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Mr G Registered 31/12/2008 Points 178	18th May, 2009 at 09:49:02 - I need to make it so that if the player moves the object that is related to the mouse at varying speed and hits another object with that speed the clashed object should ricochet. But the effect and the speed of the ricochet should vary on how fast the mouse-active hits that object. Can anyone tell me a formula to do that? http://create-games.com/project.asp?id=1549
nim Registered 17/05/2002 Points 7234	18th May, 2009 at 15:04:05 - It sounds like a simple thing, but something like that will take a lot of work. You might want to check out extensions (Move Safely, maybe?) to help. //
OMC What a goofball Registered 21/05/2007 Points 3516	18th May, 2009 at 15:19:06 - One way you could do it is set the object's speed to the distance from the mouse, divided by whatever value makes it reasonable. Probably a better way would be to track the mouse's X and Y speed with two counters that update with the difference between its last value and the new value--that'll give you a speed. Or was that the question? O_o Edited by OMC
Mr G Registered 31/12/2008 Points 178	18th May, 2009 at 18:47:31 - @nim: Which extensions does the thing I want actually? @OMC: I don't really get what you said :S http://create-games.com/project.asp?id=1549
Spitznagl Cabinetmaker Registered 06/12/2008 Points 4260	18th May, 2009 at 20:35:54 - XMouse & YMouse are under the keyboard and mouse icon in the event editor. XKnockSpeed, YKnockSpeed, LastX, LastY, ObjectXSpeed & ObjectYSpeed are alterables values: +Always set XKnockSpeed to: XMouse-LastX +set YKnockSpeed to: YMouse-LastY +set LastX to: XMouse +set LastY to: YMouse Mouse-Active collides with objects +Set ObjectXSpeed to: XKnockSpeed +Set ObjectYSpeed to: YKnockSpeed Then move the objects according to their X and Y Speed values. ...
Codemonkey Always Serious Registered 06/11/2007 Points 164	18th May, 2009 at 20:58:03 - If you are a lazy bum coder like me, you can use the "mouse" extension, it has a "distance rolled" thing that gives you the speed of the mouse. You can log off any time you like, but you can't ever leave.
Spitznagl Cabinetmaker Registered 06/12/2008 Points 4260	18th May, 2009 at 22:32:31 - Originally Posted by Tasteful Codemonkey If you are a lazy bum coder like me, you can use the "mouse" extension, it has a "distance rolled" thing that gives you the speed of the mouse. Wouldn't you still need to find the direction? ...
Muz Registered 14/02/2002 Points 6499	19th May, 2009 at 11:20:20 - Just set the speed to the derivative of the mouse position vs time Does MMF handle derivatives? Failing that, make a custom one.. take a window of time.. like, say, in the past 0.05 seconds, then get the distance rolled within that period, and reset and take a new value every 0.05 seconds. Then speed = (distance in past 0.05 seconds)*X Set X to any number you like. Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
nim Registered 17/05/2002 Points 7234	19th May, 2009 at 11:27:21 - Originally Posted by Muz Just //
nim Registered 17/05/2002 Points 7234	19th May, 2009 at 11:33:13 - Mr Green, I don't know what extensions would be best to use. The Move Safely object moves an object from A to B while checking the steps in between. I think you should be prepared for a lot of wrestling with MMF just to get this to work. Even once you've got the mouse following code sorted, you'll have to apply some physics to work out the collisions. //

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