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bynski · 2008-01-18 23:54:07

I'm having a bit of script trouble and have been working/searching solutions for a while now. I have a maze-type game, but I would like the Sprite to move backwards one or two steps in whichever direction if came from when it hit the wall. So, say, if I approached a wall heading in the +x direction, I want it to move back two steps in the -x direction.

I can get the sprite to move away from the wall, but I can't make the direction in which it *moves* be opposite (i.e. it will only move away, for example, to the right...and if it still touches the wall it just "drifts away" because it's in a "forever if" loop).

I would appreciate any help with this. Thanks smile

Last edited by bynski (2008-01-18 23:54:54)

SimpleScratch · 2008-01-19 03:55:26

If you want to simply move backwards then just move -5 or move -10 etc when you touch a wall

To change direction (e.g turnaround) then a simple way is to

point in direction <direction * -1>

if you are hitting a vertical wall

and

point in direction <180 - direction>

if you are hitting a horizontal wall

and then move 5 or 10 steps.

You could make the walls different colours so you can tell which action to take.

regards
Simon

I'm sure others will be along with much better solutions soon smile

bynski · 2008-01-20 22:59:53

Thanks, I think that will work. I ended up making the main sprite move constantly, and then told it to reverse direction when hitting a black wall in the stage background (as I was trying to minimize number of sprites), which also works. The only thing with that is it doesn't let you control the speed (as of now, anyway. I might put more time and scripts into it later).

cheers
Robyn

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Reversing? Going Backwards?

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Re: Reversing? Going Backwards?

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Re: Reversing? Going Backwards?

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