Gravity scripting

Raelyn · #1 03-31-2005, 04:04 PM

Ok, I have a question about how people usually make gravity levels. What's the best way to write the detection of the blocking tiles? o.o

Rick · #2 03-31-2005, 04:31 PM

doing_it_yourself();

Skyld · #3 03-31-2005, 04:42 PM

Probably using something that detects blocking tiles!
Hint: onwall and onwall2.

coreys · #4 03-31-2005, 04:57 PM

lol, seriously, if you dont even know about onwall and onwall2 you wont be able to make a gravity script.

Raelyn · #5 03-31-2005, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by coreys

lol, seriously, if you dont even know about onwall and onwall2 you wont be able to make a gravity script.

omfg, lawl, serious lee, if they are not included in the function list then I wouldn't realise they existed!!!!1111oneone.one

I hate gscript. >.> I mean, of all the proprietary languages I have been tormented with, gscript is the worst. >.>

Raelyn · #6 03-31-2005, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

doing_it_yourself();

Did I say "lawl, omfg, leet gaiz, rite me a script for gravity spar liek stuff, y0!!!!11oneone.one"?

No, I don't think I did, I think I asked for explanation of how the wall detection was done.

Raelyn · #7 03-31-2005, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyld

Probably using something that detects blocking tiles!
Hint: onwall and onwall2.

Thank you, I didn't realise such a thing existed.

Evil_Trunks · #8 03-31-2005, 06:12 PM

my gravity script keeps moving the player the minimum possible distance (0.0625 tiles) and checking if they will run into a wall if they move. once they hit a wall or go the required fall distance for that loop through they stop moving

you need to check the bottom of the player, there are like 5 x locations I check, I think, to make sure its not possible to fall through a tile

coreys · #9 04-01-2005, 04:37 PM

onwall is in commands.rtf
also Ace2869(or whatever the number is, he created the newbie scripters bible) has an updated commands.rtf on his site (i forget what it is) that has everything.

falco10291029 · #10 04-01-2005, 09:32 PM

Mine does a for loop and checks all of the tiles between the player and where he'll be next timeout to see if anything is blocking, and if so, it makes the downward velocity 0. Bad thing is that this sometimes causes a "bounce" on large falls.