Please help!

[chaosraptor]

I'm using ge for a school project and am pretty new at it so i have alot of questions:
1.) How do i make it to where a tile such as an enemy or object will kill the player? 2.) How can i make an enemy in the game walk back and forth or in a pattern?
3.) How can i change the depth of an actor so the my character doesn't go behind it? 4.) How can i make items that i can pick up or buttons that i can press that will activate something?
5.) How do i make the character walk without his legs constantly moving or not moving at all? 6.) How can i make the player jump or attack...and if he attacks how can i make it kill or damage an enemy?
7.) How can i make tiles solid so my character can walk on them? 8.) How can i add music to the game?
9.) How can I make it so that when the player kills a boss, he can go to another level?
10.) How can i make a health bar and extra life for the player? for the boss?
11.) How can i make a start menu?
I know its quite a few questions but if someone could answer a few it would be very helpful.

[willg101]

OK I'll see if I can help...
1)Use a variable, when the variable hits 0, the player is dead
2)Use a path
3)Change Z-Depth
4)Combine the use of variables and key down events
5)On key down event, use change animation
6)To jump, change y; to move right or left, change x
7)Use physical response
Use 'play music'
9)Change x/y position
10)Make an actor whose animation reflects your health variable/life variable
11)Search the forums for "menu"

HTHs, try searching these forums for more in-depth help.
(http://www.game-editor.com/forum/search.php)

[Chai]

chaosraptor i read your problem.
Most of your answers can be found on a tutorial.
you can try it on Help .
if you cannot find the tutorial. It is very simple, you just press Get Newest Tutorial at the help function.

it's very easy to understand and just take few hrs.

[chaosraptor]

ok i think u might have confused me even more willg101 and chai ive used all of the tutorials. Now i got questions for your answers willg101.
1.) wut do u mean by variable and how do i get to it?
2.) Ive used paths but when i try to set they path either the actor just flashes a bunch or my actor only walks one way then disappears and starts at other side again.
3.) how do i get to z depth?
4.) Ummmm i got no i dea wut u mean here.
5.) i know key down. but ummm....when i use it and enter variables and crp my character will move but his legs wont. so when i put on other animation his legs keep moving even when the playe stops.
6.)umm ok but how does he come back down?
7.)how do i find physical response?
8.)WHERE IS PLAY MUSIC!?!?!?!
9.)ok i dont get this either.
10.)how???????
11.)ok I'll look
All i really need to know is the location of these thinga BTW can someone give me a list of variables and where to use them?

[makslane]

1) You can create variables in the "Variables" button on Script Editor (Choose a event -> Script Editor)

2) ??

3) Use the Change Z Depth action, or set the initial Z Depth in the Actor Control panel

5) Use the "Change Animation Direction" action

7) Action "Physical Response"

8) Action "Play Music"

[chaosraptor]

i dont see any of these buttons except z depth and i keep looking but i dont see them. at the top of the screen i see the buttons: File, add actor, path, regions, script, game mode, config, and help. when i right click and click actor control all i see is the buttons for : Name, transparency, z depth, clone, remove, stop, tile, text, normal, create at startup, animation, add animation, add sequence, edit remove, parent, path, events/add/edit/remove, recieve events if out of vision, and close.

[makslane]

In the Actor Control panel, click in Event list.
After select an event, you can select the action (Play Music, ...)

Is a good idea look the tutorials at Help menu.
More info:

Actor Control: http://www.game-editor.com/docs/getting ... lpanel.htm
Events: http://www.game-editor.com/docs/getting ... events.htm
Actions: http://www.game-editor.com/docs/getting ... ctions.htm

[chaosraptor]

thnx that helped alot but ummmm....how do i make the boss guy move back and forth? ive tried change direction but for some reason the actor "boss 1" is not listed.

[chaosraptor]

ok ive tried adding music...i went to actor control, add event, add activation event, then play music and selected the file i wanted it to play but it wont play when i go to game mode wuts wrong?

[Game A Gogo]

Are you using, activation region??

[makslane]

ok ive tried adding music...i went to actor control, add event, add activation event, then play music and selected the file i wanted it to play but it wont play when i go to game mode wuts wrong?

Why you are using an Activation Event?

[chaosraptor]

wut do u mean? i thought thats wut i was supposed to use....anyway could u tell me wut to do for the music. and another thing...i was able to make tiles to walk on but when i jump on them it acts like a trampoline and i bounce on it. and it also acts as ice and the player cant get traction. wuts the deal?

[makslane]

If you are using the Physical Response action, put the event actor velocity = 0

[makslane]

To play a music, just choose an event (mouse button down, collision, create actor...) and use the Play Music action