Bob jitter with diagonal movement

Brick Nash · 05 June 2016, 21:13

Hi just a small quick question before I settle down for the night. I'm moving my player using the old X=X+3 for right and Y=Y=3 for up etc.

Works fine but when I push diagonally up and right it jitters (same with all diagonal directions). I think it's because I'm going through the main loop and it's seeing the condition for Go Right and then the condition for Go Left and doing them one at a time in sequence instead of together.

It didn't happen before but I'm not sure what I changed to cause it.

Samurai_Crow · 05 June 2016, 22:57

Don't forget the state idea from the other thread. Do a different state for each direction. One advantage of a state variable is that you can do hidden sequences of moves to make super attacks and combos.

alkis · 05 June 2016, 23:54

Unlikely, but it could also be explained by the change of speed magnitude. You have 3 in x and y for speed, but you go to 4.24 (sqrt(vx^2+vy^2) = sqrt(3^2+3^2) = sqrt(18) = 4.2426).

The right vx/vy for a diagonal of the same magnitude is 2.1213

Brick Nash · 06 June 2016, 10:52

I managed to sort it thanks to Volvo_one who's been a great help s has everyone.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

Don't forget the state idea from the other thread. Do a different state for each direction. One advantage of a state variable is that you can do hidden sequences of moves to make super attacks and combos.

Yes I'm interested in that. I uses states in Game Maker and they're so handy but I'm still unsure how to go about that in Amos as I think I've been trying something similar but with subroutines which doesn't really work as the subroutine is read once then goes back to the main loop.

I think you mentioned that I make a custom variable of some sorts?

05 June 2016, 21:13	#1
Brick Nash Prototron Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 411	Bob jitter with diagonal movement Hi just a small quick question before I settle down for the night. I'm moving my player using the old X=X+3 for right and Y=Y=3 for up etc. Works fine but when I push diagonally up and right it jitters (same with all diagonal directions). I think it's because I'm going through the main loop and it's seeing the condition for Go Right and then the condition for Go Left and doing them one at a time in sequence instead of together. It didn't happen before but I'm not sure what I changed to cause it.

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05 June 2016, 22:57	#2
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	Don't forget the state idea from the other thread. Do a different state for each direction. One advantage of a state variable is that you can do hidden sequences of moves to make super attacks and combos.

05 June 2016, 23:54	#3
alkis Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Athens/Greece Age: 53 Posts: 719	Unlikely, but it could also be explained by the change of speed magnitude. You have 3 in x and y for speed, but you go to 4.24 (sqrt(vx^2+vy^2) = sqrt(3^2+3^2) = sqrt(18) = 4.2426). The right vx/vy for a diagonal of the same magnitude is 2.1213

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