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Platformer Toolkit

Platformer Toolkit is an interactive video essay, from the creator of Game Maker’s Toolkit .

You’ll get to see, first hand, how platformer characters are designed, as you use the toolkit to change and adjust over 30 variables that drive the hero’s movement. 

Change Kit’s max speed, jump height, squash and stretch, coyote time, and more - and then play through a sample level with your chosen stats.

Jump - Space / J or Bottom Face Button or Right Face Button Open / Close Toolkit - T or Top Face Button Continue Narration - C or Start Button Skip Current Line - P or Right Bumper Toggle Fullscreen / Windowed (Downloadable Only) - F Quit (Downloadable Only) - Escape

Why doesn't the game load on macOS? 

Additional Code

Tarodev Shinjingi PressStart.VIP

Programming Help

theChief - Wayfarer Games Alice Bottino GMTK Discord

Unity Demo Asset Set-Up

The Noun Project

Sound Effects

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Development log

• Unity Asset Now Available! Nov 25, 2022
• Behind The Code Jun 22, 2022
• Version 1.1 Jun 20, 2022

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May I provide a Chinese translation or get a way to translate it into Chinese?

This is a really great game if you want to develop a 2D platformer and save a lot of time testing out player movement! I am a Unity game developer in Taiwan and would like to share this game with others and my classmates.

holy bro so much yap

Is the background music "All Nighter" by Ibrahim?

Fun And Engaging... ability to test what style of controller You want. Informative and pleasant. Appreciating Your hard work! 

Thanks, Dev, for a nice experience.

 ....But To actually code FEELS So much "easier"))) 

(not by dragging visual handles) 

Have A GREAT TIME everyone!!!

my computer says its a virus

false positive

Max-Speed : 8 Accelaration:39  Deceleration: 33

Camera panels :  Zoom :10 | Damping (X) : 1.5 | Damping (Y):1.5| Look Ahead : 0.4

Max -Jump : 2.9 Duration : 2.7 Gravity : 1.8

Air acceleration :18  Air Control : 36  Air Brake: 54 

Particles: Run : 4  Jump : 12 Land : 10 

Squash & Stretch : Jump : 13

wish there was a controller cursor without needing to toggle game controls

it is so cool

(Rate mine ya'll)

Run: speed - 11; acceleration - 23; deceleration - 75; turn speed - 41;

Jump: height - 4.3; duration - 4; down gravity - 1; air acceleration - 12; air control - 25; air brake - 1; DJ & VH - off;

Camera: zoom - 9; damping X - 0; damping Y - 0.8; lookahead - 0.1; ignore jumps - off;

Assists: coyote time - 0; jump buffer - 0.4; terminal velocity - 12; rounded corners - on;

Particles: Run - 1; Jump - 4; Land - 50;

Squash & Stretch: Jump - 1.5; Land - 1.8;

Lean: Angle - 10; Speed - 47;

Jump + Land SFX - On;

Music - 0.5;

what an absolutely brilliant way to teach character controls. amazing work!!

Run : speed - 8; acceleration - 60; deceleration - 60; turn speed - 99;

Jump : height - 3.5; duration - 2; down gravity - 1; air acceleration - 80; air control - 80; air brake - 30; Variable Height - on;

Camera : zoom - 7; damping X - 0.2; damping Y - 0.5; lookahead - 0; ignore jumps - off;

Assists : coyote time - 0.4; jump buffer - 0.4; terminal velocity - 20; rounded corners - off;

Particles : Run - 3; Jump - 6; Land - 8; Squash & Stretch : Jump - 1.1; Land - 1.5;

pretty cool that you can make sonic 10/10 wait it starts of as sonic

made the most rage platformer hehe

Really cool toolkit

best game ever

i made it pizza tower

map 3ditor ???

I think this is a really good tutorial how to making a platformer. I am a bit annoyed of the fact that the information that I can skip the explanation with P showed up almost at the end of the tutorial. I don't know for what I should disable Screen Shake. It would be really cool if more things like enemies or a level builder gets added. I already know most of the values, but having a toolkit were you can see you adjustments instantly is a lot more cool.

Thank you for this cool project!!!

fun fact: it helped me with platformer i'm making

I love this!

Great idea and well made. I think I found a bug: the spring platform is affected by the variable jump cuttoff. Turn the jump cutoff slider all the way up and the spring barely gives you any height.

🌟⚡️ Platformer Toolkit: Elevating the Game! ⚡️🌟

I stumbled upon the Platformer Toolkit on itch.io, and let me tell you, it's a game-changer for anyone keen on crafting their own pixel-perfect platforming adventures! 🎮🚀

🛠️ The toolkit's robust set of features empowers creators with an arsenal of tools, making game development an absolute breeze. The intuitive level editor allows for seamless design, and the sprite customization options ensure that every character and obstacle fits the envisioned aesthetic flawlessly. 🎨✨

🕹️ The responsive controls and dynamic physics engine provide that essential 'feel' every platformer enthusiast craves. It's like the toolkit understands the essence of classic platformers and injects it directly into your creation. The attention to detail here is truly commendable! 👾👏

🎶 And let's talk about the soundtrack options—pure auditory delight! The toolkit comes with a diverse selection of tunes that complement various themes, enhancing the overall gaming experience. 🎼🔊

🌈 Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting, the Platformer Toolkit caters to all skill levels. The documentation is comprehensive, and there's an active community ready to offer support and share insights. It's not just a toolkit; it's a collaborative platform for platformer enthusiasts! 🤝🌐

🚀 In conclusion, if you're serious about creating engaging and immersive platformers, the Platformer Toolkit is an absolute must-have. Kudos to the developers for creating such an invaluable resource for the game development community! 🌟👾

Happy creating! 🚀🕹️

Are the scripts free to use in our games?

super informative as a very very beginner to learn the basic concepts of a platformer, thank you! 

Really great tool. I enjoyed it and learned something new.

However there are a few bugs. For example the deceleration gets overwritten by the turning speed. If you try to move into the opposite direction and your turning speed is 0 you will keep sliding in the wrong direction even if the deceleration is high and you would instantly come to a stand still if you just released the button.

This is really useful. I'll definitely learn much from it. I did notice that if the Deceleration slider is too far to the right the Instant Movement and Run Speed toggle gets covered by some invisible barrier, so you can no longer click it.

The game is really cool

Making this feel right felt so simple and yet I felt so accomplished getting it to where it felt like the character actually belonged in the environments! I'm just learning how to build games so this really helped me get an idea of all the sorts of things that go into making a game really feel polished!

Rate my build:

Run: speed - 9; acceleration - 40; deceleration - 70; turn speed - 77;

Jump: height - 3.5; duration - 2.5; down gravity - 2; air acceleration - 35; air control - 60; air brake - 70; 

Camera: zoom - 8; damping X - 0.5; damping Y - 1.5; lookahead - 0.5; ignore jumps - on;

Assists: coyote time - 0.1; jump buffer - 0.2; terminal velocity - 20; rounded corners - on.

for jumping, are double jump and/or variable height on?

without the other customizations like juice and what I said,  I will have to give it a 6/10

Can you make this into a Godot addon please?

Silly question, but.... in the demo above, how do I unlock the locks? I can't find the key.

It unlocks as you progress through the video essay(bottom right button)

Sometimes when I hold the arrow keys and do a Double Jump , I can't double jump and fall down on spikes, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Amazing tool btw !!

This is really helpful for making platformer characters, thanks!

I noticed that there were presets for Mario, Sonic, Super Meat Boy, and Celeste, but no Mega Man, Kirby, Castlevania, or Ghosts and Goblins?

Please do a Mega Man preset

The Super Mario preset isn't right.  It doesn't have any jump cutoff set so the variable height jump doesn't work.  Also the max jump is set too low: Mario should jump 5 tiles by default, 6 if he's moving.  Movement affecting jump height is another variable to consider.

I think you should have given Celeste a double-jump, considering how important the air-dash is to the game.

There's an "Instant Movement" checkbox that isn't interactible.

Btw, here's my build:

Running: Max Speed: 8.  Max acceleration, deceleration, turn speed.

Jumping: Jump Height: 5,  Jump Duration: 3, Jump Cutoff: 3, Max air control, air acceleration, air brake.

Camera: Zoom: 5, Ignore Jumps.  I set look-ahead to max and damping to 1 but I could have more look-ahead but the damping cancels it out, but I want more damping because I don't like the quick camera movements when it switches the look-ahead on and off.

if you have deceleration all the way to max, clicking the instant movement box makes it think that you are clicking the deceleration slider

:D tht was fun

I went through every part 5 times once with each character setting and 1 for my own, it was very very hard, but fun. if you are curious at first, I thought that sonic would be the hardest (I've never played Celeste) but man was I wrong!

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Mark brown’s platformer toolkit, playable essay on platformer game design, hits 100k downloads, published by evgeny obedkov.

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Mark Brown, creator of the Game Maker’s Toolkit blog, has announced that his latest project Platformer Toolkit has reached a new milestone. It is an interactive video essay where the player has to fix a bad platformer.

Brown shared the news on Twitter , saying that Platformer Toolkit has generated over 100k downloads / browser plays so far. It took the project a little over two months to reach such a milestone.

Hey! Platformer Toolkit has had 100,000 downloads/browser plays. Thanks for checking out my weird, experimental interactive video essay thing! https://t.co/0vCPdvKJg5 pic.twitter.com/rE98Agxkfg — Game Maker’s Toolkit (@gamemakerstk) September 5, 2022

Platformer Toolkit is an experimental video essay on platformer game design, which was built with Unity and released on itch.io (available for free). The player controls a character named Kit and has to change her speed, jump height, and other settings using an interactive toolkit. 

The goal is to fix the bad movement and see how different options could affect the platforming gameplay and overall feel. Platformer Toolkit also contains Brown’s explanations of different mechanics and settings, so the project serves as not only a fun mini game but also as a great interactive lecture on the basic design principles of platform games.

Mark Brown is a game journalist, who is best known for his Game Maker’s Toolkit blog on YouTube. Right now, he is also working on his debut game, a 2D platformer about a robot solving puzzles with a magnet.

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Video game journalist and creator of YouTube channel  Game Maker’s Toolkit , Mark Brown, has contributed to amateur game development by creating an interactive essay entitled  Platformer Toolkit . In  Platformer Toolkit , players control Kit, an avatar plagued by noticeably bad control design like delayed jumps and awkward acceleration. After a brief hands-on with Kit's controls, players can access the Toolkit—an intrinsic set of toolbars and widgets that adjust almost every variable of Kit’s performance. Players begin by adjusting Kit's run speed and acceleration, after which they receive new tools as they progress through the essay. The complete Toolkit allows access to over 30 options for adjusting gameplay mechanics like Kit's jump height, camera positioning, jump buffering, and even visual effects. After adjusting Kit to an acceptable level of play, players can take her through a full platforming stage which, upon completion, will reward players with a few extra goodies. The Platformer Toolkit download is currently available for Windows and Mac at the  GMTK  official website, or can be played directly from an internet browser.

As user-generated content titles like  Super Mario Maker  can attest, 'game creation' games are not wholly an original concept. However,  Platformer Toolkit  succeeds in teaching a concept that often can’t be explored by these types of titles: game-feel. As the goal of  Platformer Toolkit  is for players to adjust Kit’s performance until it ‘feels’ right to them, it naturally conveys the importance of this esoteric concept. Since most UGC games are ready-made game systems in which players organize assets to simulate an experience , players won't be able to learn why  Super Mario  games feel so fun to play under such restrictions. But with Kit, players can learn merely from their interactions with her what tangible effects even the most minute adjustment can have on an experience.

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CryEngine allows you to create interactive 3D games and supports platforms like Windows, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, and Oculus Rift. You can create shooter games, platformer games, educational games and more with CryEngine.

Some popular games that have been built with CryEngine include Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Far Cry, State of Decay, and Ryse: Son of Rome.

Programming languages used for CryEngine include C#, C++, and Lua. If you are not familiar with those languages, then you can look into these resources.

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CryEngine has dozens of tutorials to help you get started building games and it is free to download on their website.

Amazon Lumberyard is a free cross platform video game engine where you can create your own 3D games. Amazon Lumberyard supports many platforms including iOS, Android, Windows and game consoles such as PlayStation and Xbox.

Some games using Amazon Lumberyard include New World and The Grand Tour Game.

Programming languages used for Amazon Lumberyard include C++, and Lua. If you are not familiar with those languages, then you can look into these resources.

Amazon Lumberyard is free to download and there are dozens of tutorials to get you started building your own games.

Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine is a free engine where you can create interactive visual novels and games. Ren'Py supports many platforms including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Some popular games and novels created with Ren'Py include, Doki Doki Literature Club!, Zero Deaths, and UFO Swamp Odyssey.

The programming language used with Ren'Py is Python. If you are new to Python, you can take this freeCodeCamp YouTube course .

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freeCodeCamp also has a walk through tutorial on how to make a visual novel game using Ren'Py.

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Kaboom.js is a library that allows you to build computer games using JavaScript. If you are unfamiliar with JavaScript, then you can take this freeCodeCamp YouTube course .

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I hope you enjoy my list of popular game engines and tools to get started learning how to build your own games.

I encourage to keep exploring and find even more game options that were not mentioned in this article so you can continue your learning.

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