Creating a crate that takes 2 tiles of size?

[ArchSinccubus]

So I want to rapid prototype an idea I have for a puzzle game. And for that, I want to be able to create a crate that's 2 tiles wide, and requires two player instances to push it together. Any idea on how I would do that?

[ArchSinccubus]

So I got the basics to work, but now I'm in a different, related issue. 

I have a two block conglomerate. I push one part of it left with one player, and the other right with the other. They split anyway. Any way to fix that?

[ArchSinccubus]

I got really close with this:

Title: Two-Player 2x1 Crate (fixed colors)
Author: Ursula 
===========
OBJECTS
===========

Background
#222222

Wall
#555555

Player
#00AA00

CrateLeft
#964B00

CrateRight
#A0522D

Target
#FFFF00

===========
LEGEND
===========

. = Background
# = Wall
P = Player
L = CrateLeft
R = CrateRight
X = Target

=======
SOUNDS
=======

===========
COLLISIONLAYERS
===========

Background
Target
Player, CrateLeft, CrateRight, Wall

===========
RULES
===========

[ down Player | CrateLeft ] [ down Player | CrateRight ] -> [ down Player | down CrateLeft ] [ down Player | down CrateRight ]

[ up Player | CrateLeft ] [ up Player | CrateRight ] -> [ up Player | up CrateLeft ] [ up Player | up CrateRight ]

But for some reason, the blocks will move with the players even if they're not being pushed? Like, if they're above the players and I move down, so they shouldn't move, they move with the players anyway. Any ideas as to why?

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 5:48:26 PM UTC+2 ArchSinccubus wrote:

[Chris Pickel]

Those rules check that the player is moving up/down next to the crates, but don’t check that the movement is up/down towards the crates. What you’d want is:

down [ > Player | CrateLeft ] [ > Player | CrateRight ] -> [ > Player | > CrateLeft ] [ > Player | > CrateRight ]
up [ > Player | CrateLeft ] [ > Player | CrateRight ] -> [ > Player | > CrateLeft ] [ > Player | > CrateRight ]

These blocks will break apart when pushed against a corner. If you don’t want that, you might need to cancel movement:

[ > Solid | stationary Solid ] -> [ Solid | Solid ]

right [ stationary CrateLeft | moving CrateRight ] -> [ CrateLeft | CrateRight ]
right [ moving CrateLeft | stationary CrateRight ] -> [ CrateLeft | CrateRight ]

Although once the block reaches a corner, it becomes immovable, since there’s no way to get two players under it. Canceling movement like this also lets you simplify the pushing:

Title: Two-Player 2x1 Crate (fixed colors)
Author: Ursula
===========
OBJECTS
===========

Background
#222222

Wall
#555555

Player
#00AA00

CrateLeft
#964B00

CrateRight
#A0522D

CrateSolo
#A65840

Target
#FFFF00

===========
LEGEND
===========

. = Background
# = Wall
P = Player
L = CrateLeft
R = CrateRight
X = Target

S = CrateSolo
Crate = CrateLeft or CrateRight or CrateSolo
Solid = Player or Crate or Wall

=======
SOUNDS
=======

===========
COLLISIONLAYERS
===========

Background
Target

Player, Crate, Wall

===========
RULES
===========

[ > Player | Crate ] -> [ > Player | > Crate ]
[ > Solid | stationary Solid ] -> [ Solid | Solid ]
right [ stationary CrateLeft | moving CrateRight ] -> [ CrateLeft | CrateRight ]
right [ moving CrateLeft | stationary CrateRight ] -> [ CrateLeft | CrateRight ]

===============
WINCONDITIONS
===============

all Target on Crate

=======
LEVELS
=======

PPXX##
##LR..
......
..S...
.X####

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