Enemy sequence

[Atherton]

Hi, I've created a grid movement for some enemies in my game and i was wondering if there is some way that i could make each enemy read a sequence of Letters say "RRLLRL" and get them to move according to it. I suppose it would be sort of like giving them a dance routine where "R" represents move right and "L" move left and once they have performed one step they read the next one and so on.
If you can think of another way of telling an enemy to perform a defined routine similarly then that would also be very helpfull.

any assistance would be appreciated
thanks

[Popcorn]

I haven't done this myself, but you could store the routine in an alterable string and then test if it contains a routine. If it does, do the first step and remove it from the routine. The enemy should only test for a routine if it is not currently performing a step.

Something like this:

* Enemy: Flag 0 is Off [color:#CC6600]// Enemy is not moving[/color]
+ Enemy: Alterable String A <> "" [color:#CC6600] // The enemy currently has a routine[/color]
- Start loop/function Left$(Alterable String A( "Enemy" ), 1) 1 time [color:#CC6600]// Calls the next Routine[/color]
- Enemy: Set Alterable String A to Right$(Alterable String A( "Enemy" ), Len(Alterable String A( "Enemy" )-1)) [color:#FF6600]// Remove the step from the routine[/color]
- Enemy id counter: Set value to fixed value of Enemy [color:#CC6600]// So the function knows which enemy to move[/color]
- Enemy: Set flag 0 On [color:#CC6600]// Set enemy to moving[/color]

* On loop "L"
+ Enemy: Fixed value = Enemy id counter [color:#CC6600]// This is the correct enemy[/color]
- Start Movement L

* On loop "R"
+ Enemy: Fixed value = Enemy id counter [color:#CC6600]// This is the correct enemy[/color]
- Start Movement R

* Movement L is Done
OR
* Movement R is Done
- Enemy: Set flag 0 Off [color:#CC6600]// The enemy is not moving anymore[/color]

I didn't test this so beware of mistakes.