How do I change the direction of an objects sprite that's moving along path?

[Den]

I thought it could be done with xprevious but it doesn't work, not really sure why it doesn't lol.
Is there any other ways this could be done some how?

 

[Fabseven]

if your object is already following a path then you have to stop that first and then set a direction and a speed to move in a direction ?

 

[Den]

if your object is already following a path then you have to stop that first and then set a direction and a speed to move in a direction ?

sorry I meant to put how to make an objects sprite face the correct way when on a path

 

[Alexx]

Use the following in the Step Event:

image_angle=direction;

Ensure your default image is pointing right.

This is a very basic method, it's possible to improve upon this depending on exactly you want it to do.

 

[Den]

Use the following in the Step Event:

Cheers man but the only issue with this is when the enemy is moving left it flips the sprite upside down because direction value becomes 180 lol

 

[Gillen82]

Try using image_xscale. If the characther is moving left image_xscale = 1. if character is moving right, image_xscale = -1. This might work!!

This should go into the step event of the object

 

[Den]

Try using image_xscale

Already tried that man, it doesn't work. Thanks anyway though

 

[Gillen82]

What type of game? side-scroller, top-down?

 

[Den]

What type of game?

It's a side-scroller

 

[Gillen82]

image_xscale should work. Go into the step event and try the following --
if ( speed > 0 ) { image_xscale = 1 }
if ( speed < 0 ) { image_xscale = -1 }

 

[Den]

image_xscale should work

Yeah I thought it should too but it doesn't lol

 

[Gillen82]

Can you copy and paste the code you currently have for the object?

 

[Den]

Can you copy and paste the code you currently have for the object?

Information about object: obj_police_man
Sprite: spr_police_guy
Solid: false
Visible: true
Depth: -2
Persistent: false
Parent: Enemy_Parent
Children:
Mask:
No Physics Object
Create Event:
execute code:

///Initiate The Enemy's Vars
event_inherited();

//Start the patrol
path_start(Patrol_path, path_spd, path_action_reverse, true);

Step Event:
execute code:

///Initiate The Step Event
event_inherited();

//Controlled check
if(controlled == true) {
state = controlled_state;
}



Other Event: End Of Path:
execute code:

///End of Path Code

path_spd = path_speed;
path_speed = 0;

alarm[PATROL] = room_speed*irandom_range(4,6);

 

[Never Mind]

Uhmmm... read that carefully:

if ( speed > 0 ) { image_xscale = 1 }
if ( speed < 0 ) { image_xscale = -1 }

I doubt a path is ever going to set speed to a negative value.

You'll want to use hspeed! (or change your conditionals to use direction)

 

[Gillen82]

OK...It was tricky enough (as I'm no genius by any stretch)....but...I got a solution that works

///Create Event Code

//Speed of player
hspd = 2;

//Get total lenght of path
path_len = path_get_length(path_patrol);

//Calculate distance to travel along path before truning
dis_to_turn = path_len / (hspd*2);

//Turn state
turn_timer = dis_to_turn;

//Initiate path
path_start(path_patrol, hspd, path_action_reverse, true);


///Step Event Code

//Minus from turn_timer
turn_timer -= 1;

//When turn_timer reaches zero or below
if( turn_timer <= 0 ){

//Flip image xscale to opposite of current state
image_xscale *= -1;

//Reset turn_timer
turn_timer = dis_to_turn;
}

Hope this helps!!

 

[xDGameStudios]

it doesn't work with xprevious because of the time it gets updated.... try with xprevious... and put the code in the begin step (I think it is here the right place) or the end step.

 

[FrostyCat]

You can approximate the previous x position with:

path_get_x(path_index, path_position-path_speed/path_get_length(path_index))