Microvania Toolkit 1.0.0

A Tiled-first Defold toolkit for building a short (2 to 3 hour) microvania exploration platformer.

The first stable release.

What's new since 0.1.0-beta.5

• Version 1.0.0; beta wording removed from the guides.
• New Commercial License (COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.txt): a one-time purchase per person, no royalties or fees. Still free for personal use. LICENSE now points to it.
• Saves from the betas are not guaranteed to load: start a fresh save slot.

Downloads

• Microvania_Toolkit_1.0.0.zip: the toolkit. Unzip it into a folder for your game and open START_HERE.html in a web browser: it shows a screenshot of every set-up step, from unzipping to playing a sample world.
• MVTK_Sample_Worlds_1.0.0.zip: three sample worlds to try first: Saltspray Cove, Swinehold Keep and Clover Hills. Unzip it next to the toolkit, never inside it; every world has its own START_HERE.txt.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: checksums for both ZIPs.

You need Defold 1.14.0 (later 1.14.x is fine) and Tiled 1.12.2. Windows is the verified platform; macOS and Linux use the same steps but are experimental.

Sample world art and audio

The three sample worlds are built from free CC0 (public domain) packs. Get them from their creators:

• Pixel Frog: Treasure Hunters and Kings and Pigs
• Kenney: New Platformer Pack, Impact Sounds, RPG Audio, Interface Sounds, Digital Audio
• Music and sound from OpenGameArt by Thimras, beardalaxy, Eldritch Grim, RandomMind, Juhani Junkala and Rango Mango

CREDITS_AND_LICENSES.txt in the sample worlds ZIP lists every asset with its link. Art the sample builders drew themselves is for trying the toolkit only.

License

Free for personal, non-commercial use. Selling or monetizing a game made with the toolkit requires a paid Commercial License, one per person: see COMMERCIAL_LICENSE.txt, or email MVTK@swishermail.com.

Report a problem

Open an issue on this repository with your operating system, the Defold and Tiled versions, the step that failed and the first red [ERROR] line from Defold's Console.

Microvania Toolkit 0.1.0-beta.5

A Tiled-first Defold toolkit for building a short (2 to 3 hour) microvania exploration platformer.

Downloads

• Microvania_Toolkit_0.1.0-beta.5.zip: the toolkit. Unzip it into a folder for your game and open
  START_HERE.html in a web browser: it shows a screenshot of every set-up step, from unzipping to
  playing a sample world.
• MVTK_Sample_Worlds_0.1.0-beta.5.zip: three sample worlds to try first: Saltspray Cove, Swinehold Keep and
  Clover Hills. Unzip it next to the toolkit, never inside it; every world has its own START_HERE.txt.
• SHA256SUMS.txt: checksums for both ZIPs.

You need Defold 1.14.0 (later 1.14.x is fine) and Tiled 1.12.2. Windows is the verified platform; macOS and
Linux use the same steps but are experimental.

Sample world art and audio

The three sample worlds are built from free CC0 (public domain) packs. Get them from their creators:

• Pixel Frog: Treasure Hunters and
  Kings and Pigs
• Kenney: New Platformer Pack,
  Impact Sounds, RPG Audio,
  Interface Sounds, Digital Audio
• Music and sound from OpenGameArt by Thimras, beardalaxy, Eldritch Grim, RandomMind, Juhani Junkala and
  Rango Mango

CREDITS_AND_LICENSES.txt in the sample worlds ZIP lists every asset with its link. Art the sample builders
drew themselves is for trying the toolkit only.

Report a problem

Open an issue on this repository with your operating system, the Defold and Tiled versions, the step that
failed and the first red [ERROR] line from Defold's Console.