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So, I am making a regular ol' platforming game and think I will want moving platforms.
That in mind, I remember working with them before and how they did indeed move, but only the platform, not the player.
What I am getting at is, how can I make a platform that moves the player while he/she is standing on it?
are you using the default platform movement?
I am indeed.
dont, use a custom made one
like the one made by david N, or the PMO object
Yes, this is the way to go. The built in platforming movement is buggy and it's not recommended. It's okay for very basic things, but if you're going to make even a moderately complex platform game, use a custom one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zabooza
The Platform Movement Object (or PMO) is a great next step. DavidN's custom platform tutorial is great, but it may be complicated to wrap your head around all of it. It's more work, but gives you the most control over how you want your movement to behave.
But anyway, regardless of what method you use, the way I'd start working on moving platforms is to have a detector at the base of the character's feet. When it is overlapping the platform you're going to have to adjust it's horizontal or x velocity according to the movement of the platform (y velocity if it's moving vertically).
this is why you dont use the default platform movment:
http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=128631#Post1286 31
Oh goodness. Well, I hope I can wrap my head around it.
So, can I use this same custom platform movement for the enemies? I am going to have to look at the tutorial when I have time, which I don't right now. :) I gather that the entire movement is customizable? Can you force jumps? Disable jumping? Make the character slip like its on ice? That'd be cool.
you can change to make it fit your needs.
Also unless your enemies are going to have a complex AI (like they jump when you get a certain distance, and they follow you)
then you proabably wont need that custom platform movement for the enemies.
How ever, i am working on this to see if it could be put to good use
Well, I would like them to be able to do certain things. However, they are really just going to walk balk and forth. I am having some problems. To keep them from just walking off of ledges, I put in invisible active objects that make them turn around (direction + 16), but for some enemies, the walking animation overlaps the detector as they turn around, causing them to REturn around. Then they get stuck. Hm.
I was planning on some enemies having multiple movements. Like one of my enemies will be a fly. It will skitter around on the ground, then fly into the air and buzz around back and forth for a bit, then land and skitter some more. Will I be able to use other movements while using the custom platform movement?
i think you can. but it isnt recommended
Ok. I guess I will just have to study this for a bit.
To keep things simple, I also recommend using behaviors for your custom movement objects. This way you don't have to go about changing everything in your code for every frame, and you don't have a billion lines of events in your level frames just for movement behaviors.. you just update your movements in the behavior events for the enemy active. If you aren't sure what behaviors are or how to use them, I'm sure there are examples on this site.
If you're using different movements for different enemies, put those movements in behaviors for the enemy actives. For multiple movements, trigger and deactivate the custom movements based on changes in alt values, global values, or flags.
Behaviors... I've had MMF 2 for a while and never knew what behaviors were, but I think I am starting to understand what they might be. Perhaps a tutorial or explanation of behaviors would benefit me. Could anyone provide one for me?
If you want to mess with the PMO style, I have some example files on that on my website, commented and everything :D
Excellent. Thanks for the help.
If you have a "go left" invisible object and a "go right" invisible object it will work better :)Quote:
Originally Posted by KingToast
Good point. Haha, I was hoping my 'turn around' thing would save time. Just took longer. :D
Hey, I was looking at some moving platforms too...
I can't figure one thing out though
( http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=147643#Post1476 43 if you want to help)
As for this, you can do it with the built in platform movement. Just use the moving platform as an active, player collides with platform -> stop. It works for me just fine :)
Well, maybe if it were a vertically moving platform.
No that should actually move the player with it. Wait I think I might have left something out. You might need set speed to 0 or activate group platform
Group platform:
Always
-Set X position to alterable value that should be set to X of the player - x of the platform at the trigger or something...
Oh, I get what you're talking about. That was what I was going to do when I we decided I would have a detector at the feet of the player.
Yet, I want the player to be able to move while she is on the platform, so I I am just going to do something like this:
(Detector) overlapping (Platform)
+ Set X ("Player") to X ("Player") + Alterable Value A ("Platform")
where the alterable value A is the X speed at which the platform will move. (interchangeable with Y, of course.)
Make a "Turn Left" detector and a "Turn Right" detector, and this problem will go away completely.Quote:
Originally Posted by KingToast
How do I add an OR operator to my events?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaos
Never mind... haha
Hmm. Does the PMO allow for ladders?
Yes, it does but I haven't used it yet. Perhaps I'll figure it out and update my tutorials with it. :D