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One Common Ruin

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 22:36

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I'm having problems coding my brekout game. I have my outline but I can't seem to have the paddle to move, the ball to bounce (and start with the space button), and have the blocks disappear.

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 23:23

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If any one has suggestions that would great

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 23:39

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You don't seem to have attempted to get it to move.

All of the code you need is in a thread called "My First Pong Game"

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 23:40

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Thanks

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Posted: 19th Jan 2004 23:51 Edited at: 19th Jan 2004 23:52

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I was looking at your tutorial and I couldn't find a way to have to the ball to move and have the paddle move, so I was looking for other breakout codes and I found a way to get the ball and paddle moving, but I can't get the other blocks to disappear when the ball hits them and after it bounces for a little bit it will disappear.
Here is the source code:

make object box 1,3,0.5,1:position object 1,5,0,player1pos#:color object 1,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 2,3,0.5,1:position object 2,-5,0,player2pos#:color object 2,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 3,3,0.5,1:position object 3,10,0,player3pos#:color object 3,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 4,3,0.5,1:position object 4,-10,0,player4pos#:color object 4,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 5,3,0.5,1:position object 5,0,0,0:color object 5,rgb(0,255,0)

make object box 6,3,0.5,1:position object 6,-10,0,2:color object 6,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 7,3,0.5,1:position object 7,10,0,2:color object 7,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 8,3,0.5,1:position object 8,-5,0,2:color object 8,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 9,3,0.5,1:position object 9,5,0,2:color object 9,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 10,3,0.5,1:position object 10,0,0,2:color object 10,rgb(0,0,50)

make object box 11,3,0.5,1:position object 11,-10,0,4:color object 11,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 12,3,0.5,1:position object 12,10,0,4:color object 12,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 13,3,0.5,1:position object 13,-5,0,4:color object 13,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 14,3,0.5,1:position object 14,5,0,4:color object 14,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 15,3,0.5,1:position object 15,0,0,4:color object 15,rgb(255,0,0)

make object box 16,3,0.5,1:position object 16,0,0,-8:

make object sphere 17,1:position object 17,0,0,-7
balla#=150

position camera 0,18,0:point camera 0,0,0

sync on
do
`ball movment
Ballx#=newxvalue(ballx#,balla#,0.3)
Ballz#=newzvalue(ballz#,balla#,0.3)

IF rightkey()=1 and player1pos#<10 then player1pos#=player1pos#+1.0
IF leftkey()=1 and player1pos#>-10 then player1pos#=player1pos#-1.0
IF rightkey()=1 and Ballx#>9 and ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#+8
If leftkey()=1 and ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#-8

if ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 and ABS(player1pos#-ballx#)<3.5 then balla#=360-Balla#
if ballx#<-9 and ballx#>-9.5 then balla#=360-balla#
If ballz#>9 or Ballz#<-9 then balla#=180-balla#
balla#=wrapvalue(balla#)

position object 16,player1pos#,0,-10
position object 17,ballx#,0,ballz#
yrotate object 17,balla#

sync
loop

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make object box 1,3,0.5,1:position object 1,5,0,player1pos#:color object 1,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 2,3,0.5,1:position object 2,-5,0,player2pos#:color object 2,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 3,3,0.5,1:position object 3,10,0,player3pos#:color object 3,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 4,3,0.5,1:position object 4,-10,0,player4pos#:color object 4,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 5,3,0.5,1:position object 5,0,0,0:color object 5,rgb(0,255,0)

make object box 6,3,0.5,1:position object 6,-10,0,2:color object 6,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 7,3,0.5,1:position object 7,10,0,2:color object 7,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 8,3,0.5,1:position object 8,-5,0,2:color object 8,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 9,3,0.5,1:position object 9,5,0,2:color object 9,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 10,3,0.5,1:position object 10,0,0,2:color object 10,rgb(0,0,50)

make object box 11,3,0.5,1:position object 11,-10,0,4:color object 11,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 12,3,0.5,1:position object 12,10,0,4:color object 12,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 13,3,0.5,1:position object 13,-5,0,4:color object 13,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 14,3,0.5,1:position object 14,5,0,4:color object 14,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 15,3,0.5,1:position object 15,0,0,4:color object 15,rgb(255,0,0)

make object box 16,3,0.5,1:position object 16,0,0,-8:

make object sphere 17,1:position object 17,0,0,-7
balla#=150

position camera 0,18,0:point camera 0,0,0

sync on
do
`ball movment
Ballx#=newxvalue(ballx#,balla#,0.3)
Ballz#=newzvalue(ballz#,balla#,0.3)

IF rightkey()=1 and player1pos#<10 then player1pos#=player1pos#+1.0
IF leftkey()=1 and player1pos#>-10 then player1pos#=player1pos#-1.0
IF rightkey()=1 and Ballx#>9 and ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#+8
If leftkey()=1 and ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#-8


if ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 and ABS(player1pos#-ballx#)<3.5 then balla#=360-Balla#
if ballx#<-9 and ballx#>-9.5 then balla#=360-balla#
If ballz#>9 or Ballz#<-9 then balla#=180-balla#
balla#=wrapvalue(balla#)

position object 16,player1pos#,0,-10
position object 17,ballx#,0,ballz#
yrotate object 17,balla#

sync
loop

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Posted: 20th Jan 2004 00:01

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Just read through the whole tutorial. You need to understand what the code is doing.

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Posted: 20th Jan 2004 01:16

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Ok I have the ball bouncing but what I don't have is the ball bouncing off the paddle. I may have put the code in the wrong place.

make object box 1,3,0.5,1:position object 1,5,0,player1pos#:color object 1,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 2,3,0.5,1:position object 2,-5,0,player2pos#:color object 2,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 3,3,0.5,1:position object 3,10,0,player3pos#:color object 3,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 4,3,0.5,1:position object 4,-10,0,player4pos#:color object 4,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 5,3,0.5,1:position object 5,0,0,player5pos#:color object 5,rgb(0,255,0)
if ballx#>4 then balla#=360-balla#

make object box 6,3,0.5,1:position object 6,-10,0,2:color object 6,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 7,3,0.5,1:position object 7,10,0,2:color object 7,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 8,3,0.5,1:position object 8,-5,0,2:color object 8,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 9,3,0.5,1:position object 9,5,0,2:color object 9,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 10,3,0.5,1:position object 10,0,0,2:color object 10,rgb(0,0,50)

make object box 11,3,0.5,1:position object 11,-10,0,4:color object 11,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 12,3,0.5,1:position object 12,10,0,4:color object 12,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 13,3,0.5,1:position object 13,-5,0,4:color object 13,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 14,3,0.5,1:position object 14,5,0,4:color object 14,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 15,3,0.5,1:position object 15,0,0,4:color object 15,rgb(255,0,0)

make object box 16,3,0.5,1:position object 16,0,0,-8:

make object sphere 17,1:position object 17,0,0,-7

position camera 0,18,0:point camera 0,0,0

sync on
do
 
ballx#=newxvalue(ballx#,balla#,0.3):ballz#=newzvalue(ballz#,balla#,0.3)
if ballx#>4 and ballx#<4.5 and ABS(player1pos#-ballz#)<1.5 then balla#=360-balla#
if ballz#>10 or ballz#<-9 then balla#=180-balla#
balla#=wrapvalue(balla#)

if rightkey()=1 and player1pos#<10 then player1pos#=player1pos#+1.0
if leftkey()=1 and player1pos#>-10 then player1pos#=player1pos#-1.0
if rightkey()=1 and Ballx#>9 and ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#+8
if leftkey()=1 and ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#-8

position object 16,player1pos#,0,-10
position object 17,ballx#,0,ballz#
yrotate object 17,balla#

sync
loop

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make object box 1,3,0.5,1:position object 1,5,0,player1pos#:color object 1,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 2,3,0.5,1:position object 2,-5,0,player2pos#:color object 2,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 3,3,0.5,1:position object 3,10,0,player3pos#:color object 3,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 4,3,0.5,1:position object 4,-10,0,player4pos#:color object 4,rgb(0,255,0)
make object box 5,3,0.5,1:position object 5,0,0,player5pos#:color object 5,rgb(0,255,0)
if ballx#>4 then balla#=360-balla#


make object box 6,3,0.5,1:position object 6,-10,0,2:color object 6,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 7,3,0.5,1:position object 7,10,0,2:color object 7,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 8,3,0.5,1:position object 8,-5,0,2:color object 8,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 9,3,0.5,1:position object 9,5,0,2:color object 9,rgb(0,0,50)
make object box 10,3,0.5,1:position object 10,0,0,2:color object 10,rgb(0,0,50)

make object box 11,3,0.5,1:position object 11,-10,0,4:color object 11,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 12,3,0.5,1:position object 12,10,0,4:color object 12,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 13,3,0.5,1:position object 13,-5,0,4:color object 13,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 14,3,0.5,1:position object 14,5,0,4:color object 14,rgb(255,0,0)
make object box 15,3,0.5,1:position object 15,0,0,4:color object 15,rgb(255,0,0)

make object box 16,3,0.5,1:position object 16,0,0,-8:

make object sphere 17,1:position object 17,0,0,-7

position camera 0,18,0:point camera 0,0,0

sync on
do
 
ballx#=newxvalue(ballx#,balla#,0.3):ballz#=newzvalue(ballz#,balla#,0.3)
if ballx#>4 and ballx#<4.5 and ABS(player1pos#-ballz#)<1.5 then balla#=360-balla#
if ballz#>10 or ballz#<-9 then balla#=180-balla#
balla#=wrapvalue(balla#)

if rightkey()=1 and player1pos#<10 then player1pos#=player1pos#+1.0
if leftkey()=1 and player1pos#>-10 then player1pos#=player1pos#-1.0
if rightkey()=1 and Ballx#>9 and ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#+8
if leftkey()=1 and ballx#>9 and Ballx#<9.5 then balla#=Balla#-8

position object 16,player1pos#,0,-10
position object 17,ballx#,0,ballz#
yrotate object 17,balla#

sync
loop

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Posted: 20th Jan 2004 07:36

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i don't mean to be rude, but this sounds like a case of the "copy-and-paste" blues. even if you aren't literally copying the code, I get the feeling you don't fully understand the code you are using.

I know from my own experience, that you can't troubleshoot unless you understand the code.

my advice is to go through Chris' tutorial again, and make sure you have a clear understanding of EVERY concept, and the code used to implement that concept. then you should be able to write the game on your own!!

good luck!

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