Gravity, can't seem to get it to work.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 07:55

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I can't get the gravity to work on my camera at all. I don't know if the code is wrong or if I did it wrong or something.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:29 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 09:29

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If you only have one camera change the camera number 1 to 0.
"CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 1,0.01,0.05"
But other than that the gravity works on my computer. You might also want to change it to a higher number like "camera position y()-0.5" or even higher.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:44

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Okay I changed the camera number to 0 but it said could not use camera 0 at line 5.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:47

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You have Dark Basic Pro or Dark Basic Classic?

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:50 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 09:59

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I have DarkBasic Pro.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 09:59 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 17:10

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you don't need the make camera command when using only one camera the default number is 0 just rem out the make camera line and it works.

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LOAD IMAGE "mediasand.bmp",1
MAKE MATRIX 2,50,50,6,6
RANDOMIZE MATRIX 2,6
PREPARE MATRIX TEXTURE 2,1,5,5
rem MAKE CAMERA 0
POSITION CAMERA 0,5,7,0
AUTOMATIC CAMERA COLLISION 0,2,1
MAKE OBJECT CUBE 6,10
POSITION OBJECT 6,10,10,10

do
position camera camera position x(),camera position y()-0.01,camera position z()
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 0,0.01,0.05
loop
end

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 10:05 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 10:14

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Yay it worked. Thanks alot for the help.

One more thing. I land on a huge block and I can't move.

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LOAD IMAGE "media\sand.bmp",1
rem MAKE CAMERA 0
POSITION CAMERA 0,0,0,0
AUTOMATIC CAMERA COLLISION 0,1,4
make object box 1,400,10,400 : position object 1,0,-5,-120

do
position camera camera position x(),camera position y()-0.01,camera position z()
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 0,0.01,0.05
loop

Is it my camera collision or something else?

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 10:45 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 17:10

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This works good for your first post.

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sync on :sync rate 60
autocam off
LOAD IMAGE "mediasand.bmp",1
MAKE MATRIX 2,50,50,6,6
RANDOMIZE MATRIX 2,6
PREPARE MATRIX TEXTURE 2,1,5,5
rem MAKE CAMERA 1
POSITION CAMERA 24,10,26
AUTOMATIC CAMERA COLLISION 0,2,1
MAKE OBJECT CUBE 6,10
POSITION OBJECT 6,10,10,10

do
Ground# = (GET GROUND HEIGHT(2, camera position x(), camera position z()))+2
position camera camera position x(),camera position y()-0.1,camera position z()
if camera position y() < Ground# then position camera camera position x(),Ground#,camera position z()
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 0,.5,2.5
sync
loop
end

I always use autocam off. And sync on: sync rate 60 lets you control the frame rate to 60 frames per second. Just remember to put a sync at the bottom of your loop.

The second problem is caused by using auto collision. It is a non-sliding collision when you hit it it stops you. That is why I never use auto collision. I bought nuclear glory collision for $15. But there are work arounds for the automatic collision not sliding. I am too sleepy now though. Good luck

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 11:01 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 17:10

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This works better for the first post because with this one you can fall off of the matrix. And allows Frame rate control.

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sync on: sync rate 60
autocam off
LOAD IMAGE "mediasand.bmp",1
MAKE MATRIX 2,50,50,6,6
RANDOMIZE MATRIX 2,6
PREPARE MATRIX TEXTURE 2,1,5,5
rem MAKE CAMERA 1
POSITION CAMERA 24,10,26
AUTOMATIC CAMERA COLLISION 0,2,1
MAKE OBJECT CUBE 6,10
POSITION OBJECT 6,10,10,10

do
Ground# = (GET GROUND HEIGHT(2, camera position x(), camera position z()))+5
position camera camera position x(),camera position y()-0.1,camera position z()
if camera position y() < Ground# 
	if camera position x() > 0 and camera position x() < 50
		if camera position z() > 0 and camera position z() < 50
			position camera camera position x(),Ground#,camera position z()
		endif
	endif
endif
CONTROL CAMERA USING ARROWKEYS 0,.5,1.5
sync
loop
end

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 17:11

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Also I forgot to mention that you need to put an "end" after your loop.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 20:08 Edited at: 28th Apr 2004 20:15

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Well I fixed the camera problem were I could not move when I hit the ground.

I just changed 4 to 0 and it worked out great. I can fall off the ground and still move around fine.

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AUTOMATIC CAMERA COLLISION 0,1,4

Quote: "This works better for the first post because with this one you can fall off of the matrix. And allows Frame rate control.
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I did not use a matrix. I did at first but then got rid of it and have just been using that cube to walk on. I will add a matrix in today or tomarrow and mess aorund with it.

I will make sure to put "end" after my loop and put the sync rate on thier too.

Thanks again for you're help.

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Posted: 28th Apr 2004 22:12

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No problem. Glad I could be of some help as other have helped me.

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