How can I make an infinite runner game?

Cabaco

I want to make a runner game like i.e. Chop Chop Runner.
Can you teach me step by step how to do so please?

DreamLab

I know there are a couple templates out there like this. but I am not so sure how without just giving you the template. So Someone else will have to answer that.

DL

andrekadow

This works for a infinite game and a game with levels too? I never understood why the scene moves and the runner just jump.

DrGlickert

don't take this the wrong way, but there are very few people (if any) that will walk you through a game (at least for free). Especially if you want to sell the game.

I would never walk someone through a game for free and have them turn around and sell it.

Best advice I can give, is start the project, when you run into a snag, ask on the forums for a work-around or the proper way to code it.

Good luck to you!

scitunes

1) Create a platform actor. Make it move to the left (use interpolate or move or change velocity or...) When it gets all the way off screen you'll need to move it back to the right side of the scene to "recycle" it. You'll need multiple platforms that recycle. After each "recycling" you'll probably want to change the width of the platform as well as the gap between platforms. You'll also want a way to speed the movement up as teh game goes on.

2) create a character actor that can jump but not move left or right. Set it towards the left side of the screen.

or

go to the market place thread and buy a runner template.

tenrdrmer

DrGlickert said:
don't take this the wrong way, but there are very few people (if any) that will walk you through a game (at least for free). Especially if you want to sell the game.

I would never walk someone through a game for free and have them turn around and sell it.

Best advice I can give, is start the project, when you run into a snag, ask on the forums for a work-around or the proper way to code it.

Good luck to you!

+1

Follow your doctors advice.

olster1

I wrote this a couple days ago for another thread, just an explanation of how to have an infinite amount of scrolling obstacles.

In fact, it's better to have all the actors on screen and once and to recycle them rather than destroying and spawning. What I explain below is assuming each of the obstacles are different sizes.

Create a game intiger attribute called obstacle
Create a boolean attribute in each obstacle called move

Create an actor or anything to use as your randomiser. Add a timer in it and say
every X seconds change attribute game.obstacle random (1, however many obstacles there are)

Assign a number to each obstacle and create rule when game.obstacle = the number you assigned
change attribute self.move to true

Create a second rule when self.move=true
move actor at 180 speed 90 (something like that) If you want to interpolate instead of move then say interpolate position x to -50 select linear and have a duration of 1. If you want it slower make the duration bigger.

Create a third rule When Attribute self.position.X < - self.Size.Width /2
Change attribute self.position.X to self.Position.X + self.Size.Width + game.Display Size.Width AND change self.move to false.

Place each actor just out of view of the camera on the right.

This is at least what I use, not sure if it's the most efficient but seems like the best solution.

If your obstacles are the same size this may save more memory:

Create a game intiger attribute called obstacle
Create a boolean attribute in each obstacle called move
Create another game intiger attribute called image

Create an actor or anything to use as your randomiser. Add a timer in it and say
every X seconds change attribute game.obstacle random (1, however many obstacles there are on screen at any one time)

Create a single prototype actor and chuck all of these rules in there.

What is the maximum number of obstacles on screen at any one time, lets say its 3. So drag 3 copies of this prototype onto your scene on right hand side. Assign a number to each obstacle 1,2 and 3 and create rule when game.obstacle = the number you assigned
change attribute self.move to true AND change attribute game.image to random (1, however many images of obstacles you have)

Assign each image with a number and create a second rule thats says when game.image = the assigned number
change image to the image you assigned.

Create a third rule when self.move=true
move actor at 180 speed 90 (something like that) If you want to interpolate instead of move then say interpolate position x to -50 select linear and have a duration of 1. If you want it slower make the duration bigger.

Create a fourth rule When Attribute self.position.X < - self.Size.Width /2
Change attribute self.position.X to self.Position.X + self.Size.Width + game.Display Size.Width AND change self.move to false.

So with this method you only have one prototype and only 3 actors on scene but all 10 obstacles.

Hope that helps