Level Lab

Level Lab makes levels for Ember and Delve. Every level the two games ship was made in it, in the same file format you download.

Choose a game

Pick Ember or Delve at the top left. Each game has its own working copy, so switching doesn't lose anything.

Paint

• Layers. Choose Ground (1), Decor (2) or Things (3). Ground is what you stand on and bump into; decor is only for looks; things are the start, the goal, collectibles and creatures.
• Erasing. The right mouse button always erases, whatever the tool.
• Undo and redo. Ctrl+Z undoes, and Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z redoes.
• Zoom. The zoom slider goes down far enough to see a long level whole.

Ready to play?

The panel on the right lists, in words, anything the level still needs. For example: "It needs a start." Play test stays off until the list is empty.

Can it be finished? runs the same finish check the games' own levels pass. If it finds no way through, it shades every tile it reached, so the problem is at the edge of the shading.

Play test

Play test in Ember (or Delve) opens the game with your level, straight from your browser, with no export needed. From the result screen, Back to Level Lab brings you back.

Size and name

Change the level's Name, and its Width and Height, then press Resize. New rows appear at the top, so the floor stays where it is. A level is 16 to 240 tiles wide and 10 to 60 tall.

Files

• Open starts a new level, opens one of the game's own levels to learn from, or brings back your previous level.
• Download saves the level as a file, in the level file format.
• Import opens a level file.
• Allow Cognivo to use this saves your permission in the file. If you send the file to Cognivo, it may be added to a game. Without it, nothing you make is used.