I've searched everywhere ... POWER UP tutorials ?

David_GryphonsRealm

So I have searched everywhere from Yooutube to TSB's gshelper.com and for the life of me I can't find not even a simple tutorial on how to add power ups in your games, kinda like Jetpack joyride but all i need is simple things just to learn some logic and code behind it. Like I'm working on a simple breakout type game ( much simpler tho ) and i was thinking about adding a random power up that gave the player like "Multi Balls" and then if those new balls "died" it would not affect the player until there was one left. Im not sure if I'm making any sense here,
well i hope ya'll can help me with this or its back to the drawing board for me, lol

thx in advance
David

MotherHoose

make an index type attribute: ballCount … set the value to the number of ball Player starts with

on your powerUp actor:
Rule: when
Actor receives event: overlaps or collides with actor of the type Player
--changeAttribute: game.ballCount To: game.ballCount +(random(1,4))
--Timer: After: 0.01
----Destroy this actor

on any controlActor you want to use: …could use the actor that is displaying the ballCount
Rule: when
Attribute: game.ballCount > 10 (the maximum # of balls you want the Player to have)
--changeAttribute: game.ballCount To: 10

on enemy:
Rule: when
Actor receives event: overlaps or collides with actor of the type Player
--changeAttribute: game.ballCount To: game.ballCount-1

on PlayerActor:
Rule: when
Attribute: game.ballCount = 0
--whatever you have to end level/game

@};- MH

David_GryphonsRealm

@MotherHoose : as awesome as that looks, it means nada to me by just looking at it. Id have to follow along to a video, Im a visual learner and not that great with Code. Im gonna try it tho, and @redsky is gonna do a video as well so we'll see how it goes !! Still can't thank you enough for taking time outta your day and trying to help !! Thats why I love the GS Forum !!

David

MotherHoose

ah me too @David_GryphonsRealm … like to "see" everything; that's why I love GS!

for instructions like I posted … it is sometimes easier to highlight and copy/paste in a textFile
that way you can keep them open and refer to them as you work on your project.

or, I could send you the projectFile … I tested this in … eMail me at gmail

@};- MH

David_GryphonsRealm

@MotherHoose : Yea whats your gmail ? lemme guess ( actual email that I believe to be tru )

David

MotherHoose

@David_GryphonsRealm
please,please edit your post and remove the reference to actual email addresses!

bots sprout all over the web and look for that format … and sell addresses to spammers!

@};- MH

David_GryphonsRealm

@MotherHoose : Hows that ? LOL !!

MotherHoose

Great! @David!

you deal with NervousNellie and ParanoidPete when you deal with me!

hope your problem is solved!

@};- MH

David_GryphonsRealm

@MotherHoose : not just yet but @RedSky is gonna make a video tut. But ima email you and if you want u can provide me with the GS File that you tested yours on

David

The_Gamesalad_Guru

Okay so on the ungs guide under actors watch Detect if actor gone from a scene. That might get you in the right direction as you can determine if you have three ball actors when two of them are gone.

tutyses

David, i dont want to sound rude, but i suggest you to play with gamesalad behaviors and explore it before making your first project, i didnt learn how to make "power ups" i just make a way to do it.. its better to know how to create the things you want instead of asking each time you want to do something (sometimes you will need to ask when you dont know how why something is not working or you dont have any clue)
Again, i dont want u to thing i m the bad guy :P

David_GryphonsRealm

@tutyses : naw i understand where your coming from but like my post said. I've searched a lot !! and tried different things. so i have been doing my end. I'm not the type that just wants things handed to me. i try on my own and then when i can't think of any other ways i go to the forums. but again, i know where your coming from

David