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[Moonpooka]

This is fabulous... tho i was hoping to have a few more screens but i hadnt loaded Fraps up so my screens werent capturing so i'll grab some more later. But anyway this is great Raiding with all sorts of naughty stuff like timed runs, collapsing tiles, and so far quite alot of swimming.. and its all set in the most beautiful rooms making this a must to play


Tiered Temple.




Going Up?





Getting Wet

[Lady Croft]

I am amazed once again by the beautiful levels made!

[QRS]

You have no idea what thoughts comes to my mind when I see these screens..I remember being so frustrated for the first 2 months while doing this level...changing textures and lighting like 2 times/day LOL While constanlty trying to understand how the editor worked.. The hub room almosts drove me crazy due to the limits of doors and objects.. It got worse on the second level though....constant crashes and too large areas for the LE to handle haha. It got easier from level 3-5 though. Once I got the hang of the basics hehe.

Overall I'm proud of my first adventure. Not because it is anything special compared to the pros out there but because I managed to do it by myself, finish the whole project and not giving up and finally being pleased with the result hehe http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/smile.gif http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/smile.gif

Thanks for putting up the pics, Val! I really appreciate it!

[Shehi]

Reminds me my first TRLE experience http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/smile.gif Built a few small levels, then just got frustrated not because I could not learn, but because I lack creativity to create meaningful levels - stories. Where the importance of good fiction writer shows itself http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/smile.gif

[Moonpooka]

You should be well proud QRS, it's stunning and one would never guess this is a first project.. Must confess i got rather attached to that lift room as i spent at least half an hour trying to suss out what i had to do I also wondered if u took some stats on how many folk sat for 2 hours trying to bust the gem in the collapsing tile room via the tiles? If so, best add me to that list DOH!!!!

I'm now in a watery passage with levers, it's either timed or not, and today i will find out

Shehi said:

Reminds me my first TRLE experience Built a few small levels, then just got frustrated not because I could not learn, but because I lack creativity to create meaningful levels - stories. Where the importance of good fiction writer shows itself

Beats mine i bet, Lara in an empty room with some hidiously stretched textures

[QRS]

Thanks, Val! I tried my best to polish the first levels as much as I could before the release. One problem with making a 5 level adventure as your first project was that you constantly learned new things...and had to go back to change things in earlier levels to make it look better.

I did these levels in a 6 month period and I think most of the time was on level 1-2.

Oh and you tried to bust the gem on the fly so to speak? I don't know if it is posible actually. Did you manage to do it? And yes, you are not the first to think that is the goal hehe. To manage to get to the crawlspace is hard enough, so I'm not that evil when I build http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/smile.gif

My goal was to make a real hard game for the hardcore raiders out there. Hehe. I'm really inspired by Luis Martin's levels, so blame him if it is too hard j/k LOL!

It will not be easier but I think that you get used to the difficulty and not find it as hard later on http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif I hope you like timed runs hehe, as I love to build them.

[Moonpooka]

QRS, on Jul 17 2006, 15:28, said:

Thanks, Val! I tried my best to polish the first levels as much as I could before the release. One problem with making a 5 level adventure as your first project was that you constantly learned new things...and had to go back to change things in earlier levels to make it look better.

Ya, and what about all the new stuff too? This is what put me off building because there is so much new stuff to learn, not that i'm complaining because it all good for us players, it's just as a new builder it must be very daunting

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Oh and you tried to bust the gem on the fly so to speak? I don't know if it is posible actually. Did you manage to do it?

Nope i suspect it is possible tho, if u side flip to the upper tile, then drop back on to the lower one and while firing let Lara drop, u are right in front of the gem, and my guess is if Lara's shots are timed at the right spot, she will break the gem.. hey, i bet RJB would love this challenge

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And yes, you are not the first to think that is the goal hehe. To manage to get to the crawlspace is hard enough, so I'm not that evil when I build

It was evil i only noticed the CS when Lara happened to whizz past it on her way to certain death

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My goal was to make a real hard game for the hardcore raiders out there.

Hehe! yes, its lucky we love a challenge

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I hope you like timed runs hehe, as I love to build them.

Maybe my fav bit in levels are the timed runs, i am a sucker for them and the harder the better

[Moonpooka]

Finished level one in just under two hours, and it was fantastic...


Spooky places




My fav room coz i love sloped jumps




Lovely but lethal




Resting place




Heading for level 2

[QRS]

Any progress, Val? I hope you are not stuck in the huge tinnos temple http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[Moonpooka]

QRS, on Jul 27 2006, 01:59, said:

Any progress, Val? I hope you are not stuck in the huge tinnos temple http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif

Walked into the Tinnos temple and it took my breath away, it's stunning Tinnos textures are infact one of my fav's, i hate the tinnos wasps tho



Anyway, this level has an awesome atmosphere, i'm grabbing some screens, but i'm also testing Tombcool's new levels so i'm Raiding like a maniac this week

[QRS]

I'm glad you like it! I'm also eager to play the next purgatory game btw I loved the first one!!

[Moonpooka]

QRS, on Jul 28 2006, 16:52, said:

I'm glad you like it! I'm also eager to play the next purgatory game btw I loved the first one!!

P2 is just as creepy TC has kindly allowed me to post some screens so i'll do that later

[Moonpooka]

I'm at the end of the Tinnos level now and phew, that was amazing!



There are all these ladders tho on the east wall that i havent used, so i hope i havent missed anything crucial!!!

[QRS]

Ahh you have started again! Oh and yes, those ladders are for later...as you will return a few more time to the temple! I'm glad you liked it. I would have liked to fill it with a lot more things...but you know..the limitations of the editor..I had som many crashes so I had to drop a lot of things.

You are in for some hardcore just-about-everything in the next level btw. It is the only level I'm still really pleased with. Not how it looks but the puzzles, layout etc.

Good luck and thanks for playing my game!!

[Moonpooka]

QRS, on Aug 21 2006, 04:43, said:

Ahh you have started again!

I just had to stop for a while to test a level and do its walkie for TC Glad i didnt try to play this inbetween tho, u really need your wits about you eh? I loved the timed hatch area, i growl alot with timed runs but i do enjoy them The mutant alien area is fabulously spooky, and i had missed a gem somewhere, luckily tho it was up on the north temple so i didnt have to go back down in those dungeons

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Oh and yes, those ladders are for later...as you will return a few more time to the temple!

Ahh so gald, i was dying to get up those ladders for a nose around

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I'm glad you liked it. I would have liked to fill it with a lot more things...but you know..the limitations of the editor..I had som many crashes so I had to drop a lot of things.

Well personally i dont think it needed anymore, it looks great, atmosphere is fab and gameplay is certainly not dull..

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You are in for some hardcore just-about-everything in the next level btw. It is the only level I'm still really pleased with. Not how it looks but the puzzles, layout etc.

I'll be back for some help then no doubt, i'm useless at puzzles

[QRS]

Nahh, I don't think you need any help. You are an experienced raider and if you have finished Legacy of the Gods, you can finish anything LOL!

Oh and tra...a really hard game!

[Moonpooka]

QRS, on Aug 23 2006, 01:27, said:

Nahh, I don't think you need any help. You are an experienced raider and if you have finished Legacy of the Gods, you can finish anything LOL!

Oh and tra...a really hard game!

I just met bully http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wow2.gif i love that enemy and the obelisk puzzle is always a pleasure to see I did need the walkthrough in the puzzle area tho..

[QRS]

I'm glad you liked big bull LOL! I was so pleased that I managed to put in many puzzles and things in that level...without reaching any limits hehe.

See you in "the torch challenge"! Or as Kristina named it in a fustrating moment, "the torch torture"

Any problems with the water parts btw? I recall you did not like water mazes hehe.

You never know...there might be one waiting for you sooner or later http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif

[Moonpooka]

I did it, i finished it or rather because it was sad to leave..

What an amazing adventure QRS, you should be very proud of yourself

Loved the sliding water room, the sloped jumps with the torch were awesome, that's maybe my fav bit i think.. and the water maze wasnt too bad, even tho yes i hate mazes of any kind Anyway, many many thanks for a wonderful game and a truely remarkable Raiding experience

Here's my final stats.. dont laugh at my diabolical secret collecting



and a few more screens...













See you in part two

Edited by Moonpooka, 25 August 2006 - 07:34 pm.

[QRS]

Thanks for playing my adventure! I means a lot to me when the experienced raiders play it!

And you were fast! The two last levels are a bit short but, more intense I guess hehe.

And yeah, I still like the sloping part of level 4 and the water slides. I borrowed the idea from H. Wuson's excellent "Acropolis saga". I just modified it a lot and it took time...heck it took me weaks to make that actually LOL!

After I was done, Titak told me there was an easier way of doing it...but then it was too late haha.

An no, I will not laugh at your secret collection! 13/16 is great! Some of them are really hard to get.

I hope you will like part 2 when it is released. Btw, I'm looking for another betatester for it. Are you interested? Elvis, Hedgy and mugs will be testing it when it is done and we could use another pair of hawk eyes!

Just tell me if you are interested when the time comes. It will not be finished this year though...I though the fall 2006 would be a good deadline but it seems I was wrong LOL! Right now I only have one level finished and about hmmm 3-4 levels with 1/3-1/2 done http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif http://forum.tombrai...tyle_emoticons/default/wink.gif I would love to have you in the betatest team!