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DarkBASIC Discussion / Objects moving about matrix

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Bloder
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Posted: 29th Sep 2009 23:35
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Hi, I've created a matrix, so you don't need to worry about that but I have a question.

I have built a model in AC3D and I want it to move around the matrix randomly. How do I do this?

If I were you, I'd make a game...
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BN2 Productions
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Posted: 29th Sep 2009 23:45
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Hmmm I am not sure if that natively supports exporting to the right formats. Here are the ones that darkBasic can load:

.3ds
.x

If the program can export to one of these filetypes, then all you need is LOAD OBJECT to bring it into your program (make sure the model is in the same directory as your code).

Then to move you can use the RIGHTKEY(),LEFTKEY(),UPKEY(),DOWNKEY() commands in conjunction with MOVE OBJECT and TURN OBJECT RIGHT and TURN OBJECT LEFT to make it move.

For placing it at the correct height of the matrix, you will need GET GROUND HEIGHT() and then use POSITION OBJECT to position the object at its own position in the x and z axis and for y you use whatever value you got from GET GROUND HEIGHT.

Make Sense?

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TheComet
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Posted: 30th Sep 2009 01:51
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If you want to randomly move it around, you can move it at a constant speed with MOVE OBJECT, and rotate it randomly with YROTATE OBJECT.



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demons breath
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Or you could generate a random point for it to aim for and make it face that direction and move towards it. Then when it reached it, generate a new target position. Obviously this could cause problems if you have objects like buildings on the matrix as it wouldn't automatically move around it. I haven't touched DBC in years so I can't remember the commands but in essence:



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Enlightened Gamer
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I have done this with several enemies on my matrix.

I used the following code and it works perfectly, they move around the map randomly.

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