Really hard question!!!

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

Hey there !!
I am making a car game and i made the car rotate to Left when u press (LeftArrow) and right (RightArrow) Now i need to make it go foward when i press UP arrow and brake on DownArrow !!!

I you dont understand,for example this game : http://www.raceracer.com !!!
That's how i want my controlls to be done )

Plz help

[virtuoso18]

You may or may not know this, but I had trouble pulling up your site, and playing your game on my mac. But I noticed on my PC it works great... BTW great game and idea! I sent you an email with more details in it about my thoughts on your game... hope you get it!

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

hey virtuoso18 !!!
I think you got the wrong idea...
The game is not mine .Some1 else made it.
But i said i am making my own game and i need help with the controlls .the http://www.raceracer.com site was only an example
for how i want my controlls to be !!!
I wish i could make a game like that lol

[virtuoso18]

Oh, sorry, well what I did to start my game was look up the words GTA in the forum search and you will most likely find everything you need to make your own car game. I will be making a car game tutorial soon as I finish with my own game and I will most likely be using my own codeing ideas as example code. Let me know if still can't find what you are looking for after the search and I'll see what I can do...good luck!

[Ray Beez]

Frankly, the controls of Race Racer are kind of lousy.

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

virtuoso18,
I found some stuff ... and everything work's but i dont want the backround to move, I only want the car to move

[virtuoso18]

Can you put up a link to your FLA and I'll have a look and see what I can do for you ok?

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

But i dont have a website yet
I can email you ???

[FlashJockyDad]

You poeple must be yanks!!

The code is so simple.
Here it is lil chap or how i would code it

//this goes in the car mc
onClipEvent(load){
carspeed=5;
brake=10;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
this._y-=carspeed;
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
//turn left
this._x-=carspeed;
this._rotation=-90;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
//turn right
this._x+=carspeed+5;
this._rotation=90;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.Up)){
//speed up
this._y-=carspeed;
this._rotation=0;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)){
//brakes
this._y+=brake;
this._rotation=0;
}
}


that should do it right there

GOOD NIGHT its lats here in the OZ!

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<- brake
-> speed up
/\ up
\/ down
[swf width="550" height="200" background="#FFDDBB"]http://www.angelfire.com/rpg2/flashgames/gamecarex.swf[/swf]

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

Ummm...FlashJockyDad
That's not really what i want!!But thx anyway
i want the controlls like on http://www.Raceracer.com
and the code u posted is not really wat i want!!!
This is wat i am up to but i dont want the backround to move ..that's the problem . Here it is :
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this goes in the car mc
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tellTarget(_parent){
camshot(this);
};
//turn car
this.tmpang = ((this.xspd* 2) *this.dir);
if(this.tmpang > 4){this.tmpang = 4};
if(this.tmpang < -4){this.tmpang = -4};

this.ang += this.tmpang;
this._rotation = this.ang;

this.yspd = 0;


//cause friction:
this.xspd /= 1;
this.yspd /= 1;

//move car using some trig

this.xxx += Math.cos((this.ang/180)*Math.PI)*this.xspd;0
this.yyy += Math.sin((this.ang/180)*Math.PI)*this.xspd;0

this.xxx += Math.cos(((this.ang+90)/180)*Math.PI)*this.yspd;0
this.yyy += Math.sin(((this.ang+90)/180)*Math.PI)*this.yspd;0
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and this is the track mc (the backround)But it's got zoom in and zoom out thing on it 2 !!!
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n=100;
nn = 0;
ni = 0;

//arrays for making map, must match array in main scene

map0 = new Array(9, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 10);
map1 = new Array(5, 1, 7, 7, 2, 14, 1, 7, 2, 8);
map2 = new Array(5, 8, 9, 10, 5, 14, 3, 6, 4, 8);
map3 = new Array(5, 8, 5, 8, 5, 14, 1, 7, 2, 8);
map4 = new Array(5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14, 8, 13, 5, 8);
map5 = new Array(5, 1, 7, 7, 2, 14, 3, 6, 4, 8);
map6 = new Array(5, 3, 6, 10, 5, 14, 1, 7, 2, 8);
map7 = new Array(5, 1, 2, 8, 5, 14, 8, 13, 5, 8);
map8 = new Array(5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 14, 3, 6, 4, 8);
map9 = new Array(11, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 12);

//attach movies as nesisary
while(nn < 10){

ni = 0;

while(ni < 10){
zxtmp = ("sq"add (eval("map"add ni)[nn]))
attachMovie( zxtmp, "sq"add n, n);
eval("sq"add n)._x = (nn * 100)-50;
eval("sq"add n)._y = (ni * 100)-50;
n++
ni++;

};

nn++;

};

//field need these variables to work with camera function!!!

this.xxx = 0;
this.yyy = 0;

[demons]

sigh...i only know directInput can do it

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

Hey ppl i still need help
Can any 1 help meeeee???

[chris47]

If you send me the fla I'll take a look if you want

[email protected]

(or i could mail some example code)

[RaceRacer]

Hi
What you need to do (well, what ive done) is calculate the rotation and momentum and move the image x an amount and y an amount (along a tangent). The trigonometry given is good and should work fine - its looks better than mine!

Ray Beez; how do you suggest i enhance the controls? i dont quite understand your remark. Do you refer to the keys or handling?

Good luck
Cheers
Tom.

[Ray Beez]

Well... the easiest way to see what's wrong with the controls is just to play a similar game on a "real" game system. Try SPRINT by Atari on the MAME emulator, or Grand Theft Auto. It's better to immitate game controls that have already proven themselves, than say, imitating a real car.

One thing you could do is limit the top speed so that the player isn't forced to let go the accelerator unless they are headed into a tight curve. (People usually keep the gas button always held down, except when they want to brake. Even a realistic game like Gran Tourismo on PS2 is like this.)

Next, if your car were smaller, the car speed would have the illusion of being greater at a lower actual speed.

Lastly, perhaps the rotation (left/right) could be tweaked so that it's partially ratio'd to the car speed.


Whatever you do, (in ANY game development) it is always best to gain gameplay and good play control over visuals. So if at any point you are tempted to say "well I have it at that speed because it looks realistic", stop yourself immediately and remind yourself that the game must play well first, and look nice second.

RB

[virtuoso18]

Originally posted by RaceRacer
Ray Beez; how do you suggest i enhance the controls? i dont quite understand your remark. Do you refer to the keys or handling?

Well, what I have noticed with your controls is that the car tends to slid in a strange
way when you are accelerating and trying to turn. I think it might have something to
do with the way you car graphics are placed. Are all of your car graphics centered
between the cross hair?

As for DJ-ZoMBiE, I can not do anything with the code you posted, please post or
send me a FLA and I can try to fix it for you...

[RaceRacer]

Hi
As for the car turning, ive actually centred the centre of the movie clip on the cars rear axel, and it does feel a bit strange - but it feels stranger when the car turns around the centre. I appreciate your comment, though and ill muck around with different positions.
Ray Beez - I like your idea about the speed bieng ratio'd! Thanks for that. I think the constant acceleration is quite fun! It requires more skill. Remember the bus/tanker in GTA2? - They never seemed to slow down, and i really liked that.
Please note that i dont intend to simulate or accurately potray "real" car handling like GT2 etc.
Thanks for the comments though - ill bear them in mind for the next seasons upgrade.
Dj-zombie - you can use the trig given to move the car cant you?? It looks like it should work.. Try using just the trig (with speed and rotation variables)
Cheers
Tom.

[DJ-ZoMBiE]

yeh..thx every 1 for your help ...I'll email u the fla file(chris47 and virtuoso18 ) and see if u can help ;/

[Ray Beez]

RacerRacer:
OK if you want constant accell to be part of the gameplay, maybe it should be slower, given how quickly the car can get from one curve to another?

I'm not asking to make the game dead-easy, but too hard is just as bad.