Flying in a Circle

921creative

I have a bird that I need to fly in an elliptical formation (basically a loop). Can anyone suggest a simple way to do this?

JohnPapiomitis

constrain self position x to 40*cos(self.time*600%360)+240
constrain self position y to 40*sin(self.time*600%360)+160

The radius of the circle is 40, The 600 lets the actor move faster through the circle. 240 and 160 are the offsets to determine the position of the center of the circle on the scene.

pinata14

move direction 0 relative to actor
rotate speed whatever

921creative

Thanks @JohnPapiomitis. Works like a charm.

LumpApps

I have posted a link to a free tool made in GS that can help you with this. It has some examples in it and can even make your actor fly in a flower shape. Have a look: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/38132/gs-tool-box-a-free-mega-template-ready-now/p3

LumpApps

Oops, wrong link. Here it is: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21686348/Lump_Mosinus.gameproj.zip

Sorry, can't find the edit button on my iPhone.