A quick and painless tutorial for the Robot Wants Kitty Editor

To start, you should be looking at the blank editor screen for a new level:

You can scroll the screen by touching inside the scroll circle and dragging. You can center the screen on the Robot by quickly tapping the center of the scroll circle twice.

The button in the middle of the sidebar (that one that looks like stairs) is the LAYOUT TOOLS button. When you touch it, you should see this:

These are all the layout tools that you can use to make a level. We'll worry about what each one does later-- for now, just touch the grey block at upper left. The grey block lets you place floors and walls that the Robot can't move or fall through.

By dragging your finger on the screen, you can place layout blocks. Let's just make a very simple level to start with; draw a platform system like this.

Now we have a simple level where it's impossible for the Robot to get to the Kitty. To fix this, you need to add a Jump powerup. Touch LAYOUT TOOLS again, and touch the yellow square with a J in it. This is the Jump Powerup.

Place the Jump Powerup someplace where the Robot can get it (if it's off the ground, he won't be able to reach it because he can't jump without it!)

Now that we have a simple level that can be won, touch the PAINT TOOLS icon, which is directly beneath the LAYOUT TOOLS icon.

Paint tools are just decorations that do not affect gameplay. They can only be drawn over layout blocks. Touch the first paint tool (the grey/blue box in upper left) to select it.

Now sweep your finger over the grey blocks that you have already placed. The paint tool will color them appropriately.

Note: If you want to create seams or overlaps in your painting, simply touch the paint tool again. Each time you select a tool, it will seperate itself from the previous tool and stop merging the paint blocks.

Also, some paint tools will only paint on certain layout blocks:

If you want to move either the Robot or the Kitty to change their starting location, simply drag them with your finger.

Now you can click the TEST button (top-left of screen) to try out the level. If it tests successfully, and you can reach the Kitty, it can be uploading to Kitty Connect!

The icons on the right side of the screen allow you to return to your level list, customize your level, share your level and more.

Warning: Pressing the trashcan icon will destroy your level completely. There is no way to undo this! The game will ask you to confirm twice to make sure it's really what you want to do.

Before you can share a level, you have to test it to prove that it can be won. If you win the level without losing a life, your level will be given a special "1UP!" flair on the shared levels list to show the user that it can be won without getting killed at all!

And that's all! But if you want to get all fancy and informed, open the sections below to show more information.

Placing doors and keys is as simple as selecting the layout block and touching where you want the door or key to go.

To place a door, make a hallway that is one or two blocks high, like so: (Three blocks will not work correctly!)

Then, simply touch anywhere in the hallway to place a door. The door will detect where you touched and place itself intelligently.

Now just place the corresponding Keycard where Robot can get it, and you're in business!

Teleport systems are the most complex part of Robot Wants Kitty. A teleport system consists of a telematic, at least two teleport pads, and an optional Crystal slot.

So here is a setup for the simplest possible teleporter:

This system will teleport the Robot between the two teleport blocks counterclockwise (since there's only two teleport blocks, direction doesn't matter).

When you start an actual game, each teleport block (and crystal slot) will find the nearest telematic and attach to it. So when playing, this system looks like this:

A telematic can control as many teleport blocks or crystal slots as you want. A telematic is initially activated, unless it has a crystal slot attached to it. If it has one or more crystal slots attached, all crystal slots will need a quantum crystal in order to turn the teleporter on.

The system below will teleport the Robot CLOCKWISE (see the arrow on the telematic) through all four teleport blocks... but not until a crystal is placed in the crystal slot.

Remember, teleport blocks and crystal slots will find and attach to the NEAREST teleporter. You can have multiple telematics in a single level, but be careful to put your teleport blocks and slots closer to the one you want them to attach to!

If you have any more questions about how to use the editor, drop us a line, and we'll add to this page!