Making a new level.
 

I know how to edit existing levels from tutorials with pauls editor, is there any way to make a new archive and new paths within it?

As far as I know, no.

Can't be done due to engine limitations, hence new WIP engine: https://github.com/paulsapps/alive

thanks for telling me, but build.bat didnt actually compile it. is there something else i need to do?

You have to have visual studio and such installed, I'll add real build instructions later. Its easier just to get the prebuild versions:

For latest windows builds:

https://ci.appveyor.com/project/paul...e/build/1.0.45

For linux/mac

https://mlgthatsme.com/alive_builds/