Xye

Xye is a new, free version of the classic game Kye which also extends the game adding more objects and gameplay options.

Xye is now possible to edit and make levels by knowing either the Xye level format or the kye level format.

The project is currently on beta state.

Reproduce Kye's gameplay

Although some gameplay factors won't be reproduced / will be modiffied the main idea is to do not lose the feeling of the game.

Xye can open and play .kye level files.

Kye2Xye exists so you can convert a .kye level file into .xye and be able to use the new features

Things that will change / have already changed:

- I decided to disallow diagonal movement. The only level I know that gets screwed by this decition is ADOORABLE one of the official Kye levels.
- The mouse control is way different and doesn't stop the time, unlike Kye.
Pressing keys does not boost the game clock speed, this is just a decorative change that does not affect gameplay too much. Ctrol can be used as a fast forward button for those moments when you need the game to speed up.
- Whenever Kye got into a blackhole, the blackhole didn't show up its animation/enter in busy state. This has changed in Kye
- In fact, the behaviour of black holes in Kye was kind of random / unpredictable, in Xye, though if something enters a black hole, the black hole will always show its animation and enter to busy mode.
- In Xye, pushing a round block towards another rounded object / wall will cause a behaviour similar to the one of rockies too. This is a major change that makes some of the kye levels easier. The reasons behind this change are: logic and practicity. It is really usefult for block based puzzles, Xye made block-based puzzles valid thanks to some of its additions. There is a limitation to the rule and it is that rockies (round arrow blocks) will not allow it to happen if they are pushed towards a direction that is not their active.

What is new in this release:

• A desktop icon and launcher were included in the tarball.
• Compilation issues with GCC 4.7+ were fixed.
• Teleports in the editor will now show the "Active" sprite when lined up.
• The skin dialog now remembers the currently selected skin.

What is new in version 0.12.0:

• Major gameplay changes:
• A new block has been added, purple.
• Purple arrows and dot blocks are as fast as red arrows.
• Purple pushers are twice as fast as yellow pushers and bounce differently.
• Purple timers are like a mix between the green and red ones, explode a time after Xye activates them.
• Purple surprise blocks teleport Xye to their location if pushed.
• Purple gems do not exist, instead purple gem blocks are activated once you get all the stars in the level.
• Other features:
• The listbox control has been made closer to the familiar idea in usual GUI environments. For example, it supports the mouse wheel and can have a scroll bar if necessary.
• Xye's default color has been changed to a less saturated green tone.
• Official levels:
• Added two new tutorials.
• Updated the order of some of the levels.
• New levels: Complexity, puzzle, Chekhov's brick, Robot bot trouble and Swing bridge.
• Updates to other level files:
• Phipps.xye: Changed the color scheme for the levels from problem.kye.
• New editor features:
• Slightly more compatibility with level features.
• Bug fixes:
• Fixed the bug that made .Kye levels in the editor load with black walls, background and earth.
• Fixed bugs related to not being able to play the level's solution / a replay file in the first attempt when there is a saved game for that level.
• Other minor features and bug fixes.

What is new in version 0.11.1:

• Various bugs in the editor were fixed.
• 15 new levels were included.
• The editor can now open kye files.

What is new in version 0.11.0:

• This version has a new, detailed game skin.
• It has a Kye Jr. appearance skin.
• The editor now supports level files with multiple levels.
• The editor can also import the levels from multiple level files.
• It is now easier to change object rotation in the editor.
• There are minor bugfixes.
• New level: Take them out.

What is new in version 0.10.0:

• Whenever you leave a level file, the positions of all objects and the undo history will be saved automatically. The next time you open the level, it will be loaded automatically.
• The undo last move command is now enabled by default.
• A prompt Yes/No dialog will ask for confirmation before leaving the game.
• Moving Xye once will make the idle arrows go away permanently until Xye moves into portal or dies.
• Fixed colors in one of the extra level files: Mic4.

What is new in version 0.9.3:

• New levels and graphical updates, tooltips for a more friendly GUI, and bugfixes.

What is new in version 0.9.2:

• A couple of new levels were added.
• Graphics polishing and two new skins were added.
• A GUI skin browser was added.

What is new in version 0.9.1:

• Documentation is now placed in $prefix/share/doc.
• Various bugs were fixed.
• The creation of new processes is no longer required to switch between the editor and the game.
• Minor graphical updates were made.
• New levels were added.
• The level count was raised to 25 tutorials and 41 levels.
• Support for the sokoban SLC (XML) level format was added.
• The editor can now record solutions and save them to the level file.

What is new in version 0.9.0:

• The interface is a little easier to use, adding GUI buttons for actions that were previously only accessible through keyboard.
• Many new official and bonus levels. (32 new official levels).
• Tutorials were replaced by simpler and quicker levels, The old tutorials are still available in the oldtutorials level file.
• The default theme has been heavily modified torwards a different, cleaner style, the older theme is still available.
• New objects: stars and large blocks.
• The editor now supports portal and factory objects.
• Various bug fixes.
• "intertia" factories now correctly create the inertia in moving mode.
• Fixed a small glitch with blue walls turning darker after an undo operation.
• Firepads now turn the red blocks into fire red blocks, which are not too different to fireballs in gameplay, besides that they still count as red
• blocks. A bug has also been fixed that made these 'fireballs' get ahead by an extra frame, this makes firepads slightly slower than before.
• The level browser sorts files alphabetically.
• Clicking clear twice in the editor allows you to clear the layout completely, including the border walls.
• Source compilable in newer g++ versions (which now require more explicity #includes).
• Xye will remember the last file you played and the level number in it.