Moving Layer Calculations

[SuperMario7]

I remember Chad's tutorial on how to calculate how to make blocks move a certain amount of spaces in a certain amount of time. Does anyone remember this, or is there another topic for it? Thanks.

[Chad]

It wasn't my tutorial. DarkMatt originally posted it a long time ago on Knux's forums.

Basically it's 32 * x / y / 65.

32 is the width/height of a single block, x is the number of tile spaces you want it to move, y is the number of seconds you want it to take, and 65 is SMBX's max framespeed. The result will usually be a number with a huge decimal, and you should use a few of the digits past the point.

[SuperMario7]

Thanks Chad! My problem is solved, so you moderators can lock this if you want.

[zlaker]

I didn't quite understand the calculations. Could you give an example or anything like that?

[bossedit8]

Maybe something like this: 32 . x (number of blocks to move) : y (number of seconds to take) : 65

[Chad]

Could you give an example or anything like that?

Let's say you want to have a layer move 7 spaces in 4 seconds. Multiply 32 by 7, divide that by 4, and then divide that by 65 and you'll get your desired speed.

However, it's worth noting that with higher speeds, you may still need to play around with the resulting number a bit.

[zlaker]

Oh oki. Tnx for explaining to me Chad

[Fuyu]

I think this topic should be stickied, since it could help many people.