Drift Engine Request

Xerxes	Drift Engine Request « on: March 25, 2007, 08:17:32 am »
	I need a walking engine that is really loose so when you hold a certain directional key, then let go the object keeps going. and after letting go of the key if you click another direction key the object drifts Logged

mit	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #1 on: March 25, 2007, 12:34:38 pm »
QBASIC programmer since age 4. Take that, world. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 1079	Drifts... as in, a racing game? That depends on a lot. But for a walking engine, I suppose a simple sort of thing could be achived with motion_add... Code: [Select] `if keyboard_check(vk_right) motion_add(0,1) if keyboard_check(vk_up) motion_add(90,1) if keyboard_check(vk_left) motion_add(180,1) if keyboard_check(vk_down) motion_add(270,1) speed=min(speed,10) //You might want to limit it like this, to stop it going crazy.`Dunno if that's what you wanted. Logged
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Goodnight Once and future Captain	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #2 on: March 25, 2007, 08:16:23 pm »
With a Capital G Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 706	Sort of like walking on ice? So if you hold a direction then it takes a few seconds to get up to speed, then you gradually slow down when you let go? mit's code will work except for slowing down; you'll keep moving until you hit another direction. Logged
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Dumb_Ass	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #3 on: March 25, 2007, 10:51:21 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2374	Add friction=0.5 to the end of Mit's code, and change the 0.5 to whatever fits you. Logged

Devy	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #4 on: March 26, 2007, 12:17:10 am »
	hmm clarify about what you want Logged

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Re: Drift Engine Request

« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2007, 08:33:37 am »

Quote from: Goodnight on March 25, 2007, 08:16:23 pm

Sort of like walking on ice? So if you hold a direction then it takes a few seconds to get up to speed, then you gradually slow down when you let go?

mit's code will work except for slowing down; you'll keep moving until you hit another direction.

yeah but this space. Other than that your post is exactly how I would put it.
The object can't keep going it slow down after a little bit

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mit	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #6 on: March 28, 2007, 08:12:22 pm »
QBASIC programmer since age 4. Take that, world. Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 1079	The simplest thing for a space engine would be to look at the asteroids example that comes with game maker. Logged
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Obsequious Eye King of Glass	Re: Drift Engine Request « Reply #7 on: March 29, 2007, 12:10:06 am »
Yes, I am mocking you Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 298	Quote from: Xerxes on March 28, 2007, 08:33:37 am Quote from: Goodnight on March 25, 2007, 08:16:23 pm Sort of like walking on ice? So if you hold a direction then it takes a few seconds to get up to speed, then you gradually slow down when you let go? mit's code will work except for slowing down; you'll keep moving until you hit another direction. yeah but this space. Other than that your post is exactly how I would put it. The object can't keep going it slow down after a little bit In space it wouldn't slow down, there's no friction to stop it (besides micro-gravity and small particles). So it would work. But I can see your point, as most space games have you slow down after a bit. mit, I didn't know there was an astroids example that came with Game Maker, that's pretty cool. Is this a more recent addition? (I know I never saw one when I downloaded it). Logged
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