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Posted: 28th May 2012 01:35

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Hello,

How can I move an object in GDK? If and Then statements do not work. I have this 'small' code but I want to make the cube move when i press down on a key. How can I do this?

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// Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com

// the wizard has created a very simple project that uses Dark GDK
// it contains the basic code for a GDK application

// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	// turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps
	dbSyncOn   ( );
	dbSyncRate ( 60 );

	dbMakeObjectSphere( 1, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectLeft( 1, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCone( 2, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectRight( 2, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCube( 3, .5 );

	// our main loop
	while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
	{
		
		dbTurnObjectRight( 3, 1 );

		// update the screen
		dbSync ( );
	}

	// return back to windows
	return;
}

Please Help Me!

Code like an indie who is a brain sucking troll that even superman cannot step away from his code to save you!

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Posted: 28th May 2012 01:50

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if (dbKeyState() == 17)
{
    dbMoveObject(3, 1);
}

That will move object 3 forward when you press and hold the W key.

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Posted: 28th May 2012 02:44 Edited at: 28th May 2012 03:51

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doesn't look so difficult, Thanks for your help!

Okay now it's not so easy

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// Dark GDK - The Game Creators - www.thegamecreators.com

// the wizard has created a very simple project that uses Dark GDK
// it contains the basic code for a GDK application

// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	// turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps
	dbSyncOn   ( );
	dbSyncRate ( 60 );

	dbMakeObjectSphere( 1, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectLeft( 1, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCone( 2, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectRight( 2, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCube( 3, .5 );

	// our main loop
	while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
	{
		if (dbKeyState() == 17)
{
    dbMoveObject(3, 1);
}
		dbTurnObjectRight( 3, 1 );

		// update the screen
		dbSync ( );
	}

	// return back to windows
	return;
}

What am I not doing?

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Posted: 28th May 2012 05:32

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What is not working?

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Posted: 29th May 2012 00:32 Edited at: 29th May 2012 00:33

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Sorry, I am very new to C++ and have little to no experience with it. What I mean is that the code I had posted above doesn't compile. I think I should create one of those Void loop things. How can I do this? I am so confused with this but need the speed of C++.

Here is the code again

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// whenever using Dark GDK you must ensure you include the header file
#include "DarkGDK.h"

// the main entry point for the application is this function
void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	// turn on sync rate and set maximum rate to 60 fps
	dbSyncOn   ( );
	dbSyncRate ( 60 );

	dbMakeObjectSphere( 1, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectLeft( 1, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCone( 2, .5 );
	dbMoveObjectRight( 2, 1 );
	dbMakeObjectCube( 3, .5 );

	// our main loop
	while ( LoopGDK ( ) )
	{
		if (dbKeyState() == 17)
{
    dbMoveObject(3, 1);
}
		dbTurnObjectRight( 3, 1 );

		// update the screen
		dbSync ( );
	}

	// return back to windows
	return;
}

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Posted: 29th May 2012 07:48

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What is the error it says when it fails to compile. I reccomend working your way through these: http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/

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