LEGO World Builder

LEGO World Builder
Developer: gameLab Publisher: LEGO Platform: Adobe Shockwave This game has hidden development-related text. This game has unused text.

This article is a work in progress. ...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.

Command, build and disassemble units in this axonometric puzzle game.

Level Template

To do: Find out what 00084e4c.fff is

Found in Internal/MAP KEY or alternatively 00084e4c.fff is a map template:

[map]

-- MAP GOES HERE
-- make sure the right margin is straight, 
-- or there will be crashes.

 map=w7w.6.... 
 map=www......
 map=..a..TT..
 map=w8..b..._
 map=9w0...___
 map=.....__._
 map=.T_.__...
 map=..2__..1.
 map=....__...


-- optional CENTER position for when level starts
--   if left out, level will start on middle of map 
center=5,4
--   this will center 5 tiles from left, 4 from top
--   i.e. the letter 'b' in this map.



-- MAP TERRAIN KEY

--   M = mountain
--   . = normal
--   w = water
--   _ = normal, undiggable (rocky)
--   x = water, unfillable (deep)
--   r = water with reefs
--   T = tree
--   # = swamp
--   ^ = volcano

--   @ = hole
--   ~ = space bar billboard - should be to right of a hole

 
[mapitems]

-- RESOURCES, PLANS, UNITS, MONSTERS, GOALS

-- make up a key letter or number 
--        that's not already taken above
--
-- place that letter on the map 
--   (you can put it in more than one place)  
--
-- put an entry for a unit, resource, monster, or goal as below


-- UNITS LOOK LIKE THIS:
-- note that robots and animals are all "vehicles"
--   "unit" will be on NORMAL terrain
--   "waterunit" will be on WATER terrain

0=unit,vehicle,dirtbuggy
9=waterunit,vehicle,duck
8=waterunit,building,marina


-- MONSTERS LOOK LIKE THIS
7=unit,monster,crab
6=waterunit,monster,crab

-- RESOURCE PILES LOOK LIKE THIS:

a=pile,yellow,10, wheel,4,energy,1
c=pile,blue,5
d=pile,yellow,10
e=pile,wheel,4
f=pile,energy,1
h=pile,yellow,1


-- PLANS LOOK LIKE THIS:
--   "unit" will be on NORMAL terrain
--   "waterplan" will be on WATER terrain

b=plan,dirtbuggy,10
j=waterplan,duck,5


-- GOALS LOOK LIKE THIS:
--  yes, syntax is inconsistent with other things:
--   if you want a goal to be on water, add ",water"

1=goal,dirtbuggy
2=bonusgoal,buggy
3=bonusgoal,duck,water



[inventory]

-- IF THE LEVEL STARTS WITH ANY PLANS

Internal Level Names

Each map file contains the level's name, those names go unused as the ones in translation/level names are used instead. Comparing the names shows several differences. Note that the Ocean & Prehistoric Challenge Worlds are treated as World 4 & 5 internally.

Level	In-game	Internal	Notes
1-1	TUTORIAL	TUTORIAL
1-2	BUGGY RIDE	BUGGY RIDE
1-3	BUILD A DIRTBUGGY	BUILD A DIRTBUGGY	Dirtbuggy introduction
1-4	PICK UP AND CARRY	ASSEMBLE A DIRTBUGGY	You need to gather the scattered parts to build a Dirtbuggy
1-5	TAKE APART THE DUCK	TAKE APART THE DUCK
1-6	ONE BRICK SHORT	FETCH THAT BRICK	You need to transport 1 brick to the other island to build a Dirtbuggy
1-7	ANIMAL RECYCLING	RECYCLE THE ANIMALS
1-8	BRIDGE BUILDER	LEARN TO DIG	Steamshovel introduction, unit that can dig and as such bridge landmasses
1-9	WHAT'S A TREEBOT?	MOVE THE TREES	Treebot introduction, unit that can move trees
1-10	SPIRAL JETTY	SPIRAL JETTY
1-11	BEWARE THE CRAB	BEWARE THE CRAB
1-12	WHEN CRABS ATTACK	EVEN MORE CRABS	The level contains more Crabs after the single one in 1-11.
2-1	DEFENDER SAVES THE DAY	QUEST	Defender introduction
2-2	DANGER RIVER	DANGER RIVER
2-3	WHAT'S A DOZER?	WHAT'S A DOZER?	Bulldozer introduction
2-4	THE LONG ROAD	THE LONG ROAD
2-5	CRAB FOREST	CRAB FOREST
2-6	FISH LAKE	FISH LAKE
2-7	LEAP FROGS	FROGGER	Gameplay resembles Frogger, you need to get 4 Frogs to the top of the level.
2-8	PUSH COMES TO SHOVE	SOKOBAN	Gameplay resembles the Japanese puzzle game of the same name.
2-9	CANALS	WATERMAZE	You need to gather several Fish in the center through maze-like canals.
2-10	CRAB ISLANDS	CRAB ISLANDS
2-11	TWO AND A HALF	TWO WORLDS	The map consists of two separate floating masses and a third which is just one tile wide and only used for the bonus mission.
2-12	ON THE RUN	DOUBLE-RACE	Both mission goals require you to outrace Crabs to an extent.
3-1	STONE WALL	TEAM SOKOBAN (5)	Gameplay resembles two player Sokoban You get two Bulldozers and need to push the boulders correctly to wall in the Scorpions.
3-2	RIVERMAZE	WATER PAC-MAN (2)	The level resembles a Pac-Man board, the player is given 3 brick piles for Tugboats (3 lives) with the four Alligators representing the Ghosts.
3-3	NAVAL SUPPORT	NAVAL BACKUP (3)
3-4	TREEBOT IN THE FOREST	TREEBOT IN THE FOREST (4)
3-5	STONEHENGE	TIGHT SOKOBAN (1)	Another Sokoban puzzle map, similar to 2-8
3-6	STEAM-POWERED ISLAND	STEAM-POWERED ISLAND (6)
3-7	THREE ROOMS	THREE ROOMS (7)
3-8	BLOCKADE	WATER CRAB BLOCKADE (8)
3-9	BACK AND FORTH	TWO WORLDS ADVANCED (9)	References 2-11, the map has two separate landmasses that you go back and forth on.
3-10	THE QUEST	BIG QUEST (10)	Possibly references 2-1
3-11	SCORPION MAZE	SCORPION MAZE (11)
3-12	THE FINAL SHOWDOWN	THE FINAL BATTLE (12)	Final map of the regular worlds/before the expansion.
4-1	BUILD A SPEEDBOAT	INTRODUCE SPEEDBOATS	Speedboat introduction
4-2	MYSTERIOUS WHIRLPOOLS	WHAT'S THAT SWIRLY THING?	Introduction to whirlpools
4-3	SPEEDBOATS ON PATROL	OUTRACE THE CRITTERS	The Monsters often block passages in this reef maze.
4-4	THE BERMUDA RECTANGLE	WHIRLPOOL PUZZLE	Named after the Bermuda Triangle Like in the urban legend, it can be easy to get lost in the level.
4-5	SHARK!	SHARK PEN	Introduction to Sharks, which are mostly kept in a separate area.
4-6	ALLIGATOR WRESTLING	CAGED SHARK	Map resembles a fish, a Shark is trapped between reefs in the "eye" of the fish.
4-7	THE TWO TOWERS	FIRST TOWERS	Guard Tower introduction
4-8	BATTLE AT CRABBY BEACH	ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE	Description of the map
4-9	STRANGE CURRENTS	THE WHIRLPOOL MAMBO	The level requires you to guess and remember the correct whirlpools to move onwards.
4-10	DIRE STRAITS	DANGEROUS CHANNELS	Map consists of three narrow water passages connected via whirlpools, two of which contain monsters.
4-11	ARCHIPELAGO	LAND BRIDGES	Land bridging is required for the bonus goal.
4-12	MASTER AND COMMANDER	MASTER AND COMMANDER
5-1	DANGEROUS SWAMPS	SWAMP INTRO	Introduction to swamps
5-2	OFF ROAD RACING	SWAMP BUGGY
5-3	FISH OUT OF WATER	GATOR SWAMP	Your mission is to collect bricks for a Fish (which are all on land) while avoiding the many Gators of this swamp.
5-4	T-REX LIVES!	T-REX LIVES
5-5	BOT VS. BEAST	BATTLEBOTS	Possibly named after the American robot combat show. Multiple Defenders are used to battle a T-Rex.
5-6	MEET REPAIRBOT	REPAIRBOT!!	Repairbot introduction
5-7	PERPETUAL MOTION	INFINITE ENERGY	Two Repairbots allow for infinite energy by repairing eachother.
5-8	HUNGRY PREDATORS	DODGE'EM!	Level has the player avoid T-Rexes and Sharks in two separate sections.
5-9	DOUBLE TROUBLE	SKIRMISHES	Level that's separated into two landmasses, battles happen near immediately on both.
5-10	FOSSIL FUELING	BOULDER GOAL	The boulder is the bonus goal of this level.
5-11	BUILD YOUR OWN BATTLEFIELD	BATTLEFIELD DESIGN	You get plenty of bricks and plans to design your own defenses.
5-12	MONSTERLAND	MONSTERLAND

Interestingly, World Three's levels all have a number in brackets behind their name, revealing their intended order.
While most of those match, the two Sokoban levels (3-1 & 3-5) were swapped.
Possible reasons for this include:

• 2-8 also being a sokoban puzzle and gameLab figuring that the player could need a break before another such level
• 3-5 being more difficult
• 3-1 allowing the introduction of Scorpions and Water Crabs, new enemies that aren't seen again until 3-6 (Water Crab) & 3-7 (Scorpion)

(Source: r543)

Unused Text

This file path is repeated many times throughout 00003df8.dat, starting at E5CF and ending at 8C479.

C:\Documents and Settings\gameLab\My Documents\lego make&create\WBX

Starting at 836F4 in 00003df8.dat is text relating to Lingo, the programming language used by Shockwave:

!Enable Display of Percent Loaded
!Display Percent Loaded in Member
Complete
@Y
0%
Plugin
100%
What the behavior does:
Turns a sprite into a progress bar, indicating progress of the current movie's stream.
How to use:
1.
Drag and drop this behavior on to the sprite that should act as the progress bar.
This behavior can only be applied to a QD Shape sprite.
2.
Display Percent Downloaded (Optional).
f a field or text castmember is detected in one of the movie's casts, there is an additional option to display the percent downloaded of the movie.
heck the checkbox provided to enable display of percent downloaded, and select the castmember that should be used to display the percent.
Use this behavior to create an animating progress bar for a streaming movie.
Drop it on the sprite that will be used as the progress bar.
f a field or text castmember exists, there is an additional option to display the percent of the movie that has been downloaded.

(Source: Original TCRF research)