Graal Levels Guide by Judith.

Right...lol

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Originally Posted by Victor

Yay I wanna learn Levels :D

I download by the link, sadly my PC is Linux Ubuntu, when I download it, it was downloading successfully, after that something opened, and it keeps calling me to download random thing T.T

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o.0 Ubunto.... didn't know they still use those machines

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Originally Posted by siclesleon

o.0 Ubunto.... didn't know they still use those machines

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Idk RIP raven :(

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Originally Posted by Victor

Idk RIP raven :(

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Have you tried running Graal from Wine windows emulator?


I would love to level, but Leveling editor can not be used on windows 10 :(

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Originally Posted by Bulltzone

Have you tried running Graal from Wine windows emulator?


I would love to level, but Leveling editor can not be used on windows 10 :(

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Compability mode, i believe thats the name.
I can't explain it right now, but ask it dr. Google and you will find answers.

So on judith's first post i didnt see much but there was like coding stuff... does levelling includes scripting?

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Originally Posted by Elf

So on judith's first post i didnt see much but there was like coding stuff... does levelling includes scripting?

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Yes, when your using NPC's.

oh what do you mean sigh to like walk* inside your own level?

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Originally Posted by Elf

oh what do you mean sigh to like walk* inside your own level?

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No...? You need to script npcs if you want them to say stuff or if you want to link levels.

Oh so example i walk out of example a house which leads to my home exterior ?

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Originally Posted by Elf

Oh so example i walk out of example a house which leads to my home exterior ?

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Yea sure.

oh dear thats gonna be troublesome is it easy tho? level scripting* easier then normal scripting that is

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Originally Posted by Elf

oh dear thats gonna be troublesome is it easy tho? level scripting* easier then normal scripting that is

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Level scripting is the same as normal scripting X-X it depends what you want to script.

Oh bs! thanks slime

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Originally Posted by Elf

Oh bs! thanks slime

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Slime :0

can you use gimp for making a level>

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Originally Posted by Nabila

can you use gimp for making a level>

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Nope.

ok thanks last question do you have to make the level in arte proj?

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Originally Posted by Nabila

ok thanks last question do you have to make the level in arte proj?

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No.

thanksss

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Originally Posted by Power5327

Hello,
Some of you may know me so far, if not my name is Judith and I am a LAT staff on iEra.
As I've seen on some thread people are trying to get advice on how to start leveling and how to do it and what are the helpful tips to become a good levels artist.
I am not saying that I am the best in level making there are better people around the world who may know stuff that I never heard of.
So, this guide will be divided to Steps, let's start:

1-Getting GraalEditor (The program used on PC for leveling) :

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The first thing you need to do is to download Graal for PC. To do that follow these steps:
a)Go to http://www.graalonline.com/downloads/ and choose your PC type and start the download.
b) Once the download is finished, go to your downloads folder and select "GraalSetup" and install it carefully.
c) Once everything is downloaded open Graal from the location you installed it in the first place and you can make an account if you want to but it isn't necessary for getting GraalEditor.
d) When logged on, on the bottom left, you will see a small blue toolbar, press "Start" and then "Install Packages" , then look for Levels Editor and install it from there.
e)When it gets installed, it should appear in your Graal folder.

Voila that's how you get the GraalEditor!

2-Changing the tileset to be able to level with iEra tileset:

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a)After running GraalEditor, at the right side of the screen, you will see 4 options, click the 3rd one "Baddies, NPCs, Chests."
b)After clicking it, some images will appear below the options, click at the one next to the noob character, it looks like an outline of a player.
c) Drag that into the level and remove everything written in it and enter the following code:

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// NPC made by Judith* 
if (created) {
removetiledefs ; 
addtiledef (tilesetname).png,,1 ;
} 


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When trying to level for iEra use the following code:

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if (created) {
  removetiledefs ;
  addtiledef tileset_era01-summer-online.png,,1 ;
} 


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Don't forget to click the upper "Browse" button and browse the tileset you wanna use, and make sure it's in the same folder as the GraalEditor.
d) Getting the tileset: There are a lot of tilesets around graal, the ones you already have will be found in your graal folder: Graal->levels->tiles
If you don't have the iEra tileset simply log on to era pc and use the tileset that will get downloaded to your tiles folder, it's the same as iEra's.

3-Starting a Level:

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a)After you are all set up, simply try to take a piece of the tileset and drag it to the place you want in order to create a level.
I will explain what each tile can be used for:
These tiles can be used for making wall borders for inside levels: http://i.imgur.com/eHiceJ5.png
These tiles can be used for making inside walls: http://i.imgur.com/WoJYN11.png
These tiles can be used for making outside walls: http://i.imgur.com/qozqPZV.png
These tiles can be used for making outside roofs: http://i.imgur.com/hpOVDcs.png
These tiles can be used for making floors/carpets : http://i.imgur.com/kLV9YDG.png
And the rests for the tiles are clear and can be understood by anyone.

b)Adding NPCs: NPCs are very important in a level, they can be used for decorations and everything. You can get basic NPCs from going to Era PC and the files will be downloaded automatically to your graal folder, go to Levels->Images->Downloads(or Era) folder.
Once you saw the images, you can simply add them by dragging that outline character we used to add the tileset in the previous steps, and just simply click browse and use the pic you wanted to use to decorate your level.

That's all I have for now, sorry I couldn't give more tips and advice because I had problems adding images but maybe in the next 1-2 days i can actually record myself doing some random levels and maybe it can clear up some things for you guys!
Hope you liked that guide, and sorry again but it will get updated soon don't worry.
Don't forget if you need help with any kind you can always PM me on forums or in-game!
Also please try to keep the thread away from spam so players who are reading this can notice the updates.
-Judith <3

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Did what u told us to do, didnt work :(, And btw, My NPC isnt moving while opening it :/ I tried with classic one, with iEra, but in another way, the NPC doesnt work

When I followed your tutorial and entered your code into the "character outline" and selected the tile select. It made my whole editor world fully black and there are no tiles to select from. Please Help!

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Originally Posted by Dspong

When I followed your tutorial and entered your code into the "character outline" and selected the tile select. It made my whole editor world fully black and there are no tiles to select from. Please Help!

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http://youtu.be/t3CtgDiK6Rc
This video may help u

I'd like to mention that if the GraalEditor does not support specific platforms, you could always use it's alternate, Gonstruct, easy-to-use, if someone needs help using it feel free to shoot me a PM on the forums!
Link to the Gonstruct's Official Website:
http://londeroth.org/~fry/gonstruct/

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Also, here's a useful video on how to use Gonstruct:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Ct...ature=youtu.be
(mrgadosh also mentioned the link before me)

As always, nothing works for me :cool:

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Originally Posted by idlE9

As always, nothing works for me :cool:

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Can you post a picture?

hii.im confused at changing the tiles for era,whenever i try to do as you said all the tiles turn black and the iera tiles didnt work idk what to do ;-;

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hii.why wont the era tileset wont appear at the gonstruct when it is in the "tiles" folder? TvT please help me,your reply might save me <3

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Originally Posted by Power5327

Can you post a picture?

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You're Judith?

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Originally Posted by Esmeree

You're Judith?

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Yeah

i downloaded it and an error occurred Attachment 30768

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Originally Posted by Shana26

i downloaded it and an error occurred Attachment 30768

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You're on Windows 10.

Check out the thread in my signature or just click here.

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Originally Posted by Bulletzone

You're on Windows 10.

Check out the thread in my signature or just click here.

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thanks for the info it really helps a lot.

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Originally Posted by Bulletzone

You're on Windows 10.

Check out the thread in my signature or just click here.

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Might get back in leveling, was having a problem with that. Seems like it fixed it self now...

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Originally Posted by N!chola$

Might get back in leveling, was having a problem with that. Seems like it fixed it self now...

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Originally Posted by Shana26

thanks for the info it really helps a lot.

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Awesome!
Goodluck to both of you :p

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Originally Posted by Power5327

2-Changing the tileset to be able to level with iEra tileset:

 Spoiler

a)After running GraalEditor, at the right side of the screen, you will see 4 options, click the 3rd one "Baddies, NPCs, Chests."
b)After clicking it, some images will appear below the options, click at the one next to the noob character, it looks like an outline of a player.
c) Drag that into the level and remove everything written in it and enter the following code:

PHP Code:

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if (created) {
removetiledefs ; 
addtiledef (tilesetname).png,,1 ;
} 


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When trying to level for iEra use the following code:

PHP Code:

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if (created) {
  removetiledefs ;
  addtiledef tileset_era01-summer-online.png,,1 ;
} 


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Don't forget to click the upper "Browse" button and browse the tileset you wanna use, and make sure it's in the same folder as the GraalEditor.
d) Getting the tileset: There are a lot of tilesets around graal, the ones you already have will be found in your graal folder: Graal->levels->tiles
If you don't have the iEra tileset simply log on to era pc and use the tileset that will get downloaded to your tiles folder, it's the same as iEra's.

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I tried this but whenever I try to change the tileset I get a black screen and the tile selector is blank. :(