abilities. You can have both of your character models and all of the abilities on your player with the upgraded ones having AbilityPermitted set to false. Then when it is time to level up, just swap the CharacterAnimator to the new one and set the abilities you want turned on to true. It is what I settled on and has been a lot easier than trying to pass control amongst different prefabs or objects.

 

I like the timed spawner, but i'd like to have a "If enemy was killed spawner", with the feature to rise health and damage with each spawn.

 

@reuno

I can't even begin to properly say how amazing Corgi 5.0 is so far! It's so easy to get boss battles and enemies reacting to the player's actions! Until now all of my bosses were big robots that ran entirely on the Unity Animator but now my game has smaller bosses like Mega Man and Metroid games. Here's my first one! He jumps to avoid hits, he'll track you if you get too close and eventually jump to hit you. It's loads of fun putting characters together and testing them. Thanks for the incredible update!

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/87bef4_736605c82fcf4308be8b043d98267c1e~mv2.gif


While I'm here I have a small question for you! What does a projectile look for to know if it should collide with an object? I tried making a projectile, just because I was curious, that could hit the player and the walls. The shots would always hit the player just fine but would go straight through the walls no matter what I tried. I had the Target Layer Mask set to Players and Platforms, and I tried setting the the platforms to the "Player" layer as well since I knew it worked on that layer but no dice. I'm pretty sure I've gotten it to work in the past but I'm probably looking over something simple. I read through the documentation just to be sure and I couldn't find my mistake.

It's not a problem and I was only curious so I didn't want to clog up the support email with it, but if you'd prefer this sort of question be asked there I'll do so in the future!

 

@NEHWind2 > It looks for a target layer. I'm guessing yours was setup wrong. Hard to tell without more info. You can have a look at pretty much all the example projectiles in the asset, they'll all get stopped by walls.

 

Here's a video that showcases some of the new stuff in v5.0 :

I hope you'll like it!

 

Very nice! Just watching the start of the video and I see that the AI shoot at the ground and walk on the spikes (without taking damage too).
Also, is it possible for the player and AI to shoot through "one way platforms"? For example, I'd like to be able to jump through a platform, land on the top of it, but still shoot through it at enemies below.

Thanks in advance.

 

@BioBurden > "Just watching the start of the video and I see that the AI shoot at the ground and walk on the spikes (without taking damage too)." > It'll do whatever you tell it to do, and take damage if you set it up so. And yes, of course you can shoot through 1-way platforms if you set your AI's projectiles to not collide with them.

 

Aw

Awesome stuff, think I'll have to purchase this later this evening so

 

Hey guys !

I wondered if i could get in touch with someone who tried to modify the inventory system in order to allow each payer of a game to have their own inventory. EX:

The hunt scene with pickable items that goes in the right inventory depending on who picks it.


I've been trying to do it, but i can't get the hang of it.

Cheers !

 

True to my word, I've just purchased Corgi - can't wait to dig in.

 

First, congrats on the Version 5 update. It is quite amazing and saves a lot of work.

And next, +1 request for the Castlevania like stairways. I know you are the boss here, just letting it out there.

 

@kriyordev > Stairways are very high on my todo list now
@bayottedecarufel > The big picture would be to have one inventory per player, and modify the ItemPicker class so that it takes into account who grabbed the object (you can get that info when the collision happens) and distributes it to that inventory instead of the default (item specified) one.

 

First task as a n00b: add an aiming reticle to the mouse-move weapon aim. Surprised it's not there by default tbh (FeaturesInventory).