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joshriot posted 01-19- 12:30 PM CT (US)
i want to make a character that can only move horizontal and not vertical. how do i make it do this?
Tamtur posted 01-19- 12:54 PM CT (US)
I don't know if there's an easier way to do this, but in the original code for punching, it has the following script - it takes care of diagonals, so Dink can only punch horizontally or vertically:
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 1)
sp_dir(1, 2);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 3)
sp_dir(1, 2);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 7)
sp_dir(1, 8);
if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 9)
sp_dir(1, 8);
You would have to add a couple lines to take care of vertical movement, of course.
Good luck
Tamtur
joshriot posted 01-19- 05:27 PM CT (US)
i dont follow
redink1 posted 01-19- 05:59 PM CT (US)
Make your own brain. Change randx's value as appropriate.
void main(void)
{
//Base walk stuff
int &randx;
int &currx;
loop:
&randx = random(100,400);
&currx = sp_x(& current_sprite, -1);
if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 6, 1);
if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 46, 1);
wait(1);
goto loop;
}
void talk(void)
{
freeze(& current_sprite);
//say stuff
goto loop;
}
joshriot posted 01-19- 06:00 PM CT (US)
i tried putting this into main(void)
if (sp_dir((¤t_sprite, -1) == 1)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 2);
if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 2)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 6);
if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 3)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 2);
if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 7)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 8);
if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 8)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 4);
if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 9)
sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 8);
but it didnt work. could you tell me whats going wrong?
joshriot posted 01-19- 06:01 PM CT (US)
okay i understand that, sort of, but whats the void talk for?
joshriot posted 01-19- 06:08 PM CT (US)
this is what i have for it now but it dosnt work

void main( void )
{
sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10);
sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5);
sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860);
sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870);
sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8);
sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50);
sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1);
sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1);
int &randx;
int &currx;
loop:
&randx = random(100,400);
&currx = sp_x(& current_sprite, -1);
if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 6, 1);
if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 46, 1);
wait(1);
goto loop;
}
void hit( void )
{
sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite);
playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0);
}
void die( void )
{
int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite);
if (&hold != 0)
editor_type(&hold, 6);
&save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1);
&save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1);
external("emake","small");
}
someone2 posted 01-20- 03:02 AM CT (US)
Yeah, I created a sprite to do that. He just walks back and forth (for my LOS system in RS):
walk:
move_stop(¤t_sprite,4,120,1);
move_stop(¤t_sprite,6,550,1);
goto walk;
redink1 posted 01-20- 12:18 PM CT (US)
In the second if (&randx < &currx) change 46 to 4 (my stupid mistake). And after playsound in void hit(void) add a goto loop; line (because the sprite will enter out of the loop whenever you do anything to it, which is why I added the talk stuff because I thought you might talk to it).
joshriot posted 01-20- 10:51 PM CT (US)
okay i understand, so if the sprite does something the loop stops and it does it, then i need to make it start the loop again. i will try it out and see how it works, thanks.
joshriot posted 01-20- 11:15 PM CT (US)
heres what ive got now but it still dosnt work. the sprite just sits there, dosnt move at all, and when i touch it i get dealt damage but when i try to hit it it does not get hurt. should the loop be under main (void) or something else or do i have the base walk set up wrong? i have two pics of the sprite, one facing left and one facing right set under 864 and 866. i really dont know why its not working.

void main( void )
{
sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10);
sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5);
sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860);
sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870);
sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8);
sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50);
sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1);
sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1);
int &randx;
int &currx;
loop:
&randx = random(100,400);
&currx = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1);
if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 6, 1);
if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 4, 1);
wait(1);
goto loop;
}
void hit( void )
{
sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite);
playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0);
goto loop;
}
void die( void )
{
int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite);
if (&hold != 0)
editor_type(&hold, 6);
&save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1);
&save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1);
external("emake","small");
}
someone2 posted 01-21- 01:25 AM CT (US)
You should be using sp_mx().
Nexis posted 01-21- 05:10 AM CT (US)
Perhaps you should put the statements following the if statement on a separate line and see if that works. Only thing I can think of. Why should he use sp_mx() Someone?
joshriot posted 01-21- 10:40 AM CT (US)
nexis i tried changing it like so but it does the same thing as before. could someone explain this sp_mx() to me please?
void main( void )
{
int &randx;
int &currx;
sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10);
sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5);
sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860);
sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870);
sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8);
sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50);
sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1);
sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1);
loop:
&randx = random(100,400);
&currx = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1);
if (&randx > &currx)
{
move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 6, 1);
}
if (&randx < &currx)
{
move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 4, 1);
}
wait(1);
goto loop;
}
void hit( void )
{
sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite);
playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0);
goto loop;
}
void die( void )
{
int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite);
if (&hold != 0)
editor_type(&hold, 6);
&save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1);
&save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1);
external("emake","small");
}
Tamtur posted 01-21- 04:12 PM CT (US)
I think it is your random statement that is causing the problem. In the dinkc text, it says:
Random(10,1) would return a number between 1 and 10. Random(5,0) would return a number from 0 to 4. Simular to how C does it.
So I think it should be
&randx = random(400, 100);
To check it, though, you can add a debug line to find out what the random number is:
debug("the random number is &randx");
or some such thing.
someone2 posted 01-21- 07:55 PM CT (US)
Random(400,100) will give you a number beween 500-100.
He should be using sp_mx, as how is he currently using move_stop isn't right. move_stop requires the exact coordinates, and not in relation to the sprite's origin.
Nexis posted 01-21- 10:09 PM CT (US)
Only problem with that Someone is that the sprite might wander off the screen.
Beuc posted 01-22- 10:46 AM CT (US)
Here's a working code :)
I created a Milder, set its base_walk and attributes,
and attached this to him.

void main(void)
{
sp_speed(&current_sprite, 10);
sp_exp(&current_sprite, 5);
// sp_base_walk(&current_sprite, 860);
sp_base_death(&current_sprite, 870);
sp_touch_damage(&current_sprite, 8);
sp_hitpoints(&current_sprite, 50);
// sp_flying(&current_sprite, 1);
// sp_move_nohard(&current_sprite, 1);
loop:
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 1)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4);
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 2)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6);
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 3)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6);
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 7)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4);
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 8)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4);
if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 9)
sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6);
wait(0);
goto loop;
}
void hit( void )
{
sp_target(&current_sprite, &enemy_sprite);
playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0);
goto loop;
}
void die( void )
{
int &hold = sp_editor_num &current_sprite);
if (&hold != 0)
editor_type(&hold, 6);
&save_x = sp_x(&current_sprite, -1);
&save_y = sp_y(&current_sprite, -1);
external("emake","small");
}

It run quite well but if he's hurt, he doesn't "follow" Dink...
Maybe you'll have to make a different loop for hit(), where
you set its direction related to Dink's one: if Dink's left,
Milder's direction will be left, and so on.
I also tried with your original seq, but as they doesn't
exists in my sample DMOD, there was a problem, and
the anim was chaotic.
Good Luck! :)
Beuc posted 01-24- 04:07 AM CT (US)
Hey!
You couuld tell us if this works :)

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Author	Topic: characters moving
joshriot	posted 01-19- 12:30 PM CT (US) i want to make a character that can only move horizontal and not vertical. how do i make it do this?
Tamtur	posted 01-19- 12:54 PM CT (US) I don't know if there's an easier way to do this, but in the original code for punching, it has the following script - it takes care of diagonals, so Dink can only punch horizontally or vertically: if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 1) sp_dir(1, 2); if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 3) sp_dir(1, 2); if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 7) sp_dir(1, 8); if (sp_dir(1, -1) == 9) sp_dir(1, 8); You would have to add a couple lines to take care of vertical movement, of course. Good luck Tamtur
joshriot	posted 01-19- 05:27 PM CT (US) i dont follow
redink1	posted 01-19- 05:59 PM CT (US) Make your own brain. Change randx's value as appropriate. void main(void) { //Base walk stuff int &randx; int &currx; loop: &randx = random(100,400); &currx = sp_x(& current_sprite, -1); if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 6, 1); if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 46, 1); wait(1); goto loop; } void talk(void) { freeze(& current_sprite); //say stuff goto loop; }
joshriot	posted 01-19- 06:00 PM CT (US) i tried putting this into main(void) if (sp_dir((¤t_sprite, -1) == 1) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 2); if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 2) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 6); if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 3) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 2); if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 7) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 8); if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 8) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 4); if (sp_dir(¤t_sprite, -1) == 9) sp_dir(¤t_sprite, 8); but it didnt work. could you tell me whats going wrong?
joshriot	posted 01-19- 06:01 PM CT (US) okay i understand that, sort of, but whats the void talk for?
joshriot	posted 01-19- 06:08 PM CT (US) this is what i have for it now but it dosnt work void main( void ) { sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10); sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5); sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860); sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870); sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8); sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50); sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1); sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1); int &randx; int &currx; loop: &randx = random(100,400); &currx = sp_x(& current_sprite, -1); if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 6, 1); if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(& current_sprite, &randx, 46, 1); wait(1); goto loop; } void hit( void ) { sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite); playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0); } void die( void ) { int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite); if (&hold != 0) editor_type(&hold, 6); &save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1); &save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1); external("emake","small"); }
someone2	posted 01-20- 03:02 AM CT (US) Yeah, I created a sprite to do that. He just walks back and forth (for my LOS system in RS): walk: move_stop(¤t_sprite,4,120,1); move_stop(¤t_sprite,6,550,1); goto walk;
redink1	posted 01-20- 12:18 PM CT (US) In the second if (&randx < &currx) change 46 to 4 (my stupid mistake). And after playsound in void hit(void) add a goto loop; line (because the sprite will enter out of the loop whenever you do anything to it, which is why I added the talk stuff because I thought you might talk to it).
joshriot	posted 01-20- 10:51 PM CT (US) okay i understand, so if the sprite does something the loop stops and it does it, then i need to make it start the loop again. i will try it out and see how it works, thanks.
joshriot	posted 01-20- 11:15 PM CT (US) heres what ive got now but it still dosnt work. the sprite just sits there, dosnt move at all, and when i touch it i get dealt damage but when i try to hit it it does not get hurt. should the loop be under main (void) or something else or do i have the base walk set up wrong? i have two pics of the sprite, one facing left and one facing right set under 864 and 866. i really dont know why its not working. void main( void ) { sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10); sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5); sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860); sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870); sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8); sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50); sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1); sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1); int &randx; int &currx; loop: &randx = random(100,400); &currx = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1); if (&randx > &currx) move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 6, 1); if (&randx < &currx) move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 4, 1); wait(1); goto loop; } void hit( void ) { sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite); playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0); goto loop; } void die( void ) { int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite); if (&hold != 0) editor_type(&hold, 6); &save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1); &save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1); external("emake","small"); }
someone2	posted 01-21- 01:25 AM CT (US) You should be using sp_mx().
Nexis	posted 01-21- 05:10 AM CT (US) Perhaps you should put the statements following the if statement on a separate line and see if that works. Only thing I can think of. Why should he use sp_mx() Someone?
joshriot	posted 01-21- 10:40 AM CT (US) nexis i tried changing it like so but it does the same thing as before. could someone explain this sp_mx() to me please? void main( void ) { int &randx; int &currx; sp_speed(¤t_sprite, 10); sp_exp(¤t_sprite, 5); sp_base_walk(¤t_sprite, 860); sp_base_death(¤t_sprite, 870); sp_touch_damage(¤t_sprite, 8); sp_hitpoints(¤t_sprite, 50); sp_flying(¤t_sprite, 1); sp_move_nohard(¤t_sprite, 1); loop: &randx = random(100,400); &currx = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1); if (&randx > &currx) { move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 6, 1); } if (&randx < &currx) { move_stop(¤t_sprite, &randx, 4, 1); } wait(1); goto loop; } void hit( void ) { sp_target(¤t_sprite, &enemy_sprite); playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0); goto loop; } void die( void ) { int &hold = sp_editor_num(¤t_sprite); if (&hold != 0) editor_type(&hold, 6); &save_x = sp_x(¤t_sprite, -1); &save_y = sp_y(¤t_sprite, -1); external("emake","small"); }
Tamtur	posted 01-21- 04:12 PM CT (US) I think it is your random statement that is causing the problem. In the dinkc text, it says: Random(10,1) would return a number between 1 and 10. Random(5,0) would return a number from 0 to 4. Simular to how C does it. So I think it should be &randx = random(400, 100); To check it, though, you can add a debug line to find out what the random number is: debug("the random number is &randx"); or some such thing.
someone2	posted 01-21- 07:55 PM CT (US) Random(400,100) will give you a number beween 500-100. He should be using sp_mx, as how is he currently using move_stop isn't right. move_stop requires the exact coordinates, and not in relation to the sprite's origin.
Nexis	posted 01-21- 10:09 PM CT (US) Only problem with that Someone is that the sprite might wander off the screen.
Beuc	posted 01-22- 10:46 AM CT (US) Here's a working code :) I created a Milder, set its base_walk and attributes, and attached this to him. void main(void) { sp_speed(&current_sprite, 10); sp_exp(&current_sprite, 5); // sp_base_walk(&current_sprite, 860); sp_base_death(&current_sprite, 870); sp_touch_damage(&current_sprite, 8); sp_hitpoints(&current_sprite, 50); // sp_flying(&current_sprite, 1); // sp_move_nohard(&current_sprite, 1); loop: if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 1) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4); if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 2) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6); if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 3) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6); if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 7) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4); if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 8) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 4); if (sp_dir(&current_sprite, -1) == 9) sp_dir(&current_sprite, 6); wait(0); goto loop; } void hit( void ) { sp_target(&current_sprite, &enemy_sprite); playsound(30, 21050, 4000, ¤t_sprite, 0); goto loop; } void die( void ) { int &hold = sp_editor_num &current_sprite); if (&hold != 0) editor_type(&hold, 6); &save_x = sp_x(&current_sprite, -1); &save_y = sp_y(&current_sprite, -1); external("emake","small"); } It run quite well but if he's hurt, he doesn't "follow" Dink... Maybe you'll have to make a different loop for hit(), where you set its direction related to Dink's one: if Dink's left, Milder's direction will be left, and so on. I also tried with your original seq, but as they doesn't exists in my sample DMOD, there was a problem, and the anim was chaotic. Good Luck! :)
Beuc	posted 01-24- 04:07 AM CT (US) Hey! You couuld tell us if this works :)