ehem.. err sorry to ask you again guys.. i just startedon this products anyways
so, anyways, im using TGF2 and im trying to make a side scroller...i need some kind of guidance on this, i used to use rpgmaker xp and i got used to it, so, what im trying to figure out is this, is there a way to make an object move in a certain routine? lets say, make it move 2 times right then 2 to the left making it a loop, until i make it change, like.. if the player gets close to it, it changes its pattern into lock aiming onto player then starts attacking, because, i see the "movement" things, but, i dont see an option like that except for "path" but i do not know how to control it nor, if its what im looking for, do i make myself clear? maybe not... ummm give them their own "almost" ai, lets say.
if you got a tutorial on this, that is for TGF2 and not the old one (kuz it confuses me saying that it has extra options i do not see), that could help too
thnx in advance (i know its lots, but plz, bear with me T-T)
You could use the path movement to make it move back and forth constantly, then make an event that checks the X positions and Y positions relative to the object, and if it gets too close, it changes movements (you can have multiple movements) to one that is a bouncing ball movement, and set it to move at a speed while always looking in the direction of the player.
Someone else needs to explain this better. I'm short on time.
Umm. . . I think I get what you're saying. The simplest answer is....
Give it bouncy ball movement.
Always --- Add 1 to Object's Value A
If Value A = 50 --- Set Object's direction to Left
If Value A = 100 --- Set Object's direction to Right
Set Object's Value A to 0
You can change those numbers to make it move left or right longer. Now if you want it to change that routine I'd use a flag. Add the flag to those previous events and only allow them to happen if the flag is off. Now when something happens such as your character shooting the object, the object would come after you:
Bullet collides with Object --- Set Flag 0 of Object to ON
Flag 0 is ON --- Object always look in direction of player.
hmmm i like the ideas, jet since i dunt understand much of what u guys are saying, ill tryin to find out but u do lead me to the answer tho for what i understand it could work, but idunno about the bouncy ball thing.. ill check, thnx guys (more possibilities accepted too )
since mmf2 tgf2 is not for making a single style of game (ie grid based rpgs) it wont have that narrow of a movement. all the movements try to give you as much flexibility as possible. so you have to event your own if you want to get it like that. head in the directions above.
1. Make Event Groupings for every movement
2. Flesh out movements in those groups with easy code
3. Activate the movement group you want it to use based upon location, enemies on screen, or whatever
e.g. 1) Attack group, Retreat group, Jump group, Dodge group
e.g. 2) *Repeat 35 times --> set x to x(char) + 1 *Repeat 25 times --> set y to y(char) + 1, set x to x(char) - 1
e.g. 3) enemy is facing hero and enemy is within range --> activate attack group
It might not be exact cause I have not played with AI much, nor have I tested this, but this would be my guess on how to solve your dilemma.
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1. Make Event Groupings for every movement
2. Flesh out movements in those groups with easy code
3. Activate the movement group you want it to use based upon location, enemies on screen, or whatever
e.g. 1) Attack group, Retreat group, Jump group, Dodge group
e.g. 2) *Repeat 35 times --> set x to x(char) + 1 *Repeat 25 times --> set y to y(char) + 1, set x to x(char) - 1
e.g. 3) enemy is facing hero and enemy is within range --> activate attack group
It might not be exact cause I have not played with AI much, nor have I tested this, but this would be my guess on how to solve your dilemma.
using groups for enemies like that might cause a few problems when dealing with multiple enemies, i find it easier to use an alterable value combined with groups, and make each condition in each group conditioned by that value equal to a certain value, and always make those groups active. you could problably use strings tooo...
@zharkman - id tell you where most of this stuff is, but i never used TGF2, only TGF1... but groups are in the event editor, you can put the code that you make in there into groups to better organize them and you can also activate and deactiveate them through the editor or using code. Alterable values are numbers that are stored into each active object that you can use for just about anything you can come up with in your head... most simply for keeping track of that actives ammunition or life, more commonly used as a countdown timer of sorts that can limit the active from producing an action that happens too often. (they are like variables in RPGMaker) they should be in some kind of property box, in MMF2 they are off to the side in a window thing, and the movements should be in there too. Flags are like triggers in RPGMaker, you can set them on or off, specifically to each active object. you can only control them through the event editor, and they range from 0 to idk. make sure you writedown in notepad or on something which ones you set for which. there are also alterable strings but i havent figured out how to use them properly yet, theyre in the same place as the alterable valuse. most importantly read the articles in the article section adn download that tutorial pack that mr green posted, that will get you started, and i know i started really fast but that was because i took the time to read everything i could before actually sitting down and doing something.
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As I was saying, what you should do is read and follow the beginners tutorials included with all Klik-software, when you get the basics you can check out the vast article section here on TDC for making more advanced stuff.
But best start with basics.
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but u do lead me to the answer tho 
