Need help with platformer (jumping)

[Mystemo]

Hi!
I'm trying to train myself to become better at MMF2. I'm not a complete novice and I know how to use most of the basic stuff in the program, but I'm still far from an advanced user. Right now I'm trying to create a simple platformer engine and it worked very well right up untill I got to the jumping. I'll try to explain what I've done so far as good as I can.

The way I tried to make the jump is by using a fast loop that keeps adding -1 to the players Y position as long as the jump button is pressed and then when the button is released or the jump reaches a certain value (a global value that is also increased by the fast loop) the player falls and another global value makes sure that you can not start a new jump until you've landed. This works well enough but I wanted to add a very slight delay so that the player does not fall imediately when the button is released. This also works with the methods I've tried so far but no matter how I try to do it the side effect is that the jump button also allows me to either stop falling in mid air or perform a new jump in mid air. Can anyone give me any tips on how to solve this problem or direct me to a tutorial, all the tutorials on platforming I've found while searching uses the platformer movement object or MMF2's default platforming controls and I want to make it from scratch without using any add-ons.

Thanks in advance!

[happygreenfrog]

The Platform Movement Object should work fine, it isn't really much of an extra, as it is compatible with basically every runtime (if you can name a runtime it isn't compatible with, I will give you a nice, big cookie in a flavor of your choice). However, if you really don't want to use the Platform Movement Object, then you can read this tutorial, which uses fastloops.

[Mystemo]

Thanks for the reply!
The metod used in the tutorial has a set height for the jump and I wanted to make it so that the jump becomes higher the longer you hold the button down. But if the platformer movement object is as compatible as you say then I guess I might as well use that after all. But anyway, thanks for the help.

[happygreenfrog]

Thanks for the reply!
The metod used in the tutorial has a set height for the jump and I wanted to make it so that the jump becomes higher the longer you hold the button down. But if the platformer movement object is as compatible as you say then I guess I might as well use that after all. But anyway, thanks for the help.

If you read on in the tutorial, it adds the "jump higher by holding down the jump key" feature. However, the Platform Movement Object is easier to work with. After downloading it, make sure to look at the example, or the help file, or both. It should give you a good understanding of the object.