[RESOLVED] AS2 Match 3 Game algorithm

[lizzylizzy]

Hello

I am looking for someone to write a match 3 game algorithm for me.

I have some code that I took from here: http://www.flashgameu.com/book_source_files_2.html (brilliant resource!)
which is in AS3 and I have attempted to amend it to AS2

It more or less works, but frankly it doesn't!

In summary:
The game is an 8x8 grid of balls
Balls are dropped from the top by the player
Each time that three balls of the same colour are put together they are removed and the balls above drop down to replace them
The grid of balls needs to be searched recursively checking the grid for newly made groups of three

I am not (obviously) after the whole game, I can write the dropping bit etc its just the searching and removing code that is baffling me.

Must be AS2 please

Anyone interested?
I am happy to supply the code I have so far - so it might be a debugging job as much as anything.

thank you

lizzy

[Nig 13]

I can have a look at the file

[lizzylizzy]

this is the as file that contains the trouble..

[Nig 13]

would you mind possibly posting the FLA file as well, lol? :P
It's too much code, gotta test and stuff, lol

[lizzylizzy]

too big to post - its 600kb - happy to do it in bits, email or drop box if I have your email?

[Nig 13]

just upload it on TinyUpload and post the link here, or if you prefer email: prid_outing[AT]hotmail.[COM]

I can't promise you that I can fix it, but I am just giving it a try, just a FYI :P

[lizzylizzy]

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...25988764521477

wow that is brilliant!

No promises understood, I am very happy that you are giving it a look. Any help appreciated - or start again and give me a price if that is appealing

lizzy

[Nig 13]

I am really lost - what do you want help with?

The game is working flawlessly!

[lizzylizzy]

Make a line in the top row and it barfs (that is a technical term!)

[Nig 13]

sorry, but I can't fix it. Have been trying to fix it for hours, but to no avail! The closest I came, however, was to prevent the lag, but that created a kinda "whole". In PlayView.as, find the function droppedCounter, and replace it with this function:

public function droppedCounter():Void
        {
            var foundMatches = false; 
            var i = 0;
            while(i<5){  
                foundMatches = findAndRemoveMatches();
                i++;
            }
            newCounter();

        }

and this is the closest I came, but can't somehow get any further Dx

Again, sorry, but I think I going to give up on this

[lizzylizzy]

Thanks very much for trying, its a puzzle! I appreciate your help

lizzy

[lizzylizzy]

Worked it out myself ... after much scratching of head.
Thanks Nig 13 .. if you want to see the result let me know - in thanks for your help

[Nig 13]

@lizzylizzy: I sure would love to

[lizzylizzy]

Hi Nig

As promised the amended files.
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=...33316758771344

I 'think' what fixed it was:

swapping these lines at around line 207 in playView.as
grid[matches[i][j].col][matches[i][j].row] = null;
matches[i][j].removeMovieClip();

and breaking out the reordering of the grid into a separate function.

I only changed play view.as

Enjoy!
Lizzy

[Nig 13]

LOOKS AMAZING! You've improved the gameplay a lot as well, and I really love it