Setting Up Controls A Moving Box.
by rennie moffat · in Torque Game Engine · 07/24/2009 (7:57 am) · 14 replies
Hi I want my player to move to a slecected position. This position is chosen by a single tap or mouse down event to select the X and Y. So far I believe I cam going to build a PlayerControl.cs game file. I have determined it to be as such... or hold these things. Now I just have to set it, can some please explain the basic mechanics of scripting this. I am reading along, but finding it hard to follow, when I need to create my onw.
///controls playersMovement including mouse event triggers
///controls playersMovement including mouse event triggers
function onMouseDown(%this, %worldPos, %mouseClicks)
{
///this must set a world position, where the Player must move to.
%this.setPosition(x,y);
return;
}
///move player to touched point (not sure if this should be inside the mouse down event
%this.setMousePosition($pShip.getPosition(x,y));
%this.owner.moveTo(%this.worldPos,);
///Set Player Movement Style.
Acceleration
Linear Velocity
Dampening
getPosition
MoveTo
Animation for each movement(4LinearDirections)
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My thanks to Garage Games and the Garage Games Community combined with owned determination I got one game up, Temple Racer and I am looking to build more interesting, fun games for the mass market of the iOS app store.
#2
And you will get a very jerky move.
You need some sort of setMoveDestination() for players.
You can see how it is done in the aiPlayer class.
Another decision to move to a certain point is to create an interpolation between the two points and set the new render transform.
This way you will get a smooth move.
07/24/2009 (11:48 am)
Setting the position in TorqueScript will skip the interpolation of the position (and rotation).And you will get a very jerky move.
You need some sort of setMoveDestination() for players.
You can see how it is done in the aiPlayer class.
Another decision to move to a certain point is to create an interpolation between the two points and set the new render transform.
This way you will get a smooth move.
#3
07/24/2009 (11:52 am)
interpolation?
#4
07/24/2009 (11:56 am)
The point3F class already has an interpolation interface.Point3F player_pos = getPosition(); Point3F end_pos = your_mouse_position; player_pos.interpolate(end_pos,player_pos,your_interpolation_step); setRenderTransform(player_new_transform);
#5
if so, my game, a maze game would require a path for every possible movement, possibly hundreds. Convenient?
07/24/2009 (11:56 am)
im thinking that an interpolation sets an object on a path for movement?if so, my game, a maze game would require a path for every possible movement, possibly hundreds. Convenient?
#6
07/24/2009 (11:59 am)
No,i am talking about a simple linear interpolation between two positions.
#8
It uses the same idea for smooth tilt/roll the player.
I see this can be a bit difficult to understand for a non-programmer.
07/24/2009 (12:04 pm)
As an example you can take a look at the player conform resource.It uses the same idea for smooth tilt/roll the player.
I see this can be a bit difficult to understand for a non-programmer.
#9
im sure it will improve.
steps must be taken.
oh vell thanks for the help tho, i will keep it rollin.
07/24/2009 (12:09 pm)
a this point, im sure it will improve.
steps must be taken.
oh vell thanks for the help tho, i will keep it rollin.
#10
{
echo(%worldPosition);
$Player.moveTo(%worldPosition);
}
hi this code is basic, as I want my click's worldPosition to be recognized and then the have the player move toward that spot. IS this way off?
I am thinking more code must follow, to determine player movement style (velocity etc.)
:?
07/24/2009 (1:49 pm)
function SceneWindow2D::onMouseDown(%this, %worldPos, %mouseClicks){
echo(%worldPosition);
$Player.moveTo(%worldPosition);
}
hi this code is basic, as I want my click's worldPosition to be recognized and then the have the player move toward that spot. IS this way off?
I am thinking more code must follow, to determine player movement style (velocity etc.)
:?
#11
so I have this to set the mouse position on mouse down, I want the player to then move toward this point. I am sure this is very easy, but I am finding it difficult to nail down the code.
07/25/2009 (12:41 pm)
function PlayerMovementBehavior::onMouseDown(%this, %worldPosition)
{
setMousePosition(%worldPosition);
}so I have this to set the mouse position on mouse down, I want the player to then move toward this point. I am sure this is very easy, but I am finding it difficult to nail down the code.
#12
workable i think?
07/25/2009 (1:23 pm)
function sceneWindow2D::onMouseDown(%this, %modifier, %worldPosition, %mouseClicks){
setPosition(%worldPosition);
}
function sceneWindow2D::onMouseDown(%this, %modifier, %worldPosition, %mouseClicks){
movePlayer(%worldPosition);
}something that I have pulled up.workable i think?
#13
07/25/2009 (1:40 pm)
I have tried this code, but added to a behaviour. Is something as simple as this possible, the right track for what I am trying to do? It seems like it should be so simple to do.
#14
07/25/2009 (3:10 pm)
ok so here is this code, i found, however, I am not sure how to link it to a mouse behaviour/event.function t2dSceneObject::setDestination(%this, %dest)
{
if((%dest != 0) && (%dest !$= ""))
{
%this.Destination = %dest;
%this.isMoving = true;
if($debugMsg::pathDebug)
echo("calling move to dest with" SPC %dest);
%this.schedule(50,moveToDest);
}
} 
Torque Owner rennie moffat
Renman3000
this is my code thus far.. any thing good?
function onMouseDown(%this, %worldPos, %mouseClicks) { ///this must set a world position, where the Player must move to. %this.setPosition(x,y); %this.setMousePosition($pShip.getPosition(x,y)); %this.owner.moveTo(%this.worldPos, %speed); return; }ps.moveTo includes speed. Lets just say this worked. Where would speed be determined (ie. 30mph)