How about if (not blocked by mushroom) playerSpeedX = this.mouseX - previousX ; else playerSpeedX = 0 ;
thisPlayer.x += playerSpeedX ; Same for playerSpeedY. This should behave like #1 in the open field and #2 when you run into a mushroom. "Not blocked by mushroom" would be something like looking to the left/right of previousX depending on where the mouse is now. Doug -----Original Message----- From: Martin Scott Goldberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 2:39 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: [Flashcoders] AS3 Mouse suggestions? Hey all, back again. I'm doing a remake of centipede, and am looking for suggestion on the mouse tracking routine (in as3). The enivronment: The player is of course at the bottom of the screen, and can only move up a specific distance. He may be blocked by mushrooms in this area as well. Speficially, I have two ways of player motion with the mouse I've tried and neither one is 100% accurate: 1) Set the player graphic equal to the mouse reading: thePlayer.x = this.mouseX; thePlayer.y = this.mouseY; This is the same as thePlayer.startDrag(), just chose to go this route. Player tracks the mouse motion perfectly this way of course. Then the code checks for mushroom collision, which stops the player motion. The issue I'm having is, whenever the player comes in contact with a mushroom in the lower player movement area, it's supposed to stop dead, forcing the player to move around it. With this method though, it stops for a second, but then skips over the mushroom once the mouse moves past it. Likewise, it creates a "sticking" at the upper, lower right, and left boundries since it sits there until the mouse enters back in to the "player zone". 2) Record previous mouse motion in x and y, and compare it to current. If its moving right, move the player right 1 place. Mouse moving left, moving player left one space, etc.: if (previousMouseX < this.mouseX) { thePlayer.x += playerSpeed; } else { thePlayer.x -= playerSpeed; } And similar for y direction. Now, this code works perfect with the mushroom obstruction dectection. But I'm having the opposite issue from the first code: The mouse tracking makes it harder to move in a straight line, and the mouse moves out of the stage very quickly, being out of proportion to the rate of the player motion. Upping the playerSpeed of course doesn't help, that just makes the player graphic jump around to quick. If anyone on this list that's played around with these types of issues before has an suggestions, I'd greatly appreciate it. Marty _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
