Swipe-release movement

BoyGeniusStudios

I am working on a rocket-man styled game and I am currently working on the movement. In the game you tap the actor and swipe backwards for him to move forward (So direction=opposite direction of swipe, power=distance of swipe from actor). However I am running into a problem, but I do not know what it is and I need help fixing it.

My Setup Is:

[Movement Angle]
Rule:
When touch is pressed:
Constrain Attribute: Self.Angle to: VectorToAngle(Self.Position.X-Game.mouse.position.x, Self.Position.Y-Game.mouse.position.Y)

That statement works, but the actual movement is what is messing me up

[Movement]
Rule:
When touch is released:
Accelerate in Angle: Self.Angle

So my problem is that when I release the touch, the actor does not move. What am I doing wrong? How do I fix it?

Link to game file if you would like to see it: http://ge.tt/9KCJdWd/v/0?c

ozlac

if you send me the file i could have a look at it

BoyGeniusStudios

if you send me the file i could have a look at it

Edit: Let me fix it, one sec

BoyGeniusStudios

if you send me the file i could have a look at it

Ok here you go: http://ge.tt/8oDseSd/v/0?c

ozlac

i cant open that file

BoyGeniusStudios

i cant open that file

Try this http://ge.tt/3YkbiSd/v/0?c
Or are you using gamesalad for windows?

RThurman

@BoyGeniusStudios -- Your file probably cant be opened because it needs to be compressed before you upload it.

Instead of using the accelerate behavior, try using the change velocity behavior.

When Touch is released
--Change Velocity
---- Direction: vectorToAngle(Self.Position.X-Game.mouse.position.x, Self.Position.Y-Game.mouse.position.Y)
---- Speed: magnitude(Self.Position.X-Game.mouse.position.x, Self.Position.Y-Game.mouse.position.Y)

BoyGeniusStudios

When Touch is released
--Change Velocity
---- Direction: vectorToAngle(Self.Position.X-Game.mouse.position.x, Self.Position.Y-Game.mouse.position.Y)
---- Speed: magnitude(Self.Position.X-Game.mouse.position.x, Self.Position.Y-Game.mouse.position.Y)

I tried this, but when I release touch it doesn't move at all

Edit:It only works if I release the touch still touching the actor, if the mouse is not touching the actor, nothing happens

ozlac

no im on a mac with the latest 0.10.2

BoyGeniusStudios

Ok I finally fixed the download by uploading it, then downloading the zip.
So here is the zip file: http://ge.tt/9KCJdWd/v/0?c

BoyGeniusStudios

Nevermind, I fixed it by changing 'When touch is released' to 'when mouse button is up'

RThurman

Great! Glad its working for you. Looks like the start of a fun game.

BoyGeniusStudios

Great! Glad its working for you. Looks like the start of a fun game.

I have run into another problem that seems to happen to me a lot in gamesalad. I am using a scene with a width of 3,000, and the actor can fly across this. I have the control camera on the actor so the camera will follow him across the screen, but my actors movement gets screwed up when he goes past the default 480 width-line. If he is within the default box of 480px he can move sideways and vertically, but when he gets past where the scene used to end (480px line) he can no longer move vertically, he only moves horizontally. Why does it do this?

Once again, here is the link to the updated game file if you would like to examen it yourself: http://ge.tt/8QA8EXd/v/0?c

Edit: The end of 480px is before the third platform, so when you try to jump from the third platform he only jumps horizontally

RThurman

The file can't be downloaded. But I am sure it is because you are not taking the camera's origin into account. You will need to unlock the actor (to get to the camera's origin) and use the following expressions in the appropriate places.

vectorToAngle( self.Position.X - game.Mouse.Position.X - scene.Camera.Origin.X , self.Position.Y - game.Mouse.Position.Y - scene.Camera.Origin.Y )

magnitude( self.Position.X - game.Mouse.Position.X - scene.Camera.Origin.X , self.Position.Y - game.Mouse.Position.Y - scene.Camera.Origin.Y )

Elfizm

Just be careful, when people ask for projects, give them a separate one then your game. No art and only the feature your having trouble with. Just thought I should mention it because some people won't hesitate to download and use and release as thier own. It's common sense but I see it every now and then

BoyGeniusStudios

Snip

It worked, thank you very much. You have been VERY helpful, and this is why I love the gamesalad community!

Snip

Yes, I made sure to do that. The one I uploaded only has basic characters without pictures, so nobody would be able to steal them.