Demo - Pixel Movement in Off Topic

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May 28 2010, 6:31 pm (Edited on Aug 13 2010, 12:32 am)
New demo!

http://www.byond.com/developer/ChrisGayle/CGPixelMovement

After doing pixel projectiles I decided to do pixel movement, there is one noticeable bug when you play by yourself, you get stuck at the very corners of blocks but otherwise I haven't encountered any. I think dealing with pixel movement is a great learning experience.

Notes:

-> It works best using factors/multiples of 32.

-> Its been built to take into account square body masses therefore a body can be decreased/increased in size and work effectively. (Will allow customization in later versions.)

-> Diagonals are achieved by holding corresponding keys, i.e NORTH key + EAST key = NORTHEAST movement.

Comments, criticism and advice are very much appreciated. Thanks.
#1 May 28 2010, 6:45 pm
This is my new favorite demo simply because of the way you handled the movement macros. Why most of BYOND hasn't picked up on the key+up/key+down method is beyond me.
#2 May 28 2010, 6:50 pm
@SA - heh, yeah i'm a avid fan of key+up/key+down. I hate the "tap tap tap" mentality a lot of BYOND games perpetuate. I like being able to hold multiple keys.
#3 May 28 2010, 7:58 pm
Hmmm, how does it handle with step sizes larger than 32, because a major problem I developed in my system is that whenever the step size is larger than the atom's bounding box it simply steps over the atom (which I suppose would be logical because larger steps means it would move over smaller things but it still irks me >.<). Also, I didn't notice myself getting stuck at the corner of blocks O.o
#4 May 28 2010, 8:01 pm
@Cody123100 - Heh well it handles them pretty well the way I wrote it is to calculate in 32 pixel increments and adjust thereafter I used:

while(calculate_x+x_change>31)

I think! So it flows through instances of 32 pixels.
#5 May 28 2010, 8:22 pm
Chris Gayle wrote:
@SA - heh, yeah i'm a avid fan of key+up/key+down. I hate the "tap tap tap" mentality a lot of BYOND games perpetuate. I like being able to hold multiple keys.

I prefer tap.
#6 May 28 2010, 8:24 pm
Wtrbooger wrote:
I prefer tap.

I'm guessing you don't really play games outside of BYOND.
#7 May 28 2010, 8:34 pm
SuperAntx wrote:
Wtrbooger wrote:
I prefer tap.

I'm guessing you don't really play games outside of BYOND.

Nah he has no clue, thats all. Hes in his childhood rebellious stage. No worries.

Good stuff Chris!
#8 May 28 2010, 8:50 pm
Looks pretty nice, adjustable speed and sliding would make an excellent library.
#9 May 28 2010, 8:54 pm
@PerfectGoku - Thank you, those will be present in updates to come. =D

@Pmitch - Gracias. =]

@Wtrbooger - That is a foolish point of view in my opinion. =/
#10 May 28 2010, 8:57 pm
Tap is very annoying and aggravating.
Although, there are a few games that would essentially "require" it like WildBlood's Harvest Moon: Trinity Ranch since you are doing a lot of delicate movement to ensure you don't miss-step or accidentally go too far.

Either way, it's time to get with the new and avoid the carpal tunnel.
#11 May 28 2010, 10:27 pm
Cool.
#12 May 28 2010, 11:21 pm
Good job man
#13 May 29 2010, 12:52 am
No source until perfect.

So we're never going to see the source, as perfection is impossible. =(

Oh well, back to the drawing board.
#14 May 29 2010, 4:43 am
Yay! You finally did it :P You see... it wasn't that hard ^.^
#15 May 29 2010, 3:00 pm
I guess you fools didn't understand quite well what i said. My fault. But as in tap i mean by the 1 closest movement of the pixel...lol fuck it i suck at explaining shit. Chill the fuck out people!!
#16 Aug 1 2010, 11:47 am
Can't wait till you update and release this. It looks great.