Moving Objs

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Nov 8 2006, 9:24 am
How do you make an object move in a direction as long as something solid is beneath it then "fall" until it enters a certain area.

The idea is to have it act exactly like a mushroom from Super Mario Bros. Which is what the object in my game is.

I know how to do projectiles but that wouldn't apply here. Any solutions?
Nov 8 2006, 9:28 am
as it moves check the next tile over and below it. If it is solid, it still moves across, if not it moves across then down. I've done something similar in which a projectile goes in a direction till it hit's something, then it bounces off. Opposite example, but same idea.
Nov 8 2006, 9:29 am
Hm, something like this perhaps? 
obj/Wheee
  verb/Push()
    walk(src,EAST)  //keeps walking east until the proc is stopped, which is below

  Move()
    ..()
    var/turf/T = src.loc
    if(T.value=="hole")  //assuming we have a special variable to define it, or you can look for it's path, etc etc etc
      walk(src,0)  //stops the walking procedure


Like what Jik said >_>

- GhostAnime
Nov 8 2006, 9:30 am
In response to Jik
I understand the concept of it but how do you check below an obj or next to it, because that could help me out with many many things.
Nov 8 2006, 9:42 am
In response to KirbyAllStar
Well, let me make an explination for [link]

This is the hierarchy in the system of BYOND (make be a bit incorrect):

/datum
--/atom
----/area
----/turf
----/movable (/atom/movable)
------/obj
------/mob

X.loc refers to the containers holding X, which GENERALLY (not always) is an object below.

/area holds /turf and whatever /turf holds.

/turf holds /atom/movable types.

/atom/movable types usually don't hold anything by default.



If an object was on the ground, than the .loc would be the turf it's on. However, if it was in a mob, than the .loc would be that mob which the .loc of that mob would be a turf (if it was there).

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To get the objects beside/in-front of, I suggest get_step()

- GhostAnime
Nov 8 2006, 9:53 am
In response to GhostAnime
by under I meant south of the obj so if there was a platform it was moving on and the platform ended, it would fall down and keep moving then bounce off any dense objs

and how would I make the walk() go slower?
Nov 8 2006, 10:08 am (Edited on Nov 8 2006, 11:06 am)
In response to KirbyAllStar
In the reference for walk(), it states theres a delay option, just increase that amount to like 10 for 1 sec. delayed movement, etc.

For getting the opposite direction, one method would be to use turn(): 
#define oppdir(mob/X) turn(X.dir,180)


180 degrees of NORTH is SOUTH, and well, you get the idea (this is a good idea to use with what Jik mentioned above).

- GhostAnime
Nov 8 2006, 10:50 am
In response to KirbyAllStar
KirbyAllStar wrote:
by under I meant south of the obj so if there was a platform it was moving on and the platform ended, it would fall down and keep moving then bounce off any dense objs

and how would I make the walk() go slower?

Ghost took care of the slow down, as to the check below, use get_step() to check the Southeast (or Southwest) turf. if it is a solid turf, move East. If it is not, then move Southeast.