OrangeRunner2 Day3 Problems!!!!

so far it's been going fairly well... but I've encountered some problems with the dreaded trigonometry. it seems that my math doesn't work very well at all. You randomly shoot up walls, and you sometimes just get stuck. It all started when I tried to change the points of collision so that you could run strait up gradual slopes, but not up 90 angled walls... well... that code... doesn't work... at all... so I'ma have to do some more work than expected. I tried for the longest time and eventually got something good, but then it broke somehow and I couldn't fix it... so yeah... development is kind of at a standstill, at least until I get this working again. Fortunately, for everyone who makes flash games out there, the math and collision detecting is the hardest part. once I get this done, I should just have to draw levels, slap in some effects, and program some powerups, which is a lot easier that you might think.

In conclusion, OR2... isn't working at the moment... I'll get it up and running soon, but for now... I'ma call it a day.

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MrSoup 2008-07-30 22:18:10

i hope its up soon, i wanna play it

Maxwelldoggums 2008-07-30 22:18:10

don't worry, it will be.

CursedKrade 2008-07-30 22:25:39

For OR2 will you have more music available? (I have an idea, put the break between rounds after beating bosses.)

Maxwelldoggums 2008-07-30 22:25:39

Orange runner 2 will be a lot more like Fancy Pants Adventure than it currently is, I was going to do scripted levels with combat and different music for each one... I was going to use a lot of Envy's music (once I get permission of course), he did the original song, and I liked it a lot.

SnowFreak13 2008-07-31 10:43:06

Keep on Keepin on!

Maxwelldoggums 2008-07-31 10:43:06

Haha, I'll get it worked out eventually

zer01 2008-07-31 13:55:37

can i hav a cookie

Maxwelldoggums 2008-07-31 13:55:37

I made you one, but I ate it =(

Stargate22 2008-07-31 20:59:08

Take your time man dont rush things if you encounter problems dont sweat it just take your time fixing them. Ive really enjoyed orange runner and im really gonna enjoy this one!

Maxwelldoggums 2008-07-31 20:59:08

Thanks! I've almost got them worked out.

CursedKrade 2008-08-01 11:12:50

Do you still need help on the game engine? Why don't you ask Brad Borne, the guy who worked on Fancy Pants Adventures. He could probably help with the codes and the math.

Maxwelldoggums 2008-08-01 11:12:50

yeah, I was debating that... Thanks, does he have a NG account?

boycartoonist 2008-08-01 12:46:22

meh. That's too bad. Scripting can get confusing, but keep at it! I'm looking forward to your sequel, ya know.
Here's a question: What music are you gunna use in the second one?

Maxwelldoggums 2008-08-01 12:46:22

probably more of Envy's music. He did the song from the first one, and I think it turned out really well. He has a lot more music in the same style.

CursedKrade 2008-08-01 13:26:43

Yeah, he has an NG account, it's called Brad Borne, which is all I know him by. Scripting gets really confusing. Maybe if he won't reply to you, you could go check some of the tutorials on the site, probably googling Fancy Pants Game Engine might be some help, but idk.

Maxwelldoggums 2008-08-01 13:26:43

ok, I PMed him... Thanks

Hazard-Productions 2008-08-01 15:04:04

bummer, I have a lot of trouble getting slopes to work too... if you figure it out I'd love to see how you did it.

Maxwelldoggums 2008-08-01 15:04:04

Sure. I've gotten slopes working to some extent... You can run up and down hills, but you can't go in loops or up vertical ramps.

zer01 2008-08-01 21:43:27

can u make me another

Maxwelldoggums 2008-08-01 21:43:27 (Updated 2008-08-01 22:52:39)

I just did! just follow these simple instructions and you can get it!

1. Turn on your PC or Mac
2. If you are using a Mac with Safari, ensure that your "Private Browsing" option is off
3. Go to www.newgrounds.com.
4. Log in to newgrounds using your username and password
5. refresh the page

You should now have a cookie... stored somewhere in the depths of your hard drive. =)

p.s. you might be able to find it in
c:\windows\cookies

ProtectorOfTruth 2008-08-01 23:34:28

Alright man. Good to hear in the comments that it's getting better again, iron out those wrinkles!
Just remember getting front-paged gets you a lot of committed fans, so post news regularly! Have you heard from Brad yet?
He knows a lot of things no other flash artists know about, some of the stuff in there I didn't know was possible in flash..
Will be good if he helps you out..!
Waiting to hear back..
Protector

Chrome-Demon 2008-08-02 00:46:23

I feel for you man, looks from these posts like you're having a wonderful load of issues.....

I know it doesn't look like it in my profile because all my old code sucks, but I've been studying the finer things in action script recently and, even with the platform codes I've created, trigonometry in flash remains the most impossible thing ever.

JUST KEEP TRYING AND MAYBE YOU'LL GET LUCKY! :3