Pakupaku - designing levels
version .01a
december 2005
The "game board" of pakupaku is a 2-dimensional grid. Each point on the grid contains a certain type of element, like a wall, a pellet, or a warp. A complete grid of elements represents a level, or map, within the game.
Future versions of pakupaku will allow you to load and play your own levels, and share them with others.
You can create your own pakupaku levels in any text editor. Just create your own text file similar to the sample given below.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
x............xx............x
x.xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.xxxx.x
xox//x.x///x.xx.x///x.x//xox
x.xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.xxxx.x
x..........................x
x.xxxx.xx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.x
x.xxxx.xx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xxxx.x
x......xx....xx....xx......x
xxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.xxxxxx
/////x.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.x/////
/////x.xx//////////xx.x/////
/////x.xx/xxx//xxx/xx.x/////
xxxxxx.xx/x//////x/xx.xxxxxx
1/////.///x//////x///./////1
xxxxxx.xx/x//////x/xx.xxxxxx
/////x.xx/xxxxxxxx/xx.x/////
/////x.xx//////////xx.x/////
/////x.xx/xxxxxxxx/xx.x/////
xxxxxx.xx/xxxxxxxx/xx.xxxxxx
x............xx............x
x.xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.xxxx.x
x.xxxx.xxxxx.xx.xxxxx.xxxx.x
xo..xx................xx.o.x
xxx.xx.xx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx.xxx
xxx.xx.xx.xxxxxxxx.xx.xx.xxx
x......xx....xx....xx......x
x.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx.x
x.xxxxxxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx.x
x..........................x
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
LEGEND
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x : wall
/ : vacant
. : pellet
o : power
1-9 : warp
In addition to letting players create their own, we'll be picking several levels to include with pakupaku. Make a good one and send it to us!
