help with game

**help with game -** 11-02-2006, 01:06 PM

hi,
I'm new to this forum, and I need a little help...

In my class were were assigned a project to make a game. In mine, I have my main character (who happens to be a penguin), who is trying to defeat other characters (snowmen). First of all, I would like all the controls to be by keyboard. I want the user to be able to type <enter> and do the method for hit (which i already created)...however, I want it so that whichever snowmen he hits, disappears. As of now, when the user hits <enter>, it has to be a specific snowmen. Is there a way to make it be any of the snowmen...
you know, you approach the first guy, and type <enter>, the penguin hits him, and he disappears. Is this possible, or can I only do it by having the snowmen be clicked on.

I hope this makes sense, and I appreciate any responses!

~kris

11-02-2006, 03:46 PM

If I understand you correctly, you want to know if you can create a condition that only checks for the snowmen only.

In this case, the answer is yes, but I have a question for you. Do you have the Learning to Program with Alice book? If so, you can look back at the zues project in both chapter 5 and chapter 6.

Note... after learning the method in chapter 5, the problem you will get is that any object can be clicked on. However, in chapter 6, the book shows you how to resolve that problem from chapter 5. Therefore, I would recommend reading those 2 zues projects from the book, and you will get your answer on how to do what you want your game to do.

11-03-2006, 09:29 PM

I have that project in the classroom, but I'm at home right now. On monday morning, I'll post my Zeus world so you can get an idea of what you need, bud (Assuming you don't have the book!)...

11-03-2006, 09:42 PM

Yes. Please post your code and your world file.

11-03-2006, 09:47 PM

Will do. In the meantime, I'll try and see if I can get some of these other things done while I'm burnin' off my newly-opened time this weekend... my computer school canceled the LAN party I was going to go to tomorrow.

10:19 PM

We like to help others with their homework on this site.

So, as you offered, PLEASE post not only the .A2w but also the code. And if you could, would you mind including comments in your code? It would help others.

gabe · 11-04-2006, 02:31 AM

Please do not post complete solutions to problems. We would rather have you explain the process of solving a problem and focus on programming concepts or Alice UI things.

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kris33 Guest Status: Posts: n/a	help with game - 11-02-2006, 01:06 PM hi, I'm new to this forum, and I need a little help... In my class were were assigned a project to make a game. In mine, I have my main character (who happens to be a penguin), who is trying to defeat other characters (snowmen). First of all, I would like all the controls to be by keyboard. I want the user to be able to type <enter> and do the method for hit (which i already created)...however, I want it so that whichever snowmen he hits, disappears. As of now, when the user hits <enter>, it has to be a specific snowmen. Is there a way to make it be any of the snowmen... you know, you approach the first guy, and type <enter>, the penguin hits him, and he disappears. Is this possible, or can I only do it by having the snowmen be clicked on. I hope this makes sense, and I appreciate any responses! ~kris

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roofy Guest Status: Posts: n/a	11-02-2006, 03:46 PM If I understand you correctly, you want to know if you can create a condition that only checks for the snowmen only. In this case, the answer is yes, but I have a question for you. Do you have the Learning to Program with Alice book? If so, you can look back at the zues project in both chapter 5 and chapter 6. Note... after learning the method in chapter 5, the problem you will get is that any object can be clicked on. However, in chapter 6, the book shows you how to resolve that problem from chapter 5. Therefore, I would recommend reading those 2 zues projects from the book, and you will get your answer on how to do what you want your game to do.

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Shadow Sovereign Guest Status: Posts: n/a	11-03-2006, 09:29 PM I have that project in the classroom, but I'm at home right now. On monday morning, I'll post my Zeus world so you can get an idea of what you need, bud (Assuming you don't have the book!)...

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lanceA Guest Status: Posts: n/a	11-03-2006, 09:42 PM Yes. Please post your code and your world file.

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Shadow Sovereign Guest Status: Posts: n/a	11-03-2006, 09:47 PM Will do. In the meantime, I'll try and see if I can get some of these other things done while I'm burnin' off my newly-opened time this weekend... my computer school canceled the LAN party I was going to go to tomorrow.

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lanceA Guest Status: Posts: n/a	11-03-2006, 10:17 PM We like to help others with their homework on this site. So, as you offered, PLEASE post not only the .A2w but also the code. And if you could, would you mind including comments in your code? It would help others. Last edited by lanceA; 11-03-2006 at 10:19 PM.

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gabe Administrator Status: Offline Posts: 461 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	11-04-2006, 02:31 AM Please do not post complete solutions to problems. We would rather have you explain the process of solving a problem and focus on programming concepts or Alice UI things.