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Message: 5724
Author: andrewbroad
Date: 17/03/2006
Subject: Combining cell-types by giving them the same colour-attribute
In MM, JSW48 and JSW128 - but not JSW64 - it is possible to combine
the behaviours of two or more cell-types by giving them the same
colour-attribute.
Here is the first comprehensive list of every combination which
makes sense:
MM, JSW48 and JSW128 (but not JSW64):
* Earth-Air: Willy falls through it, but cannot walk or jump through
it.
* Conveyor-Air: stand-onable cells behave as Conveyor if he is also
standing on top of an Air-cell.
* Earth-Fire: Willy cannot walk or jump through it, and it kills him
if he stands on it, or if he tries to walk or jump through it via a
quirky feature.
* Earth-Conveyor: behaves as Earth except that Willy is conveyed when
he stands on it.
JSW48, JSW128 and JSW64:
* Conveyor-Ramp: conveys Willy diagonally along it (JSW64 supports
this as a special case).
JSW48 and JSW128 only:
* Ramp-Air (aka springy platforms): Willy hops up into the cell-row
above when walking into an Air-cell to the {right/left} of his legs
if the ramp-direction is {/,\}.
* Earth-Ramp: Willy can walk diagonally along it, but cannot jump
through it or walk the wrong way through it (except as per the
quirky features for Earth-cells).
* Conveyor-Ramp-Air: combines the behaviours of Ramp-Air and
Conveyor-Air.
* Earth-Conveyor-Ramp: combines the behaviours of Earth-Ramp and
Conveyor-Ramp.
MM only:
* Crumbly Air: any on-pixels in Air's pixel-pattern will crumble.
The only application of this which affects gameplay would be to
remove Crumbly-Air cells from a guardian's path.
* Crumbly Earth: behaves as Earth, but crumbles when Willy stands on
it.
* Crumbly Conveyor: when Willy stands on it, it both crumbles and
conveys him - leaving a smear if the conveyor is animated!
* Crumbly Earth-Conveyor: combines the behaviours of Crumbly Earth
and Earth-Conveyor.
--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/
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