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programing maniac

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 00:31

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My brother has sent me on a task to try and somewhat recreate mario brawl. Well, that is going to be hard, considering I am somewhat a noob, although I know many functions.

My one problem is how to make people jump. I have thought of one way, but it is extremely long......... Is there an easy way?

Also, Is there any random function in darkGDK? I think it is like dbRandom ( ); but I need to double check.

Lastly, Is there a time finction in darkGDK or c++? I know one way, but it isn't exact-- Like is there a code that sets one object to just wait for a couple of second and then do something?

I know it seems that I won't be able to do it, and that I should start out easier, but I can manage. One thing though, get ready to answer another question-- I might have more along the way.

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 01:10

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1. What's the extremely long way? The jump code I use for my fighter is 16 lines per character...

2. If you didn't know there is a list of all commands... Start Menu->Programs->The Game Creators->Dark GDK->Documentation->Information... You can check for a random function there...

3. You could always set incrementing integer into your loop which when reaching a certain number does something...

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 02:54

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1. My jump method actually proves to be faulty.

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if ( dbUpKey ( ) == 1 ){
	if ( JumpNumber == 0 ){
		dbPositionObject ( 6, dbObjectPositionX ( 6 ), dbObjectPositionY ( 6 ) + 10.0f, dbObjectPositionZ ( ) );
		JumpNumber == 25;}
}
if ( JumpNumber > 0 ){
	dbMoveObjectDown ( 6, 1.0f );
	JumpNumber = JumpNumber - 1;}

.... Whats yours? Mine is a little messy....

2. Thanks, didn't know that!

3. Thats the way I know... I was hoping there was another...

Its not about what you know, its about how you figure it out.

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 04:46

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1. Mine isn't very clean at all, it's actually quite messy... I'm in no way an experienced programmer... I'll post but I use quite a few booleans to make it work so I'm not sure if you'll understand it...

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if (dbJoystickUp ())
	
		{ {if (( !dbObjectPlaying ( 2 ) ) && ( !dbObjectFrame ( 2 ) ) > 41 < 55)
		dbPlayObject ( 2, 42, 54 );}
		{if (D_BlockProper)
			dbPrint ("NULL");
		else
		if ((dbObjectPositionY (2)) > 11)
		{DwarfGoingUp=false; DwarfGoingDown=true;}
		else
		if ((dbObjectPositionY (2)) < 1)
		{DwarfGoingDown=false; DwarfGoingUp=true;}
		if ((DwarfGoingDown) && (!DwarfGoingUp) && (!D_BlockProper))
		{dbMoveObjectDown (2, 0.6);}
		else
		if ((DwarfGoingUp) && (!DwarfGoingDown) && (!D_BlockProper))
		{dbMoveObjectUp (2, 0.6);}}
		}
}
{if (!dbJoystickUp ())
		{if ((dbObjectPositionY (2)) < 11.6 && (dbObjectPositionY (2)) > -1)
		{if ((dbObjectPositionY (2)) < 4.2)
		{dbPositionObject (2, dbObjectPositionX (2), -2.25, dbObjectPositionZ (2));}
		else
		if ((dbObjectPositionY (2)) > 4.2)
		{dbPositionObject (2, dbObjectPositionX (2), -2.25, dbObjectPositionZ (2));}
		}
		}
}

2. That file will prove to be invaluable... keep it handy...

3. I don't DGDK has it's own timer but there is probably one included in some library that came with C++... Search around and you might find the command...

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 06:11

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Try dbTimer()

It's used in both of the game examples, 2d and 3d.

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 17:12

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thanks!

Quote: "I'll post but I use quite a few booleans to make it work so I'm not sure if you'll understand it...
"

Yeah, I understand it, I am a noob at c++ but not at programming, I was doing python before this, and I used a lot of those!-- boolians--

Once again thanks for the help!

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 19:04

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I have CLOCK class and Timer class you can rip from my library: http://code.google.com/p/darkgdkoop/

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 19:30 Edited at: 26th Apr 2008 19:32

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@Jason: Could you partially program in OOP while doing the rest in procedural, seeing as there is timer class...

@programing maniac: I didn't mean you didn't know what booleans were, I was just saying since I didn't include all the code overhead and what the booleans were there for might not make sense...

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Posted: 26th Apr 2008 21:22

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Absolutely

test.cpp

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#include <DarkGDK.h>
#include "jgc_clock.h"
#include "jgc_timer.h"

void DarkGDK ( void ){ 
  JGC_CLOCK *Clock = new JGC_CLOCK();
  int DelayInMilliSec = 200;
  JGC_TIMER *Timer = new JGC_TIMER(); 
  Timer->Set(DelayInMilliSec, Clock->Time_New);

  while ( LoopGDK ( ) ){
    Clock->Update();
    dbCLS();
    if(Timer->DelayPassed(Clock->Time_New)){
      dbPrint("Hi Mom");
    }; 
    
    dbSync();
  };
  delete Timer;
  delete Clock;
};

Something like that should work.

jgc_clock.h

/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#pragma once

//---------------------------------------------------------------------
class JGC_CLOCK{
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
public:
  int Time_New;
  int Time_Old;
  int Time_Elapsed;
  float Time_ElapsedFloat;
  void Update(void);
  JGC_CLOCK();
  ~JGC_CLOCK();
};
//---------------------------------------------------------------------

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/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#pragma once


//---------------------------------------------------------------------
class JGC_CLOCK{
//---------------------------------------------------------------------
public:
  int Time_New;
  int Time_Old;
  int Time_Elapsed;
  float Time_ElapsedFloat;
  void Update(void);
  JGC_CLOCK();
  ~JGC_CLOCK();
};
//---------------------------------------------------------------------

jgc_clock.cpp

/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#include <DarkGDK.h>
#include "jgc_clock.h"
//============================================================================
// Begin                       JGC_CLOCK
//============================================================================

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_CLOCK::JGC_CLOCK(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->Time_New=dbTimer();
  this->Time_Old=this->Time_New-1; // force i millisec elapsed to start
  this->Time_Elapsed = this->Time_New - this->Time_Old; // Self documenting
  // not necessary - Not Harmful. 
  this->Time_ElapsedFloat = (float)this->Time_Elapsed;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_CLOCK::~JGC_CLOCK(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void JGC_CLOCK::Update(void){ 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  int TempTime = dbTimer();
  this->Time_Old = this->Time_New;
  this->Time_New=TempTime;
  // PREVENT HUGE Time spans (1000=second)
  if((this->Time_Elapsed =  (this->Time_New - this->Time_Old))>1000){
    this->Time_Old=this->Time_New-1;
    this->Time_Elapsed=1;
  };
  this->Time_ElapsedFloat = (float)this->Time_Elapsed;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//============================================================================
// End                         JGC_CLOCK
//============================================================================

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/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#include <DarkGDK.h>
#include "jgc_clock.h"
//============================================================================
// Begin                       JGC_CLOCK
//============================================================================

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_CLOCK::JGC_CLOCK(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->Time_New=dbTimer();
  this->Time_Old=this->Time_New-1; // force i millisec elapsed to start
  this->Time_Elapsed = this->Time_New - this->Time_Old; // Self documenting
  // not necessary - Not Harmful. 
  this->Time_ElapsedFloat = (float)this->Time_Elapsed;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_CLOCK::~JGC_CLOCK(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void JGC_CLOCK::Update(void){ 
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  int TempTime = dbTimer();
  this->Time_Old = this->Time_New;
  this->Time_New=TempTime;
  // PREVENT HUGE Time spans (1000=second)
  if((this->Time_Elapsed =  (this->Time_New - this->Time_Old))>1000){
    this->Time_Old=this->Time_New-1;
    this->Time_Elapsed=1;
  };
  this->Time_ElapsedFloat = (float)this->Time_Elapsed;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------


//============================================================================
// End                         JGC_CLOCK
//============================================================================

jgc_timer.h

/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#pragma once
//============================================================================
class JGC_TIMER{
//============================================================================
  public:
    int DelayInMSec;// How Long a Duration
    int TimesUp;// WHEN This Timer Goes Off Next
    bool DelayPassed(int p_iTimer);
    JGC_TIMER();
    ~JGC_TIMER();
    void Set(int p_iDelayInMSec, int p_iTimer);
};
//============================================================================

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/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#pragma once
//============================================================================
class JGC_TIMER{
//============================================================================
  public:
    int DelayInMSec;// How Long a Duration
    int TimesUp;// WHEN This Timer Goes Off Next
    bool DelayPassed(int p_iTimer);
    JGC_TIMER();
    ~JGC_TIMER();
    void Set(int p_iDelayInMSec, int p_iTimer);
};
//============================================================================

jgc_timer.cpp

/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#include <DarkGDK.h>
#include "jgc_timer.h"
//============================================================================
// begin                                 JGC_TIMER
//============================================================================
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_TIMER::JGC_TIMER(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->DelayInMSec=0;
  this->TimesUp=0;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_TIMER::~JGC_TIMER(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void JGC_TIMER::Set(int p_iDelayInMSec,int p_iTimer){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->DelayInMSec=p_iDelayInMSec;
  this->TimesUp=p_iTimer+this->DelayInMSec;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool JGC_TIMER::DelayPassed(int p_iTimer){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  bool bResult;
  if(bResult=(p_iTimer>=this->TimesUp)){
    // Reset THIS DELAY For Next Go Round
    this->TimesUp=p_iTimer+this->DelayInMSec;
  };
  return bResult;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//============================================================================
// end                                 JGC_TIMER
//============================================================================

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/*============================================================================
|    _________ _______  _______  ______  _______    Jegas, LLC               |
|   /___  ___// _____/ / _____/ / __  / / _____/    JasonPSage@jegas.com     |
|      / /   / /__    / / ___  / /_/ / / /____                               |
|     / /   / ____/  / / /  / / __  / /____  /                               |
|____/ /   / /___   / /__/ / / / / / _____/ /                                |
/_____/   /______/ /______/ /_/ /_/ /______/                                 |
|                 Under the Hood                                             |
==============================================================================
           Copyright(c)2008 Jegas, LLC                      
============================================================================*/
#include <DarkGDK.h>
#include "jgc_timer.h"
//============================================================================
// begin                                 JGC_TIMER
//============================================================================
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_TIMER::JGC_TIMER(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->DelayInMSec=0;
  this->TimesUp=0;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
JGC_TIMER::~JGC_TIMER(){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void JGC_TIMER::Set(int p_iDelayInMSec,int p_iTimer){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this->DelayInMSec=p_iDelayInMSec;
  this->TimesUp=p_iTimer+this->DelayInMSec;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------



//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
bool JGC_TIMER::DelayPassed(int p_iTimer){
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  bool bResult;
  if(bResult=(p_iTimer>=this->TimesUp)){
    // Reset THIS DELAY For Next Go Round
    this->TimesUp=p_iTimer+this->DelayInMSec;
  };
  return bResult;
};
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//============================================================================
// end                                 JGC_TIMER
//============================================================================

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Wonderful, TYVM...

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You're Welcome

Glad You were able to make use of that post!

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