nearly there but... stairs grrr

[foleyjo]

Hi all

Sorry about this but my game is almost complete now. The coding is more or less laid down and I just need to add the enemy sprites and tile the map.

However I still can't get the steps correct so was wondering if someone could have a look and advise what to do.

I want the player to only collide with steps when

he is in front and walking towards them
he is not jumping
he is falling vertically.

The other thing I couldn't seem to get my player to do was fall straight down when there is nothing under him.

The player is the wancont actor and controls are in the draw function.
There are 2 types of steps Steps and Lsteps both going in different directions

There are other bugs that need tidying up but I already know what I'm doing there. It's just the stairs that are causing me grief.

+1 for all who try to help

[SuperSonic]

Make a variable called "StairColl" or whatever you want to call it. Then go to your main player and add three events that say...

Player -> On collision on top side of stairs -> Script editor

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StairColl = 1;

Player -> On collision on any side of stairs -> Script editor

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if(StairColl == 1)
{
    PhysicalResponse(MOVE_EVENT_ACTOR_ONLY, USE_SPECIFIED_MASS, 1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000, 1.000000);
}

Player -> Key down (space, no repeat) -> Script editor

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StairColl = 0;
yvelocity = whatever;

I hope that helped

[foleyjo]

No it didn't work

I might have done it wrong or it may not work due to the other coding I've been using

(kept my +1 promise though)

[SuperSonic]

Well, it was worth a shot

You might want to ask bee ant or lcl. They would know

[MrJolteon]

You might want to ask bee ant or lcl. They would know

Not Bee-Ant, he quit as a developer a few weeks back

[foleyjo]

I hope they will answer my cries for help.

They often provide helpful solutions

[SuperSonic]

You might want to ask bee ant or lcl. They would know

Not Bee-Ant, he quit as a developer a few weeks back

Really?

[MrJolteon]

Yep. He told me in the chat.

[SuperSonic]

He was one of my favorite

Is he going to come back or is he leaving for good?

[MrJolteon]

As far as I know, he left for good.

[SuperSonic]

Too bad. I was going to see if he would help me with my game I'm working on

[Game A Gogo]

Oh that's a shame ):

[SuperSonic]

Oops I forgot, we're supposed to help foleyjo. Sorry about that foleyjo

Do you have any ideas how to fix the stairs Gogo? I'm stumped

[skydereign]

Well from a cursory look the collisions aren't very optimal. I'd probably restructure them entirely. One thing to note is you have this in some of the collision events.

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if(yvelocity = Gravity)

That isn't a comparison. That is the same as doing this in most cases.

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yvelocity=Gravity;

[foleyjo]

Thanks for that.
I didn't notice I had only used the 1 = sign in my ifs. It's always good to have a fresh eye look over things.

I'll try redoing my collisions later today when I get a moment