Gateways editor

[SmudgedCat]

I'm happy to announce that an editor for Gateways will soon be available, letting you construct your own levels and share them with other players:

http://www.smudgedcat.com/blog/?p=37

[K4ever]

Nice!
Ill probably just wait some months and then download the most played/better reviewed user custom maps. Right now I just want to finish the game!

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

I can barely wait :D

[allanschnorr]

Great news!

[Tutajkk]

Did todays update add the ability to play custom levels? Just because now I see the load button in the menu, but I'm not 100%, if that wasn't there before. And I can't really find the editor itself on the site either.

[nicoper]

Is this what the update I just got included? Just curious about what it added ;)

[SmudgedCat]

Yes, the new update added the ability to load custom levels. Read more about it and download the beta version of the editor here:

http://www.smudgedcat.com/blog/?p=73

[Lezz]

is this editor going to have Steam workshop support?

[SmudgedCat]

I'd like it to get Steam workshop support in there but I'm looking into the technical details at the moment.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

First impression: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH :D

Second impression: the moving platforms are really confusing, I'm not entirely sure how to use them properly.

Third impression: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH :D

[SmudgedCat]

Noted! It is a beta so things are subject to change. Maybe I need to explain more in the dialog for the platforms. There's a section in the help about the platforms that hopefully makes it more clear.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

It does, although the "time offset" is a still bit of a mystery to me. I mean, I know what its purpose is, I just don't really know how to use it.



If there is one oddity I've found, is it normal that the golden orb disappears after you've completed a level? I mean, first it was there, you complete the map, and now it's not there anymore? That would mean that you can't finish the level a second time.

EDIT: I guess that's what the "delete save file" is for on Backspace.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

One thing I truly can't figure out, is which wall is the one where you cannot put portals on.

[SmudgedCat]

You need to place the metal wall texture. It's a long thin one just below the similar looking concrete texture. They're both near the top of the texture select screen to the right of the main wall texture.

[zhunGamerTTV (人^▽')～]

Ohhh I see it now, thanks! :)

I've made a few puzzles already (and made a thread for it), this is tons of fun :D
Link: http://steamcommunity.com/app/216290/discussions/0/864972399733678025/

[FutureShock9]

I updated the game so I could try the editor, but now I'm getting the error about not having a good enough graphics card for XNA, even though my card worked fine when I bought the game in September. Looking at the changelog, it seems you've added some more complex lighting/graphical stuff in the same update that allows user levels, which might be the reason I can't run it anymore. Assuming these 2 features are unrelated, is it possible to allow custom levels without requiring higher graphics standards?