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Evilcatt09
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 05:58
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1. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this


I also tried it this way but it wont work either



Or is there something else wrong with it?

2. Is there any legal thing that would stop me from putting the DarkBASIC logo in the beginning loading thingy, I know there probably isn't but I just wanted to make sure.

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DarkLord
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 08:22
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i dont know crap... i dont even know how to make a program to make text apear. but try this. dunno if it will work, i saw something like that in the forum not too long ago!

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DarkLord
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Cookyzue
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 08:23
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1. try this:


it sould work.


2. What do you mean?


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Cookyzue
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 08:25 Edited at: 27th Apr 2004 08:25
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oops, sorry here:



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Yu Une
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 10:18
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Oh boy I'm sooo rusty at basic
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Posted: 27th Apr 2004 21:27 Edited at: 27th Apr 2004 21:30
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put

if upkey()=1 then y=y-5

don`t split across lines like that, to do it correctly you would do

if upkey()
y=y-5
endif

DB sometimes has problems with if/then line format, you don`t get an error...it just don`t work, generaly the if/endif style works all the time, if/then lines can mess up when you have more than a couple of statements following on, I trust that isn`t all your code as well, you have to load an image before you can paste it, plus you might like to start your code with sync on:sync rate <value> and then place a sync at the bottom of the loop, don`t rely on the autotragic system sync, it often messes up and ignores new data and makes the screen flickery.

Mentor.

PS it says in the readme for DB that you can include a logo or just a small text line if you wish (with the demo it`s compulsory), but most people don`t put them in since if you are selling the code then telling the customer it`s a basic program is a sure fire way to get him to spend his money elsewhere (basic has an undeserved reputation as a "bad" language for "decent" games)

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kidsa
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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 00:36
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is this the I don't know how to click edit convention?

i used to be kidsa the random one i guess im not as random anymore.

any language used by me will be dbpro(saves me a lot of typing)
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Evilcatt09
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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 05:19
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Now that stuff works but when I try to run the program, my computer freezes, I think something is screwed up in here somewhere...

this is getting annoying, every little thing freezes my computer



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Evilcatt09
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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 05:21
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It used to run all of that until I added this part of it



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Cookyzue
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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 06:53
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put sync on in the do loop!


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Night Giant
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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 07:37 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 07:37
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no no no, do not put sync on in the do loop. put sync in the do loop, and also put a sync on and then a do at the top of your code (the full code you posted). ala:



you should also develop better formatting practices, your code will get very difficult to read, even for you, when it starts getting larger.

oh, wow. insignificantpunks.cjb.net. we like orange treble clef notes, just for future reference.

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Evilcatt09
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I'm sorry about all of the stupid questions, I'm a big newb, this is the first program I've really tried making.

How can I make the controls more realistic, like instead of rising and falling at the same speed, how would I make it accelerate, or take more time to stop when it is falling faster?

I also wanted to try to make a health bar I know the basic code for it but I just can't figure out how to get different damages for different speeds, because it would be kind of stupid to have the damage for falling at 30 feet as for falling at 5 feet?

Once again, I'm sorry for all of the questions.

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Posted: 1st May 2004 02:11
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To make it different speeds, set it as a varible
your varible would be speed#, and it could be equal to 1 at first
speed# = 1
then as you want to go faster
speed# = 2
speed# = 3
so on
then, to make it work:
If upkey()=1 Then y=y-speed#
do you see?

as for falling damage, according to D&D a character should take 1 to 6 damage per 10 feet they fall. So before you start falling, set the height with a variable, set the height of the landing to a varible, then subtract to get how far you fell, then make a formula to apply damage based on the distance you fell!

Is this clear or mud? my first assist, so give me some feed back.

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Evilcatt09
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it would proly be ok to anyone good at DB but, its a little confusing to me, I think it would help a lot to have a code snippet in there someone, but I can figure it out.

Thnx

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Evilcatt09
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Ok, now I'm really confused, I tryed to look at some code and make its speed up and slow down, now it speeds up, but when I stop pressing up, it keeps going...

I'm in desprate need of someone who can help me.

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Lost in Thought
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Posted: 3rd May 2004 06:59 Edited at: 3rd May 2004 07:02
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Does this help?


I really don't understand exactly what you want to do.

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