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For a random example: For the floating star actor, I don't know what the various numbers and logic switches do:
ConstructActor(SPR_STAR, x, y, F, F, F, F, ActPrize, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4);

On one hand, I thought the final number in the array was for frame count, but it doesn't make sense for other actor constructors.

do you plan to make it so you can add, new enemies? I would also love it if you could make the boss have more hp and be harder to pin down too. :)

Let me know if you want me to try it out, I will test when its beta if you want

I'm not sure if they are tied to just one action or effect. I'm guessing at this, but I think data2 is what specifies the "health" of an actor. The other ones I'm not sure of.

I need to be able to make this actor unaffected by explosions, but the source code doesn't seem to have an entry in the CanBeExploded() list for the Tulip Launcher. Also, I don't see a case argument to make Cosmo go in front of an actor, or change the layering for an actor.

Other than that, because of how the commands are organized, making some of the custom elements is going pretty well!

I was wondering if it wouldn't be possible to further split up the two gameN.c files while retaining the shape of the EXE, by using the preprocessor to include multiple .c files into a single translation unit. This is often called a "Unity build" (no relation to the game engine of the same name). E.g., you could have files actors.c, menu.c etc., and then game1.c would mostly consist of just include statements:

#include "actors.c"
#include "menu.c"
// etc. ...

The compiler would still only be invoked on game1/2.c, never on these additional C files, so the resulting EXE should be the same, but the human reader would be presented with smaller, more focused source files that are a bit easier to navigate.

I have no idea if this would work with Turbo C, but I can't really imagine a reason why it shouldn't. Maybe this is even how the original authors did it? It seems a bit unwieldy to work with these huge files, but OTOH when dealing with all the idiosyncracies of the time it's maybe a small thing. We'll never know..

Anyway, just thought I'd share this idea 🙂