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Buttons are used for opening rock barriers and for turning spin blocks on or off. To use the button open sprite edit and make a note of the sprite number. The first line of the sprit edit goes something like:
Sprite #nn of (total number of) sprites.
If you want to leave a button turned on after it has been pressed then you have to put (1) in info(0).
If you don't want to leave the button on you have to leave something around to hold it down (like a boulder).
Then open the edit sprite dialogue and enter the number of the button sprite (nn) into info (0). Now when the switch (nn) is pushed that rock barrier will open.
Spin block operate the other way round. They appear when the switch is on. If you want to block a passage, add a staircase or stepping stones or increase the size of a wall, then the thing to use is spin blocks the buttons work in the same way but the spin block info is different.
Open Sprite Edit:
Put (2) in info (0)
put (nn) in info (1) (where nn is the number of the button sprite)
put (1) in info (3)
The signs are fairly simple but slightly confusing at times. You need a STR# 500 resource called signs in your world data. You then type in your string into the resource eg:-
open STR#500 and you get a dialogue box as below:
When you want a new sign you go to Resource/Insert new field(s) and just carry on.
Then when you get back into Mascot you just put the number of the string you want to use into info(0) of the appropriate sign.
By the way STR#1000 makes the names for the levels appear on the map.
Bosses are a different matter altogether. I would recommend that you copy one of the original bosses and change bits rather than try to do one from start before you have had a chance to sort out how to do everything else. However the basic rules are that when you are fighting the boss character you can only move between the two points specified as (1) Boss Point in level info (15), and secondry boss point in Extra Level info (20).
Each individual boss has a different set of rules for layout etc.
Level 9 in 'The Return' is a Mandatraki Warrior boss. The level is 200 x 50 and the boss is in the bottom left hand corner. The actual dimensions of the boss are 52 x 25 allowing a small margin for error. Boulder No1 drops between tiles 23 & 24 from the left. No2 between 31 & 32, and no3 between 39 & 40 the boss activation point is (-1555) and the rock barrier is at hPos (380) It is important to make sure that Ferazel cannot cross that line (1555) except at the bottom when he is going into the boss. I think that it is tile 49 from the left but I made a cloumn about four tiles wide which went right up to the top of the level before I even started filling in the rest of the level.
Ferazel comes into the level top right. He wanders round a bit - gets messages, fights, flicks switches, un-flicks switches jumps up and down a bit and then gets to the boss.
After he has killed the Mandatraki Warrior he can then go into the rest of the level over the boss. It was really fun making that level.
Look at other people's bosses and it will give you an idea how to get yours working.
The Goblin Chief is fairly easy to deal with, and so is the Mandatraki Wizard (make sure you have platforms to jump on to), but the fire demons can cause a few problems and I haven't even tried to deal with Xicera yet. You'll have to ask Dr. Tall for that one.
Hope this helps!
Liz
PS What's your storyline? The name should reflect that!
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Liz the Wiz 
I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given.
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