Shooting Game with radar

[Aikikame]

Hi

I am trying to make a game with combat like the Zoids NES game. I've included a link to a Youtube clip so you know what I'm talking about but note that the fighting doesn't start until at least four and a half minutes in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awfwb7_LUjw

It's mothing flashy (It is a NES game afterall) but I'm havng a hard time figuring out how to recreate this kind of thing with the whole radar and moving enemies.

I thoughtI'd try the 3d method I found in the articles section but I'm not sure how to rotate the camera's view so to speak. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks

[UltimateWalrus]

Always --> Delete object "Radar Blip"
Always --> Spread "0" in Alterable Value A of Enemies
Always --> Start loop "radar_blips" num("Enemies") times
On loop "radar_blips"
+ Alterable Value A of Enemies = loopindex("radar_blips")
--> Create object "Radar Blip" at (-100,-100)
--> Set X position of "Radar Blip" to X("radar") + (Y("Enemies")*cos(((X("Enemies")-X("Target"))*360)/Frame Width)*100)/Frame Height
--> Set Y position of "Radar Blip" to Y("radar") + (Y("Enemies")*sin(((X("Enemies")-X("Target"))*360)/Frame Width)*100)/Frame Height





So basically, here's what I'd do.

Make a normal frame that's as wide as you want it to be, and as high as the screen.

Make a controllable target. Allowing it to "wrap around" when it hits the side of the screen is a different story.

Make enemies.

Each cycle, you can delete all your radar blips and create new ones in their new positions.

Spread a value in Enemies so you can reference them by ID.

Start a fast loop that runs once for each enemy.

For each enemy, create a blip on the radar where it's supposed to be. Basically what I did with those expressions is convert the enemy's X position to an angle, and convert the Y position to distance from the center. I just threw in a random number (100) to represent the radius of the radar.

Does that make sense? Let me know if you have any questions.