help multi touch for on screen move button (4 buttons for 8 ways)

hello i need help with the codes for move button
i always fail when i tried to touch more than 1 object (only can touch 1 object at the time) , and i already used multi touch object
so i had move button like below, 4 separate object.

https://i.ibb.co/QYDzTxd/Untitlfed.png
i already can do up, bottom, left, right

and what i want is, if you press top button and right button at the same time it will move like this

https://i.ibb.co/Y7hWRjv/Untiftled.png

so basically from that 4 button, you can move 8 way like this
https://i.ibb.co/Sd4DGmT/Untitledhh.png

i am confuse about how to do it and how to implement multi touch correctly
any help will be much appreciated

Rather than doing something complicated with the touch object you could try to do something with flags like this:

* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object UP has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is off
Active : Set direction to UP
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 0 on


* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object RIGHT has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is off
Active : Set direction to RIGHT
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 1 on


* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object RIGHT has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is on
Active : Set direction to "4"
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 1 on


* Multiple Touch: A touch has ended
Active : Set Flag 0 off
Active : Set Flag 1 off

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Originally Posted by Janette5

Rather than doing something complicated with the touch object you could try to do something with flags like this:

* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object UP has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is off
Active : Set direction to UP
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 0 on


* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object RIGHT has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is off
Active : Set direction to RIGHT
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 1 on


* Multiple Touch: A new touch on object RIGHT has started
+ Active: Flag 0 is on
Active : Set direction to "4"
Active : Set speed to 20
Active : Set Flag 1 on


* Multiple Touch: A touch has ended
Active : Set Flag 0 off
Active : Set Flag 1 off

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hey thank you for the reply, i want to ask how to make the object constantly moves when we pressed the button?
because it only moves once and only when i pressed the button
i know how to it with *mouse (which is repeat while mouse-key is pressed) but when i tried to add that condition, it doesn't work with multiple touch.

If you give every direction their own flag then you can just use:

* Active: Flag 1 is on
Active : Set direction to ...........
Active : Set speed to 20

And do that for every flag and every direction. Because the flags are reset when the player releases the touch, it will automatically then stop the object from moving as well.

why i can't make multiple touch works, my code already correct.
it always 1 touch max in my phone
i already put 12 max touch
should i turn something on in properties or maybe something else?

In my example, I have the object that must be moved set to the 8 direction movement - which is the user-controlled movement. Maybe you're using a different movement?

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Originally Posted by Janette5

In my example, I have the object that must be moved set to the 8 direction movement - which is the user-controlled movement. Maybe you're using a different movement?

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yes i already set the movement to 8 direction movement which is user controlled movement. it can move 8 ways with keyboard.
and it can moves only 4 way if using my on-screen buttons.
the problem is i can't make multiple touch works..

Here is a short example - it works on my touchscreen pc - I've just done 3 directions.

You may have to provide for all possible scenarios i.e. this works when you first touch the up button and then the right button - but you'd also have to provide for a scenario where the player first touches the right button and then the up button.

You can check to see if there are any settings on it different from yours - I changed the Android settings to the default that they should be.

hey sorry for the late catch up, i already tried yours and it's the same.
i can't do multiple touch, it won't allow me.
and i am using mobile to make sure
btw my previous code already similar to yours.

do you tried yours in mobile?
i saw some thread in ios, they said you have to turn on multiple touch first.
did android also has the same option?

There is no setting for Android.

If I take the example, exactly as I gave it to you, and build an .apk it does work on my cell phone - the 3 movements that I put in the example, up, right and diagonally up.

Does nothing for multi-touch work on your device? Not even the up and right? If so, perhaps you should give Fernando your device details and a log file and let him check why multi-touch won't work on your device.

I've used multi-touch in my games - it's always worked fine by me.

Are your SDK's etc. all up to date?

i tried using example from this old thread https://community.clickteam.com/threads/74139-Multi-Touch-D-pad-example and it works fine
the multiple touch always works when the game format is 2d and the movement only left and right.
i never find 8 movement that works, it driving me nuts
yup my SDK's is the newest (i always updated it in android studio)

Well, even though it works fine by me, it's really awkward pressing 2 buttons at the same time - it would be difficult to play.


You could just leave it out - by pressing up / right / up / right repeatedly they will move in the right direction.
or
Make a button for the diagonal movement.
or
Rethink the game so you don't need diagonal movement.

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Originally Posted by Janette5

Well, even though it works fine by me, it's really awkward pressing 2 buttons at the same time - it would be difficult to play.


You could just leave it out - by pressing up / right / up / right repeatedly they will move in the right direction.
or
Make a button for the diagonal movement.
or
Rethink the game so you don't need diagonal movement.

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yes i decided to scrap the diagonal movement ..
btw can i ask, i wan't to upload my app in play console as app bundle.
are there any risk using app bundle, like some component missing.
because form what i read, app bundle only gives people important stuff to download.
i am afraid some little details from my game can be missing.

and 1 last question do you have super simple example for in-app?
i had already made the list of items in console, i am only confuse about what to write first in CF
my shop only consist 2 items, and can't be bought again if the user already bought 1

Here there is a Tutorial :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUrXvIZcdos

and here there is a example file to moultitouch : https://tinyurl.com/y7jyzf6e

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Originally Posted by TopWeb

Here there is a Tutorial :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUrXvIZcdos

and here there is a example file to moultitouch : https://tinyurl.com/y7jyzf6e

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hey thank you for the reply,
not exactly what i need, but it is a good reference for the future
cheers!

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Originally Posted by mdeath

and 1 last question do you have super simple example for in-app?
i had already made the list of items in console, i am only confuse about what to write first in CF
my shop only consist 2 items, and can't be bought again if the user already bought 1

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I don't use in-app, so have never really looked at it - but there's a guide in the sticky threads.

However, you would tie those 2 items to global values for example
Shop Item = 0 (the user hasn't bought it) - in this case show a button that the user can press to go and buy something.
Shop Item = 1 (the user has bought it) and if Shop Item = 1 then just destroy the button that the user presses to buy it - so they can't - or don't create it.

And then at the start of each frame ping the Google server as per the in app guide and set the global value based on whether the user has bought it / or been refunded.

And then write your game based on those global values = 0 or 1.

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Originally Posted by Janette5

I don't use in-app, so have never really looked at it - but there's a guide in the sticky threads.

However, you would tie those 2 items to global values for example
Shop Item = 0 (the user hasn't bought it) - in this case show a button that the user can press to go and buy something.
Shop Item = 1 (the user has bought it) and if Shop Item = 1 then just destroy the button that the user presses to buy it - so they can't - or don't create it.

And then at the start of each frame ping the Google server as per the in app guide and set the global value based on whether the user has bought it / or been refunded.

And then write your game based on those global values = 0 or 1.

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eh, in-app items can be refunded?

Yes, Google will refund anything and everything if the customer asks.

And they have put procedures in place for developers to cancel the items when the customer is refunded - but you need to put those procedures into your game / app.