SOLVED: Radar Object follows NPC's Y co-ordinates

[steptoe]

First off,

Thanks Khris and Dualnames for your help with my last post and with this dry test.

I am now on part 2 of my control pad.

I have built a Radar GUI.  

On this is an animated Radar screen.

On the Radar GUI screen is a small object that represents the enemy's location in that room. I am certain you have come across this before.

cWaeks is the NPC enemy and BSonar is the Button Object and cEgo is the player.

And yes, I did call it Sonar but it is actually a Radar.

I am sure there is a better way but the way I have written it is as follows in the Rep Exec:

Code: ags

  //SIDEWAYS
  
   if (cWaeks.x<10)
  {
 BSonar.X =2;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<20)
  {
 BSonar.X =8;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<40)
  {
 BSonar.X = 12;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<60)
  {
 BSonar.X = 16;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<80)
  {
 BSonar.X = 22;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<100)
  {
 BSonar.X = 24;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<110)
  {
 BSonar.X = 28;
  } 
  else if (cWaeks.x<130)
 {
 BSonar.X = 30;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.x<140)
 {
 BSonar.X = 32;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.x<160)
 {
 BSonar.X = 38;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.x<190)
 {
 BSonar.X = 40;

This seems to work alright. However, I am having a slight snag with Y co-ordinates.

The NPC by the way walks timed Randomly.

I am sure that there is a better way then what I have to check both X and Y co=ordinates


EDIT: Having worked on it the following works its purpose. Though I expect, yet again, its a long version:

Code: ags

// UP AND DOWN
 
  }
 if (cWaeks.y<50)
 {
 BSonar.Y=3;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<70)
 {
 BSonar.Y=6;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<100)
 {
 BSonar.Y=10;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<118)
 {
 BSonar.Y=16;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<126)
 {
 BSonar.Y=20;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<130)
 {
 BSonar.Y=24;
 } 
 else if (cWaeks.y<140)
 {
 BSonar.Y=34;
 

Help appreciated

steptoe

[Khris]

Are you kidding?
What happened to using arithmetics?

Code: ags

  BSonar.X = cWaeks.x/5;
  BSonar.Y = cWaeks.y/3;

I'm sorry but anybody who can't figure this out should stay the hell away from programming...

[suicidal pencil]

-snip-
I'm sorry but anybody who can't figure this out should stay the hell away from programming...

Wait, programming requires math?!? Stop the presses, ring the church bells, and tell Donald Knuth so he can write a series of 5 books that confuses the shit out of me  Besides, it's not like it's the worst that code could be abused. I mean, look at the abomination I created (programmers with a faint heart need not look):

Spoiler

SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("0");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("2");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("1");SDATAW.WriteString("353");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("0");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("3");SDATAW.WriteString("348");SDATAW.WriteString("247");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("2");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("4");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("0");SDATAW.WriteString("417");SDATAW.WriteString("266");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("3");SDATAW.WriteString("6");SDATAW.WriteString("1");SDATAW.WriteString("7");SDATAW.WriteString("5");SDATAW.WriteString("284");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("4");SDATAW.WriteString("8");SDATAW.WriteString("9");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("422");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("5");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("3");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("10");SDATAW.WriteString("279");SDATAW.WriteString("269");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("6");SDATAW.WriteString("11");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("3");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("299");SDATAW.WriteString("236");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("7");SDATAW.WriteString("3");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("12");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("318");SDATAW.WriteString("305");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("8");SDATAW.WriteString("13");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("4");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("455");SDATAW.WriteString("236");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("9");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("14");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("4");SDATAW.WriteString("486");SDATAW.WriteString("253");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("10");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("5");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("15");SDATAW.WriteString("215");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("11");SDATAW.WriteString("16");SDATAW.WriteString("17");SDATAW.WriteString("6");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("284");SDATAW.WriteString("172");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("12");SDATAW.WriteString("7");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("18");SDATAW.WriteString("284");SDATAW.WriteString("310");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("13");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("8");SDATAW.WriteString("19");SDATAW.WriteString("421");SDATAW.WriteString("172");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("14");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("9");SDATAW.WriteString("491");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("15");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("10");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("15");SDATAW.WriteString("210");SDATAW.WriteString("282");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("16");SDATAW.WriteString("21");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("11");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("322");SDATAW.WriteString("167");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("17");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("22");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("11");SDATAW.WriteString("348");SDATAW.WriteString("204");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("18");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("12");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("23");SDATAW.WriteString("279");SDATAW.WriteString("345");
SDATAW.WriteString("D");SDATAW.WriteString("19");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("13");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("22");SDATAW.WriteString("417");SDATAW.WriteString("190");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("20");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("15");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("146");SDATAW.WriteString("241");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("21");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("16");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("284");SDATAW.WriteString("103");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("22");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("19");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("17");SDATAW.WriteString("353");SDATAW.WriteString("172");
SDATAW.WriteString("R");SDATAW.WriteString("23");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("18");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("-1");SDATAW.WriteString("215");SDATAW.WriteString("310");

//this is only because I don't have a proper 'level creator' to make specific levels, instead of just random ones.

[close]

Hey Steptoe, don't be afraid to try and solve a problem on paper (or a whiteboard if you have one). If you can figure it out on paper then programming it will be easy. That, and if you ever forget something, you have a hard copy you can look from!

[steptoe]

Thank you.

Khris:

Code: ags

BSonar.X = cWaeks.x/5;
BSonar.Y = cWaeks.y/5;

Works best.

Don't be too harsh.. Cheers anyhow khris.

Thanks guys