Bouncing Ball Direction Glitch

[NatureBit]

Hey, I've got a small problem with bouncing ball movement where the object that is moving switches between directions at times. I'm making a game where an object moves to a spot on the screen depending on where the player clicks. So the player clicks, an object is created at that spot to represent the destination and then another object looks in that direction and moves to that spot using bouncing ball. The object that is moving only has 8 directions. If I click in the right spot (I'm guessing a spot that is between the directions) the moving object will flash back and forth between adjacent directions as it moves.

I tried allowing 32 directions and using the art that I have to fill in the missing directions, but I still get the flashing. Mostly it's just a visual glitch, but once the moving object reaches the destination it will continue to flash between directions for a second or so before deciding it has reached it's destination and coming to a stop.

Am I doing something wrong? If not, does anyone know of a workaround?

[happygreenfrog]

The problem is that even 32 directions isn't enough, since, technically, there are 360 degrees total (not including decimals). There is a tutorial here that should help you to be able to move things in 360 degrees (don't worry about it being about trigonometry, it's highly simplified, so you don't need to know that much math to get things done with it): http://community.clickteam.com/threads/60440-Tutorial-Trigonometry-In-Gaming

[AyreGuitar]

NatureBit - sounds like you're always changing the direction of your bouncing ball to look at the destination. To prevent the 'flashing', just set the direction once before you start it moving. If you're still having problems using bouncing ball, you might find this thread useful:
http://community.clickteam.com/threads/81145-MoveIt-type-movement-without-extension

[NatureBit]

Thanks for the responses. I actually started by using math to move the object - granted, much simpler math than trig - but I was looking to use the movement built-in to MMF. I tried having the moving object look in the direction of the destination only at the beginning, but then it would sometimes miss the destination mark and keep going off screen. I did find that if I limited the direction change to every 50ms the direction swaps were tolerable. But, again, thanks for giving me some options.