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Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements

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The 5th game in the series, having 7 (shorter) temples to explore instead of 1. This game, and the later entries are not well remembered as the previous four.

Test Level#

performance_blank.json found in data\elements\forest\levels is of a test level relating somehow with performance, containing portals (two of which are inaccessible), two cubes, a slope with snow, and a white diamond.

Debug Variables#

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Specifically: Check what the undocummented ones do.

enableDebug turned on.

Variables found in fireboy-and-watergirl-elements.min.js on HTML5 or assets/www/js/init.js on Android used for debugging purposes.

To better find the part in the script to turn them on (due to the script being minified), add a colon at the end of the variable name in the search.

  • transparent - Makes the background while in-game transparent, white in most cases.
  • antialias - Switches anti-aliasing.
  • enableDebug - Pressing Q while in-game will turn on a hitbox display. Note that toggle it off makes everything be in the corner.
    • Green - Level geometry, diamonds, level exits.
    • Gray - Static object.
    • Red - Moving object.
  • showFps - Shows the FPS in red in the upper left corner.
  • devUnlock - Makes all of the levels unlocked without needing to beat them all.
  • devSkipLevels - Automaticly beats the level.
  • devAutoFinishLevels - Pressing Q auto-finishes the level currently in.
  • devShowNumbers - Shows level number by deafult without needing to press "Level Numbers".
  • devHideExtra -
  • devMarkExtra -
  • devSkipAds - Does nothing? Presumably would remove any ads.
  • simulateCordova - Replaces the buttons for Appstore and Playstore with 'Unlock All' and adds one to the level select.
  • hybridMenu -
  • log - Prints info while loading a level.

References#


  1. Microsoft Store Page↩︎
  2. Google Playstore Page↩︎
  3. Steam Page↩︎