Super beginner Issue

[lfrench316]

Hey,

I'm really new to development and i guarantee im going to get flamed for this post.

I am struggling to input enemy collisions with player in 2d platformer.

The closest i came was a collision that bugged and crashed the game.

Anyone got some direction on this?

Safe

 

[Sabnock]

can you give a bit more detail on what you are trying to achieve?

I am guessing that if you are doing a platform game you have already understood the basics of the collision systems?

 

[curato]

If you are new there a bunch of tutorials on platformers. I would say check the out.

 

[lfrench316]

Hey Sab,

Yeah I've got basic collisions down in terms of my player can walk on objects and stops at walls. (The very basics)

What i would like would be for him to take damage when he encounters an enemy by walking into him.

(At the moment they just pass by him in the layer underneath)


So far they have no weapons /projectiles

Everything is neatly input into its own layer.


I have a feeling its going to be something similar to the collision code for a static object? (if place meeting?)

Along with definiing player Hp variable?

 

[Sabnock]

place_meeting(); Instance_place(); and many other types listed in the manual depending on what it is you are trying to achieve.

 

[RefresherTowel]

Layers aren't really important for most basic game logic, btw. They're a draw order thing. Anything to do with collisions, etc, doesn't necessarily have to do with layers (you could make it so that it would effect things, but that would complicate it unnecessarily).

 

[lfrench316]

Update - I have manage to initiate game restart when a character collides with another thanks to someones suggest to revise the manual!!

Really helpful community!