Player Position

[xXjbroXx]

I made a game where when i encounter an enemy, i go to a different frame. when i am done with that frame, i want to be able to go back and start from exactly where i was with all of the enemies i have killed still dead. however, i just end up and the very start of the frame.

How can i save my progress on the frame so i dont have to restart everytime?

also i have an offtopic question: How can i generate a random number from an objects alterable value?

Example: enemy1 has 20 str. When enemy1 attacks player, pick random number 0-20, and subtract from players health.

[Jacob]

The first part is an engine design issue.

For the random number, use random(21) should give you 0-20

[Greg]

You would need to use Global Values or INI file to save everything and then load it back.
Or maybe you could use Sub-App, to play the wanted frame within the current one. You could pause the original game and display the wanted frame in Sub-App. Then after finishing the frame from Sub-App, you would resume the first frame, so you would have everything back.

(Sorry if I sound confusing, I'm a bit tired xD)

[xXjbroXx]

Thank you Jacob!!!
Alright Pasiunia, your idea makes perfect sense, i just don't have a clue of how to do any of your examples. thank you for the reply though!

[Greg]

You need to put an extension called "Sub-Application" into for example frame 1. Then when you want to go to 2nd frame, you just load it into the Sub-Application, so you don't lose any data from the 1st frame. After the 2nd frame finishes, you hide the Sub-Application and you're back in the 1st frame (actually, you've never left the 1st frame, the 2nd one was played within it).

[Jacob]

To expand on my last part, the random function works like this:
random(range)+startPoint

random(5) will give you 0-4

random(12)+6 will give you 6-18

random(16)-8 will give you -8 to 8

[LB]

random(12)+6 will give you 6-17

random(16)-8 will give you -8 to 7

Fixed for you.

[xXjbroXx]

Oh i see Pasiunia. thank you!
Thanks everyone for the help!

[Jacob]

Right, LB. I wasn't thinking clearly it seems :P