Help needed with multiple sprites!

[Emmie]

I have one sprite which the user controls and a monster sprite which is supposed to move on its own. They are completely different sprites but when the user moves their sprite, the monster sprite keeps thinking that it's being freed. The same basic code is being used for both of them so I'm not sure why the monster won't work. I think that the monster thinks the Sprite.Free is meant for it when it is meant for the user controlled sprite? Here is some of my code:

Turing:

var numFrames : int := Pic.Frames ("kirby_right1.bmp") var numFrames2 : int := Pic.Frames ("bear_left1.bmp") var pics : array 1 .. numFrames of int var pics2 : array 1 .. numFrames2 of int var delayTime, delayTime2 : int % Load the picture Pic.FileNewFrames ("kirby_right1.bmp", pics, delayTime) Pic.FileNewFrames ("bear_left1.bmp", pics2, delayTime2) % Create the sprite var sprite : int var bearsprite : int sprite := Sprite.New (pics (1)) bearsprite := Sprite.New (pics2 (1)) process monster if monsterstrt then  loop          delay (150)          Sprite.Free  (bearsprite)          Pic.FileNewFrames ("bear_left" + intstr (ml) + ".bmp", pics2, delayTime2)          bearsprite := Sprite.New (pics2 (1))          Sprite.SetPosition (bearsprite, xm, ym , false)          Sprite.Show (bearsprite)          ml:=ml+1          if ml > 2 then          ml:=1          end if  end loop end if end monster loop    Sprite.SetPosition (sprite, xk, yk, false)    Sprite.Show (sprite)    monsterstrt:=true    fork monster %^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^    getch (userinput)    if chars (KEY_LEFT_ARROW) then            left:=true            right:=false           if safe_movel then           xk := xk - 10           end if           Sprite.Free (sprite)          Pic.FileNewFrames ("kirby_left" + intstr (l) + ".bmp", pics, delayTime)          sprite := Sprite.New (pics (1))          Sprite.Show (sprite)          l:=l+1          if l > 6 then          l:=1          end if          safe_mover := true    end if

Thanks guys!

[Mazer]

I'm having difficult trying to figure out just what the hell you're trying to do without causing myself pain. Some advice:

1) Use code tags (and make sure your code is indented). This makes people more willing to read your code.
2) Never create sprites in a loop like that. Create it ONCE at the beginning and use the same one inside the loop.
3) It's considered bad to use processes. I get the impression that you don't give a crap about programming "properly" so I'm not going to waste time talking about why; just know that most people who would help you will likely suggest that you not use them.

[Emmie]

Thanks for number two. I didn't realize I had created my sprite inside the loop. I know it is bad to use processes, I've seen multiple people on this board give that advice. I'm just not sure how I can get the same "fork" effect without a process. And I do "give a crap about programming properly", this is just very rough. I'm trying to get the basics before I clean everything up. There is absolutely no need to be rude about it.