hoho

[Alex]

Just putting in "OnAsteroidSelected" and "OnMouseLeft/RightClicked" 

[Alex]

If you click on an Asteroid, OnAsteroidSelected(ID) will be called. Otherwise, OnMouseLeftClicked(x,y) will be called on a left mouse click and OnMouseRightClicked(x,y) will be called for a right click. x and y are world coordinates of the mouse cursor.

[w4tc]

With coordinates  do you mean of the screen? or of the level map?
Like this? :

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function LevelLogic()
     OnAsteroidSelected(1 :OnMouseLeftClicked(2000,-8000)
End


[Alex]

map coords yeah.

[annikk.exe]

Once again, this will open many new possibilities for level design.  :>

[Pilchard123]

Will it? I can't think of many, but then I didn't think of making a gravity engine, so...

[w4tc]

you can without gravity engine
if you have a asteroid that is very far away?

[annikk.exe]

Oh, well, lets see...

You could create a map where clicking on a blank bit of space creates an asteroid there.  :>

You could create a map where clicking on a blank bit of space creates an ever-increasing gravity well at that location, peaking after 10 seconds before subsiding again.  Imagine what that would do in a map like Big Bang :>


You could also create a map where clicking on the background causes the background colour to change.  Why is this useful?  I haven't the slightest idea.  :>  But I'm sure it will come in handy for something !


What else, hmm..   you could have a map where you control a single, uber-tough Laser Mine.  When you click somewhere, the mine's "asteroid" (the one it is orbiting) moves - drifting toward the clicked location - although the player wouldn't see this as it has a radius of 0.  All the player would see is the mine moving about.  :>  You could build an arcade-style see-how-many-seedlings-you-can-flatten level.



Imagination ftw !

[Alex]

You could build a variation of the comet level where the "lift" asteroid moves to a different location when you click on it.

You could draw your own HUD around an asteroid with clickable buttons... we're not completely there yet but I Can add things like getting the mouse's screen coordinates, getting the screen's size, core mouse down and mouse up events that fire ragardless of what you click on, etc etc

[annikk.exe]

You could actually build an in-game level designer with the likes of this.

You can use the Draw commands, and the Text Draw commands, to render a menu system.

Then, you can have the game add in mechanics or asteroids simply by letting the player click on stuff.  :>

[Alex]

All we'd need is to be able to save levels.

[annikk.exe]

Oh, this will also mean that designers can make tools like the long-called-for rally point, and use them in their levels.

Upon clicking a button, the script is activated.  The next asteroid the player selects is the rally point, and all their seedlings start drifting towards it (the metric shortest-path system used for Infected AI would work fine for this).  Clicking the button a second time toggles the rallying behaviour off again.

[Mihhaelo]

Oh, this will also mean that designers can make tools like the long-called-for rally point, and use them in their levels.

Upon clicking a button, the script is activated.  The next asteroid the player selects is the rally point, and all their seedlings start drifting towards it (the metric shortest-path system used for Infected AI would work fine for this).  Clicking the button a second time toggles the rallying behaviour off again.

Wouldn't it be more accuarte to say "This means i can make a bit of code that does this and the rest of the community can use the template i provide them" 

[annikk.exe]

Judging by some of the posts lately I would think some designers will be able to start building their own mechanics pretty soon.. :>

[Pilchard123]

Working on it. If I see the word 'check' one more time I think I'll scream.


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