Skill Activation Through Line Drawing

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Jul 30 2013, 12:09 am
(See the best response by Rushnut.)

Hi I am wondering if it within byonds capabilities to create a system in which an individual uses a user drawn line in order to activate a skill in a game.


I noticed this pokemon ranger post.

http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=212739

Essentially the players mouse would become the equivalent to a Nintendo DS Stylus in a sense.

To break it down; you press your macro > your character goes into a drawing state > you draw your skill > system recognizes the closest match to the line you are drawing > Skill releases

http://www.youtube.com/ watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Mq_M45R2-sY&t=55

or something like this if it helps to better understand.
Jul 30 2013, 2:50 am
Best response
You'd need to grab the Mouse Coordinate and create an atom (Or use DrawBox()) at that location.

Then you'd need to record the location and update/check for loops accordingly.

This would all be very easy within Pixel Movement, but a bit of a pain in the ass to do on tile based movement.