----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:24 am Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- Hello, i am new to compsci and turing, so im pretty much a noob. I am, trying to make ddr for my summative project, but i am having problems with the arrows; they wont continue to come up until the song is over, which is like 3 min. They appear once and then it doesnt come back. i have tried many things to fix it, even removing the exit whens and putting if satements but it still doesnt work. ps one arrow is in the next post because i met my limit. ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:24 am Re: Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- this is the last arrow ----------------------------------- nastynika Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:31 am Re: Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- instead of posting each individual piece put it all in a .zip file and post it that way easier to access and as annoying ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:42 am RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- How are you playing the music? Are you just looping it or are you using a process? (or the process-free way I haven't learned yet) ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:02 am RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- thanks nastynik, ill do that next time, i know it is a bit distracting. insectoid im playing the music in a loop. ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:00 am RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- That's why. While the music is looped, the program can't do anything else. What you should do is make it a process, as they (sort of) run simultaneouly with the rest of your program. Don't use them for anything else though. process playmusic loop Music.PlayFile ("songname.extension") end loop end playmusic fork playmusic ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:26 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- thanks, insectoid but I don't know if you noticed I don't have the music in my program; I have different parts of the game then I put them together, so that cant be the problem. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:41 pm Re: RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- I don't know if you noticed I don't have the music in my program I have noticed that. It appears that the problem is not in the code that you've posted. ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:45 pm Re: RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- I don't know if you noticed I don't have the music in my program I have noticed that. It appears that the problem is not in the code that you've posted. then what is the problem ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:49 pm Re: RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- then what is the problem I have different parts of the game then I put them together ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 3:52 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- oh ok, but i havent put them together yet, there is a problem with this game part, and the different parts i have are just the main menu, the music, the actual game and the exit. ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:03 pm Re: RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- You are making very little sense. there is a problem with this game part the arrows; they wont continue to come up until the song is over But you don't even have a song in "this game part". ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:16 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- sorry i guess it was a typo, i meant they wont continue, the song is like 3 min but they only come up once. i know its really confusing i never realized the typo until you mentioned it, thanks ----------------------------------- Tony Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:36 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- Oh, I see what is going on. You are using the same y variable for every procedure, and you are not even resetting the value. So once the first arrow reaches the top, the second one starts off at the top of the screen and disappears after a single frame. ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:38 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- oh ok thanks so much, that helps alot, i know im a noob and i shouldnt have chosen this game for my summative but how do you restart a variable ----------------------------------- Insectoid Thu Jun 12, 2008 5:44 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- varible := startingvalue ----------------------------------- vapour99 Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:28 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- y := * replace * with your y value for the top of the screen throw that in before you make another arrow ----------------------------------- riveryu Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:36 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- restart a variable? do you mean resetting it as if you declared a new one? You assign it a default value, usually 0 or for string "". The goal is to overwrite the previous value. Oops didnt check second page..... Sry :lol: ----------------------------------- little_secrets Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:40 pm RE:Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- oh its ok, i am basically to overwrite the previous value. ----------------------------------- nastynika Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:15 am Re: Summative project-DDR ----------------------------------- precisely and if u need any more help just ask