Bullet Bill Problem.

[Guysmiley77]

I am working on an episode called "Adventures throughout the Days" which is an adventure traveling through the day. Dawn, Day, Dusk and Dark. I managed to complete 3 levels and I am working on the 4th which focuses on "Bullet Bills". However I have a problem.



I'm trying to make 4 colored Bullet Bills move a different speeds depending on what color they are.
Blue- 2
Green- 4
Yellow- 6
Red- 8

Good news and bad news. The good news is that I have all the Bullet Bills assembled and in the air. The blue one seems to move fine.

The bad news is that the others won't move at all. What should I do?

[deice]

you should probably upload any custom assets (txt files, lua code) as well as the level file itself in order to get more meaningful help. without those things, best anyone can do is warrant educated guesses which isn't very efficient.

[Guysmiley77]

Okay. Here.

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[deice]

well, i can tell you that there's a myriad of issues regarding the level, so much so that i can't tell what you're even trying to do exactly. you have the sample npc code copied over 4 times (which will obviously not do what you're trying to do on it's own), but then you didn't even place those npcs into the level (the custom lua code is applied to npc ids 751-753, but you've placed 675-677 into the level). also, "npc-17.lua" won't actually do anything as you can't overwrite basegame npc ai with lua code.

i recommend removing most of the content from the lua files for npcs 751-753 entirely and just putting

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iswalker=true
frames=1
noblockcollision=true

into their txt files. the only parts of the lua files you should leave in are the ones that register harm types and death effects. (if you are keen on learning how to make custom npcs, i do implore you to at the very least read the comments within the template file as well as this page in the documentation)

(of course, don't forget to actually place those into your level instead of 675-677)

[Guysmiley77]

But I did place 751-753 in the level.
That must be the wrong one.

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[deice]

But I did place 751-753 in the level.
That must be the wrong one.

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... _1-4_3.zip

this one is broken for different reasons. the npc lua files are not even in the right format (it seems to be a template for a level's lua code instead) and all "tank_bullet.lua" does is play a sound effect.

also, even though you said you'd placed 751-753 inside the level, the supplied zip file still has 675-677 placed inside, all you've done is change the custom tileset within pge's menu without actually replacing any npcs inside the level. not to mention, the fix from my previous post in this case won't work as intended because (for whatever reason) you elected to remove the "speed" setting from the npc text files.

i really don't mean to sound harsh, but from what i can see you don't seem to really have an entirely firm grasp on the editor and engine quite yet. that's fine, everyone has to start somewhere, but you shouldn't just throw things at a wall and expect them to somehow do what you want them to.

some good resources to help you find your way around better (since you know about custom graphics and text files, i'll spare you the really basic stuff):

• smbx2 handbook, explains many of the new features of smbx2
• smbx2 documentation, a sort of glossary for most technical things related to the engine (which i have already linked to)
• pge wiki lunalua tutorials, contains some outdated information but a very useful tool for beginners

[Guysmiley77]

Fixed it.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... _1-4_4.zip

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But I did place 751-753 in the level.
That must be the wrong one.

Added in 1 minute 45 seconds:
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... _1-4_3.zip

this one is broken for different reasons. the npc lua files are not even in the right format (it seems to be a template for a level's lua code instead) and all "tank_bullet.lua" does is play a sound effect.

also, even though you said you'd placed 751-753 inside the level, the supplied zip file still has 675-677 placed inside, all you've done is change the custom tileset within pge's menu without actually replacing any npcs inside the level. not to mention, the fix from my previous post in this case won't work as intended because (for whatever reason) you elected to remove the "speed" setting from the npc text files.

i really don't mean to sound harsh, but from what i can see you don't seem to really have an entirely firm grasp on the editor and engine quite yet. that's fine, everyone has to start somewhere, but you shouldn't just throw things at a wall and expect them to somehow do what you want them to.

some good resources to help you find your way around better (since you know about custom graphics and text files, i'll spare you the really basic stuff):

• smbx2 handbook, explains many of the new features of smbx2
• smbx2 documentation, a sort of glossary for most technical things related to the engine (which i have already linked to)
• pge wiki lunalua tutorials, contains some outdated information but a very useful tool for beginners

I'm confused.

[deice]

the fix i already outlined in one of my previous posts yields the following result:

which is, judging by your original post, the intended behavior.

however, if your only response to a detailed description of what you did wrong and geniune advice is

I'm confused.

then i'm afraid that i personally have nothing further to offer as the solution is already in this thread.

[Guysmiley77]

Wow! How did you do it!?

[Guysmiley77]

the fix i already outlined in one of my previous posts yields the following result:

which is, judging by your original post, the intended behavior.

however, if your only response to a detailed description of what you did wrong and geniune advice is

I'm confused.

then i'm afraid that i personally have nothing further to offer as the solution is already in this thread.

How did you get 4 bullet bills to do that?

[deice]

How did you get 4 bullet bills to do that?

pardon me, but it feels like you're not reading my entire posts. the post you quoted says "the fix i already outlined" which is referring to my first reply after you sent your level file. scroll up in the thread and read it.

[Guysmiley77]

How did you get 4 bullet bills to do that?

pardon me, but it feels like you're not reading my entire posts. the post you quoted says "the fix i already outlined" which is referring to my first reply after you sent your level file. scroll up in the thread and read it.

Oh. Well thanks for your help.

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Should I just start the whole coding thing all over again?

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I'm just going to start coding all over again.

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the fix i already outlined in one of my previous posts yields the following result:

which is, judging by your original post, the intended behavior.

however, if your only response to a detailed description of what you did wrong and geniune advice is

I'm confused.

then i'm afraid that i personally have nothing further to offer as the solution is already in this thread.

Ok. What did I do wrong again? Explain?

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Can I at least have the level with my expected results that you made, so I can remember for next time?

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I just decided to delete all my coding
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/ ... Coding.zip
Start from scratch to make it easier so I can have a fresh start on this.

[Guysmiley77]

Can I please at least have the coding you did to make my Bullet Bills work as they should?

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I did it!!



I finally got them to work!!