How to test collision 1 time only

computerking9979

Hi Everyone,

I'm making one of those car slide games where you are trying to get all the cars out of the parking lot.

I'm struggling with how to have car_1 stop moving forward when it hits another car_1 but then can be tapped again to move again the other direction even though it is still touching car_1.

So I want car_1 to stop moving on collision, but not to keep testing for collision if it isn't moving (I'm using the Move function).

Thanks in advance.

uptimistik

Hi @computerking9979 I did a quick test project for you demonstrating how it can be done.

Two self attributes:

(Boolean) MoveMe

(Integer) WhichDirection

When the car collides with the walls, the WhichDirection attribute changes its value (so if it's 1, it will turn to 0) and I have a rule that states if WhichDirection is 1, then go left, if its 0 then go right. The MoveMe attribute is turned On by the player tapping the car and turned off by the player hitting a wall.

I hope this helps and would love to see how the game turns out!

carPark.gameproj.zip

Armelline

I made a parking game for one of the puzzles in Sand. Before adding it to Sand I made it as a separate project to figure things out. I can't promise this works fully as I haven't looked at it in a couple of years but it should give a pretty good starting point. I only did 2x1 blocks in the test project but added 3x1 blocks with no issues when I slotted it into the main game.

It uses tables to limit how far actors can move, removing the need to deal with overlaps and collisions at all.

Parking Test.zip

computerking9979

Thanks, how do import those into the web version of GS? I don't see an import or load option.

uptimistik

https://creator.gamesalad.com/#/game/published_2234596_9s0emt3r9owqpohujhkiq8vb0/scene/id269551

Can you see these links?

https://creator.gamesalad.com/#/game/published_2234597_bs0x6vedgm1hewkb8w3fagxy0

computerking9979

Ya, I can see those.

adent42

@computerking9979 To import a project into Creator 2, do the following:

1) Publish the project. You can go to https://publish.gamesalad.com and drag the zip file into "New Game" at the bottom. Follow the steps.

2) Go back to creator, click on Project, Published Projects.

3) Hover over your new project. Click on the cloud with the down arrow on the left side of the screen. That will import the project into Creator 2.