Same objects, separate actions

[Chrille]

There is a solution to events involving two objects of the same type with different actions for each. For example:

Object1 collides with Object2
Object1 String A = punch -> Subtract 5 from Object2 Value A
(Note: Object1 & 2 are different instances of the same object)

How can I tell them apart? As it is, both objects will have 5 subtracted from their Value A.

The problem is simply it was a long time since I did this and cannot remember the solution . What do I have to do?

[MrMan]

Try adding "pick an object at random" from the object conditions.

[Popcorn]

Create a String object, then go to the event editor

* Object collides with Object
+ Object: alterable string A = "punch"
- String: set alterable string to "punch"

* Object collides with Object
+ Object: alterable string A <> "punch"
+ String: string = "punch"
- sub 5 from Object

* always
- String: set alterable string to ""


I assume that in your game there may be several kind of attacks. That's why we test for type of attack in the first event.
In the second event we now that one of the objects in the collition is punching. We want to do actions with the object that is not punching.
In the third event we reset the string so that it's ready for the next frameloop.

[Chrille]

The punch bit was just an example. I need a way of being able to tell two objects apart generally, well, in a loop event actually. But you've pointed me in the right direction I think.

* on loop
* object value a = loopindex
* object collides with object
- action

*on loop
* object value a <> loopindex
* object collides with object
- action


True?

[maVado]

Spread a Value on the beginning of the frame.

So each object then has some sort of an ID.

Then compare the loopindex to that alt value.

[Random]

* on loop
* object value a = loopindex
* object collides with object
- action

*on loop
* object value a <> loopindex
* object collides with object
- action

True?

Hm. This would only work with "object is overlapping". "Collides" is an immediate condition and does not work on loops.

[Chrille]

Hmm, I just realised there is a problem to this. The collision code will count twice as it will first check the object matching the loop and then the object not matching. Then it will repeat itself as the second object will eventually match the loop and the first one will end up not matching.

I'm sure there was a really simple way of separating objects like this but I can't recall if any of these solutions were it.

[Chrille]

The collision code was just an example as well though. Argh! :grin: But yeah that wouldn't work I guess.

Are the old MMF 1.5 forums still around somewhere?

[maVado]

http://www.clickteam.com/CTforum/categories.php3?Cat=