Just a question, and some guidance needed please!

[slender0123]

Hey there, yes im a complete noob at programming, ik lol, i was first wondering if it was possible to add delay to a
put "" statement.. like, lets say..
put "Hello."
Is there a way to have the program basically type that out? Like, have delay before each letter? if so, how would one do that?

Also!

My platformer game is still having some issues, nooby issues, but still..
I want it so that if you jump under a line, you bounce down.. i have it so you can jump ON the line, but right now, if you jump under the line, you super jump, and its kinda funny tbh.. Just some guidance would be nice. thanks!

Platformer code

code:

const Gravity := 2 var x, y := 100 var y_velocity := 0 var keys : array char of boolean var tiles : array 0..35, 0..35 of int setscreen ("offscreenonly,graphics:500;500") var Height := 150 var Length := 150 loop     Input.KeyDown (keys)     if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) and y <= 0 then         y_velocity := 30     end if     if keys (KEY_LEFT_ARROW) and x > 0 then         x -= 10     end if     if keys (KEY_RIGHT_ARROW) and x < maxx then         x+= 10     end if             y_velocity -= Gravity      y += y_velocity      if y < 0 then          y := 0         y_velocity := 0     end if         if Math.DistancePointLine (x,y, 50, 100,150,100) < 15 then       y := 100       y_velocity := 0       if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) and y <= 100 then          y_velocity := 30       end if     end if           Draw.FillOval(x,y,15,15,blue)     drawline(50,100,150,100,blue)     View.Update     delay (5)     cls end loop

the first question doesn't have code, i just wanna know if its poss and how one would get it to work. thanks again

[Nathan4102]

Definitely possible, you're going to want to use locate(x, y), put(), and delay(). Look into those 3 functions/procedures in the documentation, and if you still need a hand, I can write it out for you. I'll take a look at your code now, no promises I'll find your problem though! :p

[Raknarg]

As for your first problem, you can hard code it. There's a little thing you can throw in so that instead of making a new line, the next put or get statement appends on the old one. Look at this:

Turing:

put "H" .. delay (200) put "e" .. delay (200) put "l" .. delay (200) put "l" .. delay (200) put "o"

As for your platformer problem, the issue is in this line:

Turing:

if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) and y <= 100 then             y_velocity := 30         end if

Basically according to your code, if you're within range of the platform, then you automatically land on it. So, what you need to include is a method that determines whether or not you're coming from the bottom of the line or the top.

[slender0123]

Could you possibly explain deeper into the platform problem? And thanks for the delay thing

[Raknarg]

Well, you're going to have two different actions. If you touch it from above, you want to land on it. If it's from under, then you want to bounce off. Therefore, the thing you have to determine is the direction you're coming from.

[Nathan4102]

Well if you're coming from underneath the line, you want your character to hit his head, right? The way you've coded it now, you're just sticking to the line if the character is near it. Look here:

Turing:

if Math.DistancePointLine (x,y, 50, 100,150,100) < 15 then       y := 100

My suggestion is that after checking if you're close to the line, check if you're currently above it or below it. If you're below it, you hit your head and go back down.

[slender0123]

As in 2 differenct actions being a boolean action or a elsif (KEY_UP_ARROW)?

I am right now, trying out the elsif part, boolean is next..

[slender0123]

Too be brutaly honist, I can't figure it out =[ I feel so nub lol

[Nathan4102]

Turing:

if Math.DistancePointLine (x,y, 50, 100,150,100) < 15 then       y := 100       y_velocity := 0       if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) and y <= 100 then          y_velocity := 30       end if     end if

Ok, this is the culprit right here. This is basically saying "If we're near the line, we've landed above it, so make us stop.", which isn't true at all. Instead, we should add a check to see weather we're actually above the line, or perhaps below the lin. We can do this like this:

Turing:

if Math.DistancePointLine (x, y, 50, 100, 150, 100) < 15 then     if y >= 100 then %If we're above or on the line, make us stop         y := 100         y_velocity := 0     else %Otherwise, we've just hit our head, so we should start heading down         y := 99         y_velocity := -10     end if     if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) and y <= 100 then         y_velocity := 30     end if end if

Does this make sense?

[slender0123]

Doesn't work =p But it does kinda make sense.

[Raknarg]

WE ca do something even simpler. If your lines are always flat, then you just look at your speed. If you are falling down, you want to land on the platform. If you're going up, you want to bounce off.

Nice and simple. It's a little more complex if your lines are tilted, but for now that should be easy enough

[slender0123]

I dont plan on making tilted lines in my platformer, could you possibly show me the coding for something like that?

[Raknarg]

Ill give you some pseudo code.

Turing:

if collidesWithPlatform () then     if velocity < 0 then         landOnPlatform ()     else         velocity := velocity * -1     end if end if

[slender0123]

Ok, thatnks

Is there a certain spot i should put

code:

if keys (KEY_UP_ARROW) () then blah blah blah

?
because i find if its in the if math.distance statement, i can easily hold up and basically super jump.

[Nathan4102]

Well if we tell you exactly where to put everything, you arent really making a game, are you? Try to read your program, understand the flow of the program, understand what everything means in your program. When you understand that, you should know where to put it.

If you've tried your hardest and STILL can't figure it out, then you can come to us. Having us do it ruins the fun!