how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:09 am
I kinda know how to make npcs but i don't know how to make them spawn projectiles. I need the projectiles to have certain speed. Please help!
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Re: how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:55 am
I was trying to code a Huckit Crab, and that was also my roadblock (I followed carefully Enjl's tutorial). So I'm sorry, I cannot help you.
Re: how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 am
https://docs.codehaus.moe/#/reference/npc
If you look at the NPC.spawn function, you can see that it causes an NPC to spawn and returns the NPC in question.
local myNPC = NPC.spawn(id, x, y, section)
myNPC.speedX = 4
You can look at basegame code for (for example) the SMW bowser statue for reference.
If you look at the NPC.spawn function, you can see that it causes an NPC to spawn and returns the NPC in question.
local myNPC = NPC.spawn(id, x, y, section)
myNPC.speedX = 4
You can look at basegame code for (for example) the SMW bowser statue for reference.
Re: how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:33 pm
thanksEnjl wrote: ↑Thu Aug 05, 2021 9:33 amhttps://docs.codehaus.moe/#/reference/npc
If you look at the NPC.spawn function, you can see that it causes an NPC to spawn and returns the NPC in question.
local myNPC = NPC.spawn(id, x, y, section)
myNPC.speedX = 4
You can look at basegame code for (for example) the SMW bowser statue for reference.
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btw, is it posible for a projectile to be launched exactly at the player?
Re: how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 12:57 am
Yeah, just get the distance vector between the player and npc locations and normalize it so that it always has a length of 1:
local firingDirection = vector(player.x - npc.x, player.y - npc.y):normalize()
local firingDirection = vector(player.x - npc.x, player.y - npc.y):normalize()
Re: how do i make npc shoot stuff?
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:15 am
thank you