We have received some queries about creating new levels for Bunnies. There is a complete tutorial in the works, but until that is finished, here are some tips for prospective level designers.

• Bunnies maps are truecolor images. Each map is 550x400 pixels. The Bunnies editor will import images in 8,24, and 32 bit formats. (BMP,PNG, PCX, TGA, LBM)
• The map mask is an 8-bit grayscale image that represents to opacity of the level. A value of 0 (black) represents full transparency. A value of 255 (white) signifies complete opacity. At this time, the editor will only import 8-bit images for the mask.
• Bunnies music is in a special MOD format. The editor can import MOD, S3M, IT, and XM. Note that more than 8 voices in a mod will cause game performance problems on some systems. Currently, if you do not import music for your level, it
  will have no music. This
  will be fixed in the next release.
  
• Bunnies maps are logically divided into a
  22x16 grid. Each grid square is 25x25 pixels in size. Each
  square can have one of six
  attributes:
  
  • 0 - Air - Bunnies can pass this square.
    
  • 1 - Solid - This square blocks the passage of a bunny.
    
  • 2 - Liquid - Bunnies can swim in liquid. Bunnies tend
    to float upward while swimming.
    
  • 3 - Ice - Like the solid block, but bunnies will slide
    on the ice.
    
  • 4 - Bounce - This is a spring square. It will launch
    bunnies into the air.
    
  • 5 - Kill - This square will chunk any bunny that
    touches it.
    
  
  The block map can be modified directly in the editor by
  pressing the "Edit Map" toggle. You may then paint the block
  map directly
  onto the level.
  
• Bunnies maps can contain textual information.
  The "Set Info" button in the editor will allow you to
  specify a map name, author's name,
  a URL, and up to 256 characters for comments. This
  information is displayed in the level picker when starting a
  new game.
  
• Bunnies can only load maps from the "Maps"
  directory of the game. Make sure to save your maps there.
  
• The GUI Skins in Bunnies are currently
  undergoing an internal change, and are not eligible for
  modification at this
  time. We are researching the best way to skin
  Bunnies. :)
  

The Bunnies editor does not allow the creation of images for maps. They must be created externally and imported into the editor. For Windows users that do not have an image editing utility, we recommend The GIMP, a powerful free program that contains features found in other image tools costing hundreds of dollars. Most (all?) Linux distributions come with The GIMP.