troubles with instances

[Arima]

I've searched the forum and can't fix the problem I'm having.

I'm trying to make instances of 'active' move toward instances of another active, 'node'. I've tried spead value, and if active is not overlapping node and alt val A is the same, look in the direction of node. One works. The others wait until the first reached its node, then turn to face theirs.

Any ideas on how to get multiple instances of an active to look in the direction of another active's instances without conflicting with each other?

[Brandon]

Using fastloops along with spread values.

+Always
-Spread value 0 in alterable value a in active

+Always
-Start loop "lookat" Number of active times

+On loop "lookat"
+Alterable value a = loopindex of lookat
+Other events you want to add
-Here is where your events for looking at go

[Arima]

Thanks for the reply. Still not working, tho - I have 3 actives, and they all aim for the same node. I need them to each go to their own spot.

[Brandon]

Hmm, that should have worked. Maybe you can post an example of what you are working on so we can help better.

[Arima]

I can't get the file online at the moment, but the program is really short. Sorry for the trouble.

Frame one has:
Active (bouncing ball movement)
Active 2 (shrunk smaller, no movement)
no code

Frame 2
No objects

Code

(first two events to create objects)
1]Start of frame
- Start loop "createobjects" 3 times

2]On loop "createobjects"
- create (Active) at (320, 240) layer 1 <-------from frame 1
- create (Active 2) at (320, 240) layer 1 <-------from frame 1
- (Active): Set x position to random (600)
- (Active 2): Set x position to random (600)

3] Always
- (Active): spread value 0 in Alterable Value A
- (Active 2): spread value 0 in Alterable Value A

4] Always
- Start loop "lookat" NObjects("(Active)") times

5] On loop "lookat"
Alterable Value A of (Active) = Loopindex("lookat")
- (Active): Look at (0,0) from (Active 2)

6] Every 2 seconds
- (Active 2): Set x position to Random (600)
- (Active 2): Set y position to Random (400)

[Brandon]

Why are they in two separate frames? If the objects are in one frame and the code is in another how does it work at all?

[Arima]

I've been working on this game so long, I can barely remember why, But I remember having troubles in my game with reusing objects, so I decided to put them all in an 'objects' frame and create objects from that frame whenever I switch frames.

The code is kept in behaviors. But any code in the frame will work on newly created objects as well, and created objects show up as normal objects in the event editor, as if they were dragged into the frame from another frame, so you can code them properly.

[Arima]

If I have the code and objects in the same frame, its:

Frame
Active - copied and pasted twice, total 3
Active 2 - shrunk, copied and pasted twice, total 3

Always
-Active: spread val 0 in alt val A

Always
- Start loop "lookat" NObjects (Active) times

On loop "lookat"
Alterable Value A of (Active) =LoopIndev("lookat")
- Active: Look at (0,0) from (Active 2)


And it does the same thing. They all head for one instance of Active 2.

[uprize]

All your code is doing is telling each 'active' object to look at a 'active2' object. Because you have not assigned each 'active2' object a unique ID value aswell, all your 'active' object will automatically look at the first 'active2' object (the one MMF created first)

To get around this you will need to spread value 0 in both active objects.

Something like the following:

Always
-Active: Spread Value 0 in Alt Value A
-Active2: Spread Value 0 in Alt Value A

Always
-Start Loop 'lookat' NObjects (Active) times

On loop "lookat"
Alterable Value A of (Active)=LoopIndex("lookat")
Alterable Value A of (Active2)=LoopIndex("lookat")
- Active: Look at (0,0) from (Active 2)