Character movement via mouse.

julian_boolean

Is there any relatively clean code laying around for this sorta thing? I'm talking about being able to move the player's character/hero by point and click, rather then the arrow keys.

Neil Walker

http://allegro.cc/forums/thread/588059

julian_boolean

Ooo thanks!

Would something like this be a good idea?

1if (mouse_b &1)
2{
if (target_is_collidable)
{
  // don't move
}
7 
else if (target_is_enemy)
{
  // move to location and engage enemy
}
12 
else if (target_is_item)
{
  // move to location and pick up item
}
17 
else
  // move to location
20}

Paul whoknows

1//You give mouse coordinates,  you get Item/Enemy ID  
2WhatHappened = player.CheckCollision(mouse.x, mouse.y, ItemID, EnemyID);

switch(WhatHappened) 
{
  //target_is_collidable, as you call it
  case 1:
    player.say("I can't go there, uga uga");
    break;

  // move to location and stay there
  case 2:
    player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
    break;

  // move to location and pick up item
  case 3:
    player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
    player.AddItem(ItemID); //Adds the item located at x,y to the player's inventory
    break;

  // move to location and engage enemy
  case 4:
    player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
    player.AttackEnemy(EnemyID) //Player attacks the enemy located at x,y  
    break;
}

^{Untested pseudo code, use it at your own risk.}

piccolo

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julian_boolean

Thanks everyone!!

Thread #591213. Printed from Allegro.cc

1	if (mouse_b &1)
2	{
3	if (target_is_collidable)
4	{
5	// don't move
6	}
7
8	else if (target_is_enemy)
9	{
10	// move to location and engage enemy
11	}
12
13	else if (target_is_item)
14	{
15	// move to location and pick up item
16	}
17
18	else
19	// move to location
20	}

1	//You give mouse coordinates, you get Item/Enemy ID
2	WhatHappened = player.CheckCollision(mouse.x, mouse.y, ItemID, EnemyID);
3
4	switch(WhatHappened)
5	{
6	//target_is_collidable, as you call it
7	case 1:
8	player.say("I can't go there, uga uga");
9	break;
10
11	// move to location and stay there
12	case 2:
13	player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
14	break;
15
16	// move to location and pick up item
17	case 3:
18	player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
19	player.AddItem(ItemID); //Adds the item located at x,y to the player's inventory
20	break;
21
22	// move to location and engage enemy
23	case 4:
24	player.MoveTo(mouse.x, mouse.y);
25	player.AttackEnemy(EnemyID) //Player attacks the enemy located at x,y
26	break;
27	}