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  1. Tangerine

    GML I need to add an arc/parabolic movement in a top-down perspective.

    Hello! I want to simulate an arc movement in a top down perspective, for simulate the launch of projectiles, but I'm not sure about how to do this. I already have created a jump system that works with this perspective. But not sure about how to create a precise arc movement in where the z...
  2. Marufrozen

    GameMaker Fixed height parabolic arc?

    So I'm trying to design an enemy that 'swoops' down at the player before returning to it's position in the sky and idling for a little bit before trying again. I have a pair of states set up to handle this and they work fine swapping between idle and swoop motion. The problem I am having is with...
  3. Z

    GML Creating an ARC motion

    i am having difficulty making an arc motion for an object. how can i do it? this is a mockup of what is nececery, the game is top down so height is basicly drawing the object at (x, y-z) Z being just a made up variable simulating height. so we need to manipulate Z so when x/y reach target x/y...
    • zendraw
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    • Forum: Programming
  4. HayManMarc

    GameMaker (SOLVED)Calling math wizards! (help making arc)

    Hey all, Are you ready? MATH CHALLENGE!! Are you excited? I hope you're excited. Actually, I'm hoping someone around here is great with maths and can help me out. I do okay with math, and can usually, eventually find the answer for things that are not too complicated, but this one is...
  5. Z

    GML Q: Position in an Arc

    how do i calculate a position in an arc for instance point A is at 0 and point B is at 256. now that straight line bends down 32 pixels and creates an arc, and i want to move an instance accordingly to that arc. so far i managed to move it on an angle towards the bottom of the arc, but its again...
    • zendraw
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Programming
  6. R

    How to create a set jump path?

    How could I make a jump like Simon's from Castlevania (NES), to where you can't change your trajectory and instead go in a set path with an incremental velocity? So something like this:
    • RetroNuva10
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Programming
  7. Nathan Laing

    Legacy GM [SOLVED] Math: Find x|y from degrees (crabwalk)

    Greetings, I'm in a 'punch-up' with some math again, and would like some assistance. If I'm facing 315 degrees, and I want to stay facing in that direction, but move at a right angle (90 degrees) to my left or right, How would I find the x and y for that? (At any given time, I may change the...
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