2 questions

[Spark]

Hi

Thanks for the nice forum


I want to create some shooter game

for example
I make plane ( player )and if I press space buttom it will shot a missile

but my problem is
when I press three Buttoms in the same time (for example left + right + space )
the plane move in these directions but not shot !

how can i make it shot Even if I was pressed another keys .


Second Question

How can I make some object Follow My player in same way
of gradius game ( I mean the red circles weapon behind the player )

you can see it in this video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hth9Z8OGmEM



sorry if there any mistakes in my language writing

[Dynasoft]

The keys problem is probably your keyboard, not MMF. Keyboards can only recognise a certain number of keys at once, depending on the keys. Try using other keys for your controls, or try pressing all the buttons at once in another program (eg notepad) and see if the letter for the last key gets typed.

e.g. ctrl, alt, shift are always recognised, and generally any two other keys at once.
On a lot of more recent keyboards, special focus has been given to WASD because of their use in gaming (eg W+A+C+Space = Jump forward/left from crouch).

[Spark]

I checked my keyboard it's work fine in all programs
and work good when I press Each key alone

please check this example file
and try to move in all directions with pressing space key to shot


http://www.kenfleed.com/test.mfa

[Nick]

Yes, i just tried your example and this is clearly a problem of keyboard limitations.

Dynasofts solution works fine (using the classic WASD controls).


If you're a beginner, you may find it a little complex to get shapes to follow an object like that, but if you feel like you can do it, we can tell you.

[Spark]

Yes !
I tried Dynasofts solution and it works fine !

thanks Dynasofts & Nick

If you're a beginner, you may find it a little complex to get shapes to follow an object like that, but if you feel like you can do it, we can tell you.

In fact, i am beginner but I will do my best to succeed

so please try to explain the idea


I am waiting

[Nick]

Well, remember there are many ways to solve each problem.

Personally, i would create a list of coordinates that the player travels to, then update the other object with the coordinate with a bit of a delay. Here is an example.

http://www.nicandreb.f2s.com/downloads/examples/objectfollow.mfa
(Right click, then click save as, otherwise it will load in Quicktime)