Search icon CANCEL
Subscription
0
Cart icon
Your Cart (0 item)
Close icon
You have no products in your basket yet
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Construct 2 Game Development by Example

You're reading from   Construct 2 Game Development by Example Learn how to make games for multiple platforms with Construct 2.

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2014
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781849698061
Length 230 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
John Bura John Bura
Author Profile Icon John Bura
John Bura
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with Construct 2 FREE CHAPTER 2. Inputs and Controls 3. Variables and Arrays 4. Game Mechanics 5. Making a Simple Shooter 6. Making a Tower Defense Game 7. Making a Puzzle Physics Game 8. Exporting Your Game A. Where to Go from Here
Index

Laying out the level


Now, it is time to place the object in the game level so that the game will be fun. Let's make another sprite with dimensions 32 by 32 and give it the color black. We will call this PlaceTurret. It should look something like the following screenshot. You also need to change the origin to the top-left side.

The black areas are going to be the locations where we can place turrets when we click on the screen. This will set up a path for the enemies to follow along. This is where we get into level design. I could write a dozen books on level design, but the three key things to remember are as follows:

  • The levels should be playable from beginning to end

  • The levels should have a win/lose condition

  • The levels should provide at least one thing that is interesting for the player to see, play, or experience

You should make a few different level layouts, and then choose the best one. My level looks like the following screenshot:

lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime
Banner background image