"Draw" A bouncing ball that draws a line.

GreenHavenGames

I am trying to use the project file "Draw" for a new use. Right now it draws a line where you touch, like a paint program. What I want it to do is to draw an unbroken line behind a bouncing ball as though the ball is drawing the line where it has been.

If anyone has any other suggestions on how to accomplish this, please let me know.

thanks,

Sam

EthanZarov

I would try to find the Ink Template where you draw a line and see how you do it with your finger. Then, I don't think it would be too hard to swap it around.

GreenHavenGames

That is actually what I have been working on for a week. The line starts dead center of the screen and just makes a seemingly random lines that all cross the center.

GreenHavenGames

Anyone have any other ideas or templates I could use to accomplish this? It's one of the last things that I need to publish my game!

thanks-

tatiang

I have a golf game I've been working on that does just this. I basically spawn a "dot" actor from the ball every so often using a timer, and then have each dot fade after a certain amount of time. It's very simple and looks great.

GreenHavenGames

At tatiang:
I have tried just this. However, I want the dots to form a line and it doesn't there are obvious spaces, especially when the ball moves faster. Does your "line" make a solid or are there breaks?

tatiang

@GreenHavenGames sorry, with the login issues and a trip I was on, I was away from the forums for a while. It's true that that method creates breaks in the line when the actor moves too quickly. I haven't found a better way yet.

GreenHavenGames

Thanks again. I went ahead with your method, and it's good enough!

Maybe someday if the game takes off, I'll rework it.

Thanks!