newbie doing simple game

[HyperspazzMan]

Hey there, Im a newbie and im just trying to do a simple shoot em up space game. The old space invaders type game. Only real problem I am having now is the following. If there is something similar in the forums please direct me. I did look but didnt find what I was looking for.
Here is my problem. I am just wanting to make a simple game just for fun.How do you get enemies to react and shoot at different times? I have 4 rows of of enemies. Each row contains different enemies. I want the them all to just shoot at random not all at once.

Also How do I make the enemies speed up everytime u shoot so many enemies and it gets faster as their are fewer enemies.

And I wanted a few of them to fly down at the ship as they shoot at him..

Im a newbie and just got mmf2 so dont talk over my head.

Thanks, Doug

[DJFuego]

It should be a simple task of giving the baddies a space invader movement and then pick an object at random and make it shoot.

[MediYama]

I think there is even a standard movement type for that. (You know, things like Static, bouncing ball, etc.. I think there's one in there called Invader)

[Rabagast]

Yes, there is a standard movement that is called "Invaders"
Just click on the enemy and then click on movement in the propertis window.

[HyperspazzMan]

well i have the invader movment going fine. I did check the automatically adjust speed or whatever its called. But it doesnt do anything.

I think my problem is getting pieces to shoot at random. Because when I try something like that the whole row shoots together not each individual shooting at random.

[JanH]

You can select one random "invader" when you create your shoot condition.

Create condition -> right click on invader object -> Pick or count -> Pick "my object" at random.

Whatever you do to the object will then apply to only one of them, not the whole bunch.

Have fun!

[nivram]

Put your pieces in a qualifier group, then "pick piece at random" to shoot.

[pinacoladaxb]

Select all of your enemies and go into properties. Then click the events tab and click on "qualifier(s)." Then add the qualifier "enemies" (it looks like a bolt of lightening.) Now make the following events:

every x milliseconds
add 0+Rand(100) to Alterable Value A of group.enemies.

Alterable Value A of group.enemies is greater than 100
[i]Subtract 100 from Alterable Value A of group.enemies.
Group.enemies shoot an object "bullet" at "player."


I believe that should work. Tell me if it doesn't.

EDIT: Where I said "every x milliseconds" the x value will determine how often the enemies shoot. You could say "every 10 milliseconds," "every 50 milliseconds," etc.

[uprize]

just an addition to pinacoladaxb above, make sure you add the event 'pick object at random' in there otherwise all enemies will shoot at once

[pinacoladaxb]

Thanks bigredon. I'm never right the first time.