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Shroom2001

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EE Offline Client

Right now there is a .exe of Everybody Edits which can be downloaded from the beta site. This program, however, is nothing more than an exact copy of the game in .exe form. It can also only be played with an internet connection. My suggestion is a complete overhaul of the downloadable program, complete with offline features. (From now on I will refer to the program as "EEPC" for Everybody Edits PC Edition)

▼Basic Functionality

When connected to the internet, EEPC will still have the core functionalities of Everybody Edits. The lobby will remain the same as the browser version, and the shop, campaigns, and settings will still be available. However, gem purchasing should not be available in EEPC due to it being easier to hack a computer program to give free gems, than to hack the EE servers.

▼Offline Lobby

When you're not connected, the lobby will only show your worlds (with maps) and the news/friends/crew panel will now be labeled On This Computer. The On This Computer tab also has worlds with minimaps, however the borders are a darker grey and their names all end with the .wld extension. These worlds are called world files and are stored on your computer. If you are loading up EEPC for the first time all you will see in On This PC will be the Add World button. Clicking this will allow you to select a world file from your computer to add. The button will be at the bottom of a larger file list.

▼Build/Edit Mode

If you click on a world in the list of your real worlds, it opens Build Mode. It functions the same as if you had edit rights in EE, except there are obviously no players there. In Build Mode you can change the world's properties like the code, name, and background. If you reconnect and you have changed a world that has players in it, all players will recieve a one minute warnong before the level is reset to reflect the new changes. If you have made edits in both the browser and PC versions, you will be asked which one to keep, or merge the two.
If you open a file, on the other hand, you enter Edit Mode. Edit mode is basically the same as Build Mode, except that the changes are saved to your computer instead of your worlds. You can still change all of the properties as well as playtesting it, but even if you reconnect nobody will see it, as it is not an actual world.
If you want to access Build Mode while connected, click the small hammer icon next to the word MINE on the level you want to build in.

▼World Files

A world file (.wld) contains data that forms an EE level. They can be used to experiment with systems and concepts, practice your art skills, or just troll to let out your rage. But the main purpose is so you can have interchangeable worlds. Under the Modify World tab in a real world in EEPC, there will be a new Import File option. If you click that, you can select a .wld file from the list, which will then replace what is already in the world. A smaller world file can be imported into a larger world. It will be centred and the empty space around the sides will be filled with fully black blocks. This will also reset players.
The file structure is pretty easy to do:

NAME = 100 Nooby Minis
DESC = These are the noobiest minis you'll ever play.
BG = null
CODE = 1111
SIZE = 200,200
BLOCKS:
[x,y,id]
[x,y,id]
[x,y,id,state]
[x,y,id,portalid,target,state]
etc...

As you can see by the SIZE line, this allows for customizable dimensions - keeping in mind it cannot exceed 400x200 or 300x300.
Example - To create portal 2 facing up at x=4 and y=42 with target 55, the code would be [4,42,242,2,55,2] (default state=1, 1 click=2, etc)
For a world portal, it would be [4,42,374,PW809k4Hf8bkI]
I might be missing a few of the top lines.
Due to limited items, importing of files can only happen when you're connected. If, say, your file contains 13 coin doors and you only have 10, you will get an error message saying, "Whoops, you don't have enough coin doors, either buy some more or delete some from the file."

▼Want to help?

If you know Photoshop, feel free to make some pictures of the offline lobby and other stuff in this suggestion.
Also, lots of views and replies will help keep this near the top of the suggestions page!
Maybe I'll make a banner at some point.

EE Offline - No Lag World Building

Anak

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Re: EE Offline Client

I like this a lot I might help out with graphics since you said so

Koya

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Joined: 2015-02-18

Posts: 6,310

Re: EE Offline Client

I think the team should concentrate on making the online version work better,

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skullz17

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Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 6,699

Re: EE Offline Client

But if you're offline, how will it check what blocks you have?

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thx for sig bobithan

Shroom2001

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Joined: 2015-10-09

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Re: EE Offline Client

But if you're offline, how will it check what blocks you have?

It won't. It checks when you try to import it, which can only be done while you are online.

Hexagon

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Joined: 2015-04-22

Posts: 1,213

Re: EE Offline Client

What happens if I'm half way through a level and I decide to go online? Does my player teleport to that location in the real online map?

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Koya

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Joined: 2015-02-18

Posts: 6,310

Re: EE Offline Client

What happens if I'm half way through a level and I decide to go online? Does my player teleport to that location in the real online map?

The offline editor is separate and is only active when transferred to a world you have bought.

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Thank you eleizibeth ^

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skullz17

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Joined: 2015-02-15

Posts: 6,699

Re: EE Offline Client

I think you could already make your own client which does that (I think there was something called EE Animator which had a similar purpose, and there are also more recent offline editors).

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thx for sig bobithan