Platform Movement Problem

[mookai]

Hi,

I'm making a platform game (jum'n run). But I've some problems with the movement of the character. Maybe someone could help?

I'm using the platform movement that comes with MMF.

What I have:

- some platforms :-)
- Jump, walk, stand animation

The problem is...

Shift = Jump
Arrows = walk left, right

I want that the character just jump 1 time, even the player still pressing the Shift key. But at the moment, if the player has landed back on the platform and the Shift key is still pressed the character jumps again and again...

Yes, sure if its still pressed he still jumps...

I use:

"While pressing key = Jump"
+ upon pressing key right arrow

If I only use:

upon pressing key "shift"
+ upon pressing "right arrow"
After the jump is finished, the the animation stops at the last frame of the jump animation and not switch to the walk animation.

Ok...


Easier :-)

Settings:

upon pressing "shift" play Jump ani.
+ upon pressing "right arrow" play jump ani.
(that the player can jump to the right too.) (shift + right arrow) if i dont use it, the character walks in the air...
back on the platform:
shift, not pressed anymore, right arrow still pressed.
the character move to the right, but the last frame of the jump ani. still displayed... :-(

Other way:
While pressing "shift key"
+ upon pressing "right arrow"
The character jumps up and to the right. Good
Back on the platform:
Shift not pressed anymore, right arrow still pressed.
The animation change to walk, good :-)
But, if I still press the "shift" key, the player jumps and jumps... :-( This is what I don't want.

I want:

That the character just jump 1 time, even the shift key is still pressed. And then on the platform, he should walk again. If the player want to jump again he must press "shift" again... :-)

How can I do that, without the problems...?

Thanks a lot!

MooKai

[Spike]

Dependent on your object -

You may be able to add the condition
+ when jumping animation is over
- change animation sequence to stopped

or maybe do

+ When player colides with backdrop
+ Animation Jumping is playing
- Change animation sequence to stopped

Simplest ways I can think of doing it, though both has its negatives, but so does the default platform movement .

This may not be the best solution though, I just woke up .

[mookai]

Hm, yes... but then the player still can jump and jump :-)
with the "stopped anim." if the shift key is still pressed.

[Spike]

Not if you make it "upon pressing shift" Rather than repeat while the key is pressed.

[mookai]

Anyone an idea?

1 Jump only, even the "shift" key is still pressed...
After this, the anim. for walk/run should be playing.
I don't know at the moment, what I did wrong :-)
Maybe someone has an idea... so I can try it tonight at home.

[Spike]

Another idea is to completely abandon the default movement, and use the platform movement object (the extension). That will give you a lot more control over the player, not to mention it will work a lot less bug free.

[DavidN]

A lot more bug-free, I think

[Spike]

Don't question my bad English, im from England, its allowed *ahem* :P.

[Rabagast]

If you use this events, the player jump and jump and jump when shift key is pressed.

+Object is standing on ground
+upon pressing "shift"
--jump
--Change animation sequence to jumping

Try this.
+upon pressing "shift"
+Object is standing on ground
--jump
--Change animation sequence to jumping

This works.

[Rabagast]

I think I'm misunderstood a little. This works with the Platform Moving Object extension. The platform movement that comes with mmf is not recommended.