SpawnHero 2: Workflow Setup

Paper Prototype

Create a paper prototype for your game level. The game grid is 23 x 16 tiles. Each block is 40px x 40px, making the screen size 920 x 640. Download & Print copies of this grid for prototyping.
Here is a quick reference of the different elements that can be used in your level design. See the SpawnHero 2 Docs for more descriptions of how each element affects game play.
If you know how to use the eyedropper tool, LivePaint, and drag to copy & paste in Illustrator, you can quickly mock up a level in Illustrator. Download the Illustrator Template to create a prototype in Adobe Illustrator.
Here is a demo prototype level mocked up in Illustrator:

Download the Project Starter Files.
Double-click the zipped file to unzip it.
Move the unzipped folder to your Desktop.
(Mac) Drag your project folder onto the SublimeText icon in the dock.
(PC) Open SublimeText and open the project from the Menu.
Your entire folder should open with a sidebar that shows all the project files. If you don’t see a sidebar with files, go to View > Sidebar > Show Sidebar.
SpawnHero2 Key Files:
- /SpawnHero2 This is your main project directory.
  - /assets This directory holds all the graphics and sound effects.
  - /flixel This directory holds all the game engine files.
  - game.js This is the file where create your game level.
  - index.html This is the file your game loads into.
Start a Server:
The files require a local server in order to run the game.
- Search for the Terminal App with finder (the magnifying glass in the upper right corner of the computer). Open the App.
- Drag your Spawn-Hero-2 project folder onto the open Terminal window. Then hit Enter. This will navigate directly to the folder containing your game files.
- Type the following command into the Terminal window: python -m SimpleHTTPServer
- Hit Enter. If you did it correctly, after a few seconds, you should see something similar to this:
To View the Game in Chrome:
- Open a new Google Chrome browser.
- Type the following url in the address bar: http://localhost:8000
- You will see the game titlescreen.

Test Code Changes Often:
- Save the code you typed.
- Switch to your Google Chrome browser that contains your game.
- Refresh the page by hitting Command-R
Debugging:
- In Chrome, right-click (Mac: Control-Click) the game page and choose Inspect from the dropdown.
- Click Console in the nav. If there any errors in your code if will show along with hints to the line number of the error.

All game level code is added to the game.js file. Translate your paper prototype to code. Here's a snaphot of some of the code used for the demo prototype:
Refer to the SpawnHero 2 Docs for the different function calls you can use in the level.
Once your game level completed, play test your game.

When you are done building your game level, Upload & Publish your game.

Some technical setup. Does not require extensive knowledge of Javascript. Game level programming can be completed in 10min ~ 1hr.