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Re: Physics bug - The invisi-ladder jump - Rohful - 04-01-2009
I'm sure it must have been different to program a ladder system!
And that's great news about the update. That's fantastic that you're able to fix it! I appreciate that
Re: Physics bug - The invisi-ladder jump - VernJensen - 04-01-2009
Yeah, ladders were tricky to code. Consider these situations:
Let's say Jack is standing near, but not directly aligned with, a ladder. He pushes up or down to climb it. First, he should walk over to the ladder, then climb it once it's aligned with it. So when you push up or down, the code first has to find the nearest ladder (to Jack's left or right), determine if it's within range, and if so, make Jack walk left/right towards it, OR start climbing if he's close enough.
That was the easiest part. The actual mechanics of climbing a ladder, and falling off at the right times, esp. the climbing-onto-a-ledge animation handler, were the hardest.
Although there's also something very rewarding about doing something hard and succeeding.
Re: Physics bug - The invisi-ladder jump - Alanfalcon - 04-17-2009
Rohful wrote: It's also possible in that mansion to jump over a Gold door!
I hope you've found this interesting.Rohful
Wow, that was cool to see! And very well made video, Rohful! Has Vern signed you up as a beta tester yet?
