just one more dumb dumb question

eboy

ok, I know this is prob. a dumb question but hey I am a dummy.

So I would like to have a button that activates an actor to move up, hold in a rest position a bit and then move back down the same way.

Help...I tried it and it just doesn't work for me...

butterbean

Here's one solution:

Create an attribute: Move Character (boolean)

When attribute: move character is true

Timer: For 1 second: Move UP (speed 100)

Timer: After 2 seconds:

For 1 second

Move Down (speed: 100)

then on the button: When touch is pressed: Change attribute: Move character : true

make sure to keep the speed variables the same if you want the actor in the same position as before, otherwise you can tweak the timers

Also, make sure to reset your attribute: move character to false

You can reset it when the character is moving down

Hope this helps!

eboy

cool, one extra dumb question how to edit the condition of the attribute?

When attribute: move character is true/

Is that a CHANGE ATTRIBUTE behavior?

butterbean

The button you're pressing is changing the attribute to "True" when pressed

Then you also put a rule in that says: When touch is released, change attribute: game.move character to false

So within the actor (character) itself, you're then creating a rule that says"

Rule: When game.move character is true

Timer: for 1 second
Move: up Speed: 100

You don't need to add anything else other than the above within your actor

eboy

NICE! Thanks!

eboy

uh just one more, for change attribute, in the expression editor, what is the value for TRUE, I don't see anything. Thanks for the help...very cool.

butterbean

When I do a change attribute, I always do this:

When game.move character is: true ( I just type in true, but you can also put in a 1 to indicate true, and a 0 to indicate false if I'm not mistaken, I've just always done it the other way)

eboy

eboy

Hmm, I must be extra dumb, it seems the button is moving and not the actor...is there a project example of this? I must be getting my rules mixed up....Thanks.