speed pick up

[raminkhan]

hey guys how can I increase speed on my character, okay at first the xvelocity=2; right? then I want it to pick up speed.

let me clearify that this is not my actor its my enemy on the screen which I want it to pick up speed.

[Hblade]

put this in global code

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#define MaxSpeed 5 //Max Speed
#define RIGHT 0
#define LEFT 0
double SPEED; //Max speed

void
Gain(int d) //d is direction
{
    switch(d)
    {
        case 0: //Right
        if(SPEED<MaxSpeed) // if speed is less than max speed
        {
            SPEED+=.25;
        }
        x+=SPEED;
        break;
        case 1: // Left
        if(SPEED>(-MaxSpeed)) // If it's less than -maxspeed
        {
            SPEED-=.25;
        }
        x-=SPEED;
        break;
        }
}


Now in your keydown event, example:
Key Down - Right Key - Script Editor
you would put this code :3

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Gain(0);


then in Left Key

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Gain(1);


Hope this helped :3

[SuperSonic]

@Hblade: Your method is awsome but it might not be very newb freindly. Here is how I would do it

Global Code:

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#define maxspeed 10
float speed = 0.5;//You can replace 0.5 and 10 with any other numbers you like ;)

Key Down -> Right -> Script Editor:

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if(xvelocity < maxspeed)
{
    xvelocity += abs(speed);
}

Key Down -> Left-> Script Editor:

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if(xvelocity < -maxspeed)
{
    xvelocity -= abs(speed);
}

Now of course, there would be a couple of bugs but I think that they would be pretty easy to fix

[Hblade]

Collisions will goof with that method though wont they? Other than that, it's epicly short o-o

[foleyjo]

I'm a bit unsure if you are both correct or both wrong.

raminkhan said this is for the enemy so I'm guessing it is not dependent on key presses and direction isn't a factor also.

If I'm right I would go for simple timer method.

Create a repeating timer and in the OnTimer code put

xvelocity = min(xvelocity+1,maxspeed)

[SuperSonic]

Collisions will goof with that method though wont they?

I actually havn't used that method before so I'm not quite sure XD. But I think you are right because I heard people saying things about how it messed up their collision

Other than that, it's epicly short o-o

Thanks
I've been working on my epicness XD

raminkhan said this is for the enemy so I'm guessing it is not dependent on key presses and direction isn't a factor also.

Oh woops, I must have misread his post

Create a repeating timer and in the OnTimer code put

xvelocity = min(xvelocity+1,maxspeed)

That's epicly epicer than my code XD

[Hblade]

xD Yes, epic shortend code has become epically epic shorter. ?

"I've been working on my epicness XD"

xD