Trouble With Hit Counter

Hello,

I'm trying to learn Multimedia Fusion 2. It's going alright so far, but I'm a bit stumped on something I'm trying to do. I've got a very basic rpg style game started. I have this set up right now..

A blue diamond as the good guy, and a green diamond as a bad guy.

Counter I have that set so on collision the counter sets to the alterable value of Players_Heath. I'm not sure the best way of setting a counter to a variable is. I figured that would suffice as health goes down on both when the two collide...


under collision of good guy to badguy I have this..

subtract (Player_STR( "Player" )+(Random(5)+1))-Goblin_DEF( "Goblin" ) from Goblin health.

[not sure if the equation is set up right with all the brackets, I'm no math wizz, haha.]

under collision of Bad guy with good guy I have this..

subtract (Goblin_STR( "Goblin" )+Random(10)+1)-Player_DEF( "Player" ) from Player_Health

the problem I'm having is sometimes when I collide with my bad guy my players health counter actaully goes up...not all the time, but sometimes, lol...I can't figure out why. I've got nothing in the event editor that should add to that.

anyway, if anyone can see why I'd love some help, thanks guys.

If the number you are subtracting is negative, MMF2 will subtract a negative number (which is the same as adding the absolute value of that number) Make sure that Goblin_Def is large enough to compensate for the the Player_STR or Player_STR isn't any more than 10 bigger than Goblin_STR.
(In others words, don't let the Goblin_Def be 10 greater than the player strength if thats at all possible)

You could also set the Player_Health condition to work only when

Quote:

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(Goblin_STR( "Goblin" )+Random(10)+1)-Player_DEF( "Player" )

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is greater than 0

Just subtract max(Player_STR( "Player" )+(Random(5)+1))-Goblin_DEF( "Goblin" ),0) , then a negative value can never be subtracted.

I tried this expressipn

max(Player_STR( "Player" )+(Random(5)+1))-Goblin_DEF( "Goblin" ),0)

and the calculator said I cannont understand your expression.

I'm going to have a look at the first posted idea, but I'm not all that sure I understand it, lol.

ohhhhh I see what you're saying...subtrcting a negative will be the same as adding, so I have to have a number generted for damage that isn't a negative number, hhaha....I have to tweak it so that it's never negative...duh, haha, told I wasn't a math wizzz.....so how do you add to the expression so that if it's a negative number it becomes 0?

If value < 0, then set value to 0.

Makes sense so I can type expressions like that in the calculator thing? that would go right after the initial formula right?

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. I do know if statements, but that can be typed in the calc something like....

(Player_STR( "Player" )+(Random(5)+1))-Goblin_DEF( "Goblin" )If value < 0, then set value to 0.

Nah, that gave me a syntax error..

You still talking to me?

I haven't read the whole thread and I don't have time to right now, but if you want to stop something like a counter or an alterable value going below 0 then you can do something like this:

If counter is less than 0, set counter to 0.

In the case of a counter, create a new condition, right click your counter, choose "Compare the counter to a value", choose "Lower" for the "Comparison method" and type 0 in the box. Then under the counter column, create an action that sets the counter to 0.

If this is not what you are trying to please ignore my ramblings. Good luck with your code.

lol, nope that's not what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to keep a value calculated in the calculator from being ...the formulas are above, but if the calculation is below zero it adds to my player health, which I don't want to happen..so I need the calulation to go to 0 if it is below 0...Thanks though..