How to make a Platform Fighter (WIP)đźź©

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What even is this guide about ?

Lets start with what is a Platform fighter , to some people this word might be new so lets define it

A platform fighter is basically game with platforming and fighting.
Many popular games fit this category such as Super Smash Bros Ultimate and Brawlhalla.
know that you know what your making lets get straight into making the game


Setting your game up

In this part you do the basics by changing the map options to what we need.

Setting up your game

Make a map and select platformer . ( You don’t have to create a new map you can just edit a
pre-existing map if you want to.)

  1. Go to the map options

  2. click on Health & Shield

  3. Make your settings look like this


The actual Map.

Stage making Process

A platform fighter is not a platform fighter is not a platform fighter without have an actual
platform to fight on.

In this part just create a stage \ for your players to fight on.
It can be as complicated as you want or as simple as you want.

Here’s the stage I made its very bare bones and simple.

Feel free to add any decoration you want to your stage for example if you wanna add a mountain behind your map go ahead. Just make sure to not have any props/barrier with their collision turned on.(Unless you want them to)


Features/add-ons

We could end it here but theirs still so much about a platform fighter that we could add.
Small features make a big difference.

So lets start. Keep in mind that you don’t have to add these features.

Semi-Solids

Materials: 2 barriers, 1 zone.
Step 1. Take a barrier, and make it player scoped. Activate on br1activate, deactivate of br1deactivate. (Sorry for the names, it’s to make it more easy to keep track of.)


Now make another barrier, make it in the same place, same size, put it a layer behind though. Turn off collision for this barrier.
(in case you don’t know it’s at the bottom of the all options tab.)
Step 2. Make a zone, under the barriers like this.

Make sure it is partly going through the barriers, and going all the way to the ground. This is so you can attack them if you are under them.

Next, change the settings to when entered, broadcast on br1activate.
When exited, broadcast on br1deactivate.


Like this.

You should be done now!

Here is a gif of how it works.
IMG_1147

If you want more semi-solids, copy and paste the whole thing and change the 1 to the next number, 2, 3, etc.

Xuch23 signing off, for maybe forever. :saluting_face:

Similiar guide:
How to Make Semi-Solid Platforms (Platformer Mode) - #21 by Zane7655

Ledge hanging

To do this the player needs to fall off the edge and hit the side of the platform.
And then the player will just hang their.
Here’s a poorly drawn diagram of ledge hanging.


We will be adding this feature but with a couple of modifications.

Our version of ledge hanging will basically be that if the player falls and they have are close to the ledge they get an option to teleport back to the platform.

Okay so find a ledge in your map.
Make sure to find a real ledge.

Let me show you an example of stuff that are not ledges but could easily be confused as one.

Okay now here example of a real ledge

Now that you have found your ledge
add a zone thats a little goes a little outwards from the ledge and goes down from the ledge.
It kinda looks like this

Now add a Overlay.
Set your settings to the ones shown in the pictures.

Now add a teleporter very close to the edge of the ledge.

Now wire the teleporter to the overlay.(Button pressed teleport - Player here)

Now go into the Zones settings and change it to match the stuff in the image.

Now go into the overlays settings and make it match the stuff shown in the image.

Now your done but if you want to do this again for a different ledge make sure you make the Channels have different names.

If you’ve done everything correctly the end result should be similar to this.
If you feel like the ledge jump is too hard to perform increase the size of the zone !
SIng22


Custom Stages you can make

snowy Theme:

Desert Theme:

Cherry Blossom:
W.I.P

Castle:

This is a WIP, And more will be added, so please be patient
But basically this section is just custom maps that can be made and how you can make them in GKC.


A closing statement

Okay thats it for now.
This is a WIP so stuff will be added soon. I’m gonna add semisolids soon.
Feedback would be grately appreciated.
There’s probably a million spelling and grammar mistakes so if you would like to point them out that would be great. If anything is wrong please tell me.
I’m gonna try to get this made into a wiki so everyone can add stuff to this .
But I mostly want this to be a wiki for the “Stages you could make” Section I want the community to make their own stages. So ya thats its and thank for reading.

– Demo

Also is it called ledge hanging or edge hanging when you hang on to the edge of a platform ?
I just called it ledge hanging because I didn’t know.

Credits

@Demo
@NotLasting
@Xuch23
@CommanderGOAT

Rules for editing

The only thing people can add to is the stages you can make section.
No need for my permission. But please make sure the stuff you add follows the rules of the forum.
You do need my permission if your trust level is Basic user . If you think the thing your gonna add is very complex please provide instructions on how to make it. If you want add something other than stages you need to ask me first,

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This is great!
Hate to be the grammar police (or the ELA teacher, or whatever) but there are a few mistakes in the grammar that you could go back and fix. Otherwise this is awesome, can’t wait to see it finished.

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Ah yes My grammar. I’m terrible with grammar and spelling. I will try to fix as much as I can.

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I have an idea on how to make semisolids. Put a zone right under the platforms that turns off the barrier player scoped, that lets you jump up like in ssbu. If you leave the zone it turns back on. Also this could be the same thing for ledge hanging.
Also maybe add speed zones to the left and right of the platforms so it’s actually possible to recover.
Also, what do you mean by edit a pre-existing map?
(I swear demo’s gonna write an essay and cook me)

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Just because you said that I decided to write this paragraph.

Xuch your idea is great I’m definitely gonna use it (I’m gonna credit you) its similar to How to Make Semi-Solid Platforms (Platformer Mode). But in your method theirs no need for repeaters. So its more memory efficient which is a great positive especially since theirs usually a lot of semisolids in stages/maps . I’m still trying to understand what you mean when you say that the semisolid system could work for ledge hanging . I definitely need to improve ledge hanging since ledge hanging is quite hard to pull off and is not that rewarding to the player as they can easily be knocked back off the platform once they teleport back on the stage/map. So your idea for the semisolid system for the ledge hanging is something that I’m considering.

I’m kinda confused on that. Does that mean , when a player performs a ledge hang they get a speed boost.

On that I mean , if the player already has a platformer map they want to implement this Platform fighter thing in they can.

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I mean that like how kirby has 6ish jumps and its so annoying and can fly all the way back in from the corner of the screen? Like that, but gimkit doesn’t have more jumps, so maybe give them a 4x speed boost so they can clutch back with only one jump.

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I meant like same but opposite (like enter and it appears)with a platform right under/next to the ledge
Edit: yeah the popup there also would be helpful

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(Post deleted by author since he forgot he could make his own posts a wiki)

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@demo You are reg. You can make it wiki yourself. Click the uh wrench thing.
Also, i searched it up and apparently it is called ledgestrapping.

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@Demo, will you give me the full permission to add a new part called designs, that features some themes for the map you make, plus prop art, or even celebration addition, like holidays

Ya sure add it in the “Stages you could make” part.
Just don’t change anything else.

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i also recommend adding gifs on the final products, oh yay thank you, i will show you the result, you can remove it if you want, just give me 2 days. yeah i will make it in that sections, saw it rn lol. also if i am able, i can ask if i can edit something later

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@Demo, may I add a stage? I have some ideas

Yes You can @CommanderGOAT

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@CommanderGOAT are you still editing if not could I add something

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i think he is done, he added the stage..