My first coded game using Multimedia Fusion 2

Congratulations! Awesome first MMF2 title!

Perhaps add a one player mode... Check out the example for a bit of brainspiring on how you could start to do it, my example is super simple, their is probably simpler ways even, but maybe this will get you thinking about it!

Well in this example, I wanted to show you variable speed, the close the ball is to the PC's paddle, the greater it's X position, then by dividing that value by 16 we get a reasonable speed increase, in the case of a paddle controlled by PC, you could always set its Y pos to that of the ball, but that would make it unbeatable, you want to be able to score points so you have to create "Variable" control, IE work in "error" into the PC's control of the paddle, Speed changes is a good way to do this. Think of other ways you can achieve.

Now you thinking Fusion style, yes indeed you could do that with your sounds, Simply decide the range, how quiet you want it, and how close for max volume, then use the Advanced direction calc object to return a value in px how far away a partiular object is, IE

Direction between two objects(No Decimals) Object A(x,y) Object B(x,y) in expression editor it looks like

LongDir( "Advanced Direction Object", X("Object 1"), Y("Object 1"), X("Object 2"), Y("Object 2"))

This will return a value of how far you are from the object that you should be wanting the sound to generate from. of course this means the number is higher the further away you are, so to plug that in directly to a volume setting would mean it is louder further away you are so you would want to "Reverse" this number by doing something like this....

100-LongDir( "Advanced Direction Object", X("Object 1"), Y("Object 1"), X("Object 2"), Y("Object 2"))

Wow this is excellent! Well done Matriax!

I was wondering, do the shadows of the bats make the ball bounce?

You could separate the shadow and bat into separate objects, always positioning the shadow at the bat. That would take care of that if it's a problem. I can't actually tell, but it seems fishy.

EDIT: Kisurgi, have you seen this? Please login to see this link.

I've always thought Pong was the perfect first project for someone new to MMF2, because you can start really simple (even using the dreaded built-in movements if you want), and then adding extra features will teach you many of the most important concepts in game coding.

For example:

#1: Create a simple two player Pong clone, using the built-in movements.
This will teach you the real basics of MMF2 - how to use the different editors, etc and write an event.

#2: Create a basic custom 360° movement for the ball, and another custom movement for the bats; Make the ball get faster each time it bounces.
This will teach you how to code a custom movement, and possibly how to use fastloops.

#2b: Improve the custom movements to handle realistic bouncing off non-rectangular bats, and awkward situations such as when the ball is squeezed between a bat and the edge of the playing area - completely glitch-free!
This will teach you more about coding a solid custom movement, how to use fastloops, and possibly a little maths.

#3: Create an AI opponent which tracks the ball at a constant speed; Create a menu system allowing the player to select opponents of varying difficulty (without using a different frame for each opponent).
This will teach you a little about AI, global values, and menu systems.

#3b: Improve the AI opponent so that it can predict the path of the ball, instead of just tracking it.
This will teach you to think creatively about problem solving, and a little more about custom movements, etc.

#4: Add a high scores table for each level of difficulty, using an ini object; Redo it using an array instead.
This will teach you about saving and loading data in external files.

#5: Add a multi-ball feature, where all the balls are duplicates of a single object type; Have the AI bat target the nearest ball.
This will teach you about MMF2's object selection system, finding the nearest instance, and possibly how to use the ForEach extension.

#5b: Improve the AI opponent so that it can target balls more intelligently. For example: Target the ball which will next reach the goalline, taking into account speed & direction; Don't target a ball if it can't be reached in time. Position the AI bat so as to aim the ball away from the player; If you're really ambitious, taking into account the speed & direction of all balls, target them in the order which will allow the maximum number to be returned.
This will teach you more about problem-solving, AI, the ForEach extension, etc.

If you can do all that, you'll have covered pretty much all the essentials (in a short space of time), and should be able to make most kinds of game. And if you can't do all that, then maybe you should learn before moving onto something more complicated.

Definitely needs a single player version. Just move the AI's paddle towards the ball. You won't want it always matching the Y, but move towards it, otherwise it would be impossible to beat. You could also maybe have a random value that determines if the AI misses it if you're really have an issue with it being unbeatable.

Is it a mouse controlled paddle? The easing algorithm I use to set the paddles position, instead of

Always: Set Y( "Paddle" ) to ymouse

is

Always: Set Y("Paddle") to (9*Y("Paddle")+ymouse)/10.0