lost45, jstrahan - Mohamed does know a lot about Corona, but he is one of the co-founders of Game Minion (now Corona Cloud), so he is much more familiar with the cloud side of things than the core engine. [import]uid: 10668 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137644[/import]
Guys, maybe you have a point but please give Mohamed and the rest of the staff some slack…
I don’t think we should create an environment where everyone (incl. staff) needs to be careful about every word they post.
[import]uid: 106768 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137647[/import]
i can give slack. im glad to see more and more staff members posting. i just thought it was a good question. [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137652[/import]
Hi, wow what did I miss!
I guess with the time difference here a lot can happen.
Well, sure I put my hand up, I really thought that the level editor was on an iPad.
You guys have to agree, it would be cool if it where.
@lost45, sorry to disappoint you, and i’ll let you on to a little secret; the Corona team are actually a very clever bunch, they know their stuff inside out. [import]uid: 201995 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137694[/import]
Why not release a simple version in a beta or something
I dont know about the format “Corona Levels” create
but if it creates clean .lua files (compared to other editors)
and only support the most basic stuff
create scene,drag and drop, add images from library … set simple properties
I think it will still be a very good editor
All the other editors i tried have to much code and stuff that are needed whit the levels
and make the source code dependent of the editor to do changes
just wait with all the fancy stuff and make a lite version until Corona have time to do the Full version
keep up the good work 
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Hi blomjens1
I’m the author of level director (www.retrofitproductions.com) and I wondered what you are looking for in the exported lua file?
LD currently only exports what you have dragged on to the canvas and only adds code to set properties that differ from the default values so the code is quite minimal.
I’m always looking to improve LD so any ideas you have to make it better will be taken into consideration.
Thanks.
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Hello
i tried your tool after i write that post
Your tool is very good
i did a quick test and it look very promising
It simple and creates clean lua files
good job !
i guess you are using .net to build it
if so why not build a plugin (custom editor) to visual studio ?
if your lucky you maybe can wrap you project in a add-in container
the i can edit my “design” and write my code at the same place
Then it would be really great
I will do some more testing next week
and if you want i can mail you what i think (new ideas,missing stuff … )
[import]uid: 147488 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137395[/import]
Hi,
I had thought about adding the ability to add code snippets which can be applied to objects but for my projects I found using a callback system actually better so I put it on hold.
In Level Director you can setup a callback function which will get fired after each object or layer is created.
I would simply add a user property called ‘Type’ to each object to identify what it is and then apply the relevant code accordingly.
This method prevents you repeating the same code for objects of the same type and keeps your game logic separate from the display objects especially if you need to repeat the same logic across multiple levels.
One of the example projects demostrates the use of callback functions, check it out and let me know if it meets your needs,
I’m also considering the ability to allow you to define your own export template but apart from supporting other SDK’s I can’t see a big benefit from doing this at the moment.
Thanks.
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@retrofitProductions LD looks really cool, I am the noob to the Corona gang, but was this application developed all in Corona? [import]uid: 201995 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137619[/import]
@mohamed1
No , level director is a windows application written in .net and exports lua files for use with corona. [import]uid: 175213 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137633[/import]
That is a good question. Noob or not if you work for the company u should know its capablities [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137637[/import]
lost45, jstrahan - Mohamed does know a lot about Corona, but he is one of the co-founders of Game Minion (now Corona Cloud), so he is much more familiar with the cloud side of things than the core engine. [import]uid: 10668 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137644[/import]
Guys, maybe you have a point but please give Mohamed and the rest of the staff some slack…
I don’t think we should create an environment where everyone (incl. staff) needs to be careful about every word they post.
[import]uid: 106768 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137647[/import]
i can give slack. im glad to see more and more staff members posting. i just thought it was a good question. [import]uid: 7911 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137652[/import]
Hi, wow what did I miss!
I guess with the time difference here a lot can happen.
Well, sure I put my hand up, I really thought that the level editor was on an iPad.
You guys have to agree, it would be cool if it where.
@lost45, sorry to disappoint you, and i’ll let you on to a little secret; the Corona team are actually a very clever bunch, they know their stuff inside out. [import]uid: 201995 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 137694[/import]
It’s a bummer to hear levels is being put on the backburner. I realize there are some third party apps, but I would feel more comfortable giving another $50 to Corona than to a third party developer.
Thanks for letting us know though, I was checking the website for a download button every few weeks in vain.
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I actually think the 3rd party developers offer a more dedicated service than corona who have lots of fingers in many pies.
I’ve been using Level Director and the developers response times to support and updates are excellent and I don’t think Corona could compete with this.
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It’s a bummer to hear levels is being put on the backburner. I realize there are some third party apps, but I would feel more comfortable giving another $50 to Corona than to a third party developer.
Thanks for letting us know though, I was checking the website for a download button every few weeks in vain.
[import]uid: 112807 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 141980[/import]
I actually think the 3rd party developers offer a more dedicated service than corona who have lots of fingers in many pies.
I’ve been using Level Director and the developers response times to support and updates are excellent and I don’t think Corona could compete with this.
[import]uid: 158620 topic_id: 34061 reply_id: 142047[/import]