# Level Design

To design a level, create a level file calle `<your_filename>.l1t`. An example has been provided in this repo called `test_level.l1t`.

## Structure

Every level must start with the following three lines:

- Level Name
- Author
- Description

They can be left empty if desired.

Example:

```
// level.l1t
Test Level
alex-laycalvert
A test level description
// rest of level...
```

The following lines represent the level grid.

## Grid

The grid of the level must be at least one playable space large and be surrounded by an even box of `I` characters representing walls:

Example:

```
// ... file info
IIIII
I   I
I   I
I   I
IIIII
```

Inside the whitespace, you can place any characters representing the level items that you want.

## Items/Characters

| Ascii Character | Level Item                      |
| --------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `X`             | Player                          |
| `I`             | Wall                            |
| `S`             | Statue                          |
| `R`             | Reverse Statue                  |
| `Z`             | Zapper                          |
| `1`             | Laser facing UP turned ON       |
| `2`             | Laser facing DOWN turned ON     |
| `3`             | Laser facing LEFT turned ON     |
| `4`             | Laser facing RIGHT turned ON    |
| `5`             | Laser facing UP turned OFF      |
| `6`             | Laser facing DOWN turned OFF    |
| `7`             | Laser facing LEFT turned OFF    |
| `8`             | Laser facing RIGHT turned OFF   |
| `B`             | Block                           |
| `T`             | Toggle Block                    |
| `b`             | Button                          |
| `s`             | Switch                          |
| `/`             | Mirror facing FORWARD           |
| `\`             | Mirror facing BACKWARD          |
| `?`             | Moveable Mirror facing FORWARD  |
| `|`             | Moveable Mirror facing BACKWARD |

Any other characters not listed above inside the level grid will be translated into walls.