So I understand that I'm not coding this the best way possible at the moment; this is a sort of test run. What I'm trying to do is wall collisions using rectangles and the intersects property (sorry if I'm not using the correct terminology). So far I have 2 rectangles on screen. 1 the player controls and the other which the play is colliding with. When they collide the player stops moving. The problem is that if the player is trying to move into the rectangle while they are already colliding then the player can't move in any direction perpendicular to the movement ie if the player is holding the right arrow key moving into the rectangle, then they cannot move up or down. The game works on the premise that if your x or y coordinates aren't valid, then you will be moved back to the last valid coordinate recorded but I'm having trouble detecting the valid x and y coordinate separately. Here is the code:
public void Collision()
{
if(x < 0)
x = 0;
if(x > 400 - width)
x = 400 - width;
if(y < 0)
y = 0;
if(y > 300 - height)
y = 300 - height;
rect1 = new Rectangle(x, y, 16, 16);
rect2 = new Rectangle(sx, sy, wid, hei);
if(!rect1.intersects(rect2))
{
validX = true;
validY = true;
}
else
{
validX = false;
validY = false;
}
if(validX)
{
lastValidX = x;
}
if(validY)
{
lastValidY = y;
}
if(!validX)
{
x = lastValidX;
}
if(!validY)
{
y = lastValidY;
}
}
The Collision() method in the Guy class is where I'm having the trouble I believe. Yes my code is pretty messy right now but this is only a test.
Thanks, David.
You can implement what you're describing by doing extra logic around here (i.e. detecting cases when one is false and the other is true):
if(!rect1.intersects(rect2))
{
validX = true;
validY = true;
}
else
{
validX = false;
validY = false;
}
However, it seems like maybe you shouldn't be allowing the rectangles to ever be in a "colliding" state in the first place. For example, you can change the Move method to do something like
public void Move()
{
int oldX = x, oldY = y;
x += dx;
y += dy;
if (Collision()) {
x = oldX;
y = oldY;
}
}
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class Bullet {
float bulletX, bulletY;
float angle;
int x;
int y;
int score; // add a score variable
static final float BULLET_SPEED = 5; // define a constant for the bullet's speed
Bullet(float x, float y, float angle) {
this.bulletX = x;
this.bulletY = y;
this.angle = angle;
}
// Updates the position of the bullet based on its angle and speed.
void update() {
bulletX += cos(angle) * BULLET_SPEED;
bulletY += sin(angle) * BULLET_SPEED;
}
// Draws the bullet image on the screen.
void show() {
drawBullet();
}
// Draws the bullet image on the screen.
void drawBullet() {
image(Bulletimg, bulletX, bulletY);
Bulletimg.resize(30, 30);
}
//Returns true if the bullet is off screen, false otherwise.
boolean offScreen() {
return bulletX < 0 || bulletX > width || bulletY < 0 || bulletY > height;
}
//Checks if the bullet hits the enemy, and updates the score and enemy position accordingly.
// check for collision
void checkCollision(Enemy e) {
float distance = dist(bulletX, bulletY, e.x, e.y);
if (distance < e.x / 2) {
// assuming enemy.size is the radius of the
}
}
}
I tried changing around the check collision(enemy e) block and I'm not sure how i would go about removing an enemy object and also updating my score. i've tried messing about with the draw(); method but i cant seem to figure it out without breaking my entire game. any help with this class would be much appreciated.
You can use/create some attribute in your Enemy object to know/check if is alive or death.
For example in your check collision you can add
if (distance < e.x / 2) {
// assuming enemy.size is the radius of the
e.alive = false
}
Edit: I dont know how your manage the Enemy object and if it can be modified directly in the check collision method if this is not possible then you need to find a way to have access inside the method or use a return and manage that return outside.
I made an animation where a lot of lines (water drops) fall; by clicking with the left mouse, you just slow them down. What I also want to do is controlling their Y value as thei fall: when I click with my right mouse, they will all follow it.
Drop[] drops = new Drop[270]; // array
void setup() {
size(640, 360); // size of the window
for (int i = 0; i < drops.length; i++) {
drops[i] = new Drop();
}
}
void draw() {
background(52);
for (int i = 0; i < drops.length; i++) {
drops[i].fall();
drops[i].show();
drops[i].noGravity();
}
}
And the Drop class:
class Drop {
float x = random(width); // posizione x di partenza
float y = random(-180,-100); // posizione y di partenza
float yspeed = random(2,7); // velocità random
void fall() {
y += yspeed;
if (y > height) { // riposizionamento delle gocce
y = random(-180,-100);
}
}
void noGravity(){ //
if(mousePressed && (mouseButton == LEFT)){
y -= yspeed*0.75;
}
if(mousePressed && (mouseButton == RIGHT)){
this.y = mouseY + yspeed;
}
}
void show() { // funzione per l'aspetto delle gocce
stroke(52, 82, 235);
line(x,y,x,y+20);
}
}
The function I'm talking about is noGravity(), but when I click the right mouse,intead of following my mouse, all the drops just line up. Any simple suggestions? Thank you all!!!
Changing the y position when you right click isn't the same as changing the speed at which the drops moves. You probably just didn't notice.
Here, try changing the part where you catch the right click in noGravity() for these lines:
yspeed = abs(yspeed); //this is so the drops behaves normally again when you stop right clicking
if(mousePressed && (mouseButton == RIGHT)){
if (mouseY < this.y) { //this makes the drops go toward the mouse position
yspeed = yspeed * -1; //going up is negative speed
}
}
This is kinda cool. Notice how, if you hold the right click down, when you move the mouse the drops try to follow using their own speed. I have no idea what you're doing, but I like it.
I wasn't sure about the desired result, so let me know if I misunderstood.
I have the following code (in Processing Software) which I want to stop the particles before they leave the screen…
So I dont know how to stop them near the edges of the screen…
Please advice…
Thanks
Particle [] pickles = new Particle [100];
void setup () {
size (500, 500);
smooth ();
for (int i=0; i<pickles.length; i++) {
pickles [i] = new Particle ();
}
}
void draw () {
background (0); //clear the background
for (int i=0; i<pickles.length; i++) {
pickles[i].update();
}
}
class Particle {
float x;
float y;
float velX ; // speed or velocity
float velY;
Particle () {
//x and y position to be in middle of screen
x = width/2;
y = height/2;
velX = random (-10, 10);
velY = random (-10, 10);
}
void update () {
x+=velX;
y+=velY;
fill (255);
ellipse (x, y, 10, 10);
}
}
You can check whether a particle is going outside the bounds of the screen by comparing its x and y values to the screen dimensions. For example:
if(x < 0){
// particle is off left edge of screen
}
else if(x > width){
// particle is off right edge of screen
}
When you detect one of these conditions, you can do a number of things:
Remove the particle from the array so it stops using system resources after it leaves the screen
Wrap the value around to the other side of the screen
Have it bounce off the edge by reversing its velocity
Which approach you take depends on exactly what you want to happen.
Shameless self-promotion: here is a tutorial on collision detection in Processing, which includes the above approaches.
I'm currently working on a Top-Down-Shooter and having some issues with collision.
My world is made of tiles (64x64). The tiles and the entities are rectangles. The player moves with a speed of e.g 2.74 (and not in pixels for smoother movement). But when it comes to the collision between the player (an entity) and a wall i have some issues. To check if there is a collision i take the current position of my player and his movement speed to calculate where his next position would be and if there is any collision. But i check every pixel on the way, so i cant skip an obstacle even if the movement speed is very high. Let's just say the players current position is X:200 Y:200 and he moves 2.74 Pixels a tick in the x direction. My game now checks if there is any collision at X:201 Y:200, X:202 Y:200 or X:202.74 Y:200 and if not moves the player to that position. If I now try to move the player further in the x direction and there is a wall 0.26 Pixels away the player wont move and leave a tiny gap. I tried to calculate the distance between player and wall and add this amount to the players position but for that I need to know which side of the wall the player hits. Also I want the player to be able to move up and down when the wall he hits is in front of him and the other way around.
Here is my collision method (in Java):
public static boolean collision(float ex, float ey, int width, int height) { // ex, ey would be the next position of the player
if (ex < 0 || ex + width > worldWidth || ey < 0 || ey + height > worldHeight) return true; // checks if this position is in the world
int firstTileX = (int) (ex / Tile.TILE_SIZE); // calculates tiles he could possible collide width
int firstTileY = (int) (ey / Tile.TILE_SIZE);
int lastTileX = (int) ((ex + width - 1) / Tile.TILE_SIZE);
int lastTileY = (int) ((ey + height - 1) / Tile.TILE_SIZE);
for (int y = firstTileY; y <= lastTileY; y++) {
if (y < 0) continue; // checks for out of bounds
if (y >= worldTileHeight) break;
for (int x = firstTileX; x <= lastTileX; x++) {
if (x < 0) continue;
if (x >= worldTileWidth) break;
if (tiles[y][x].solid) return true; // if the tile is solid -> collision found
}
}
return false; // no collision found
}
And my movement method:
public void move(float xa, float ya) {
float nx, ny;
while (xa != 0 || ya != 0) {
nx = x;
ny = y;
if (xa != 0) {
if (Math.abs(xa) > 1) { // if the x-speed is greater than 1
nx = x + MathUtil.abs(xa); // returns -1 for negative numbers and 1 for positiv
xa -= MathUtil.abs(xa);
} else { // less than 1
nx = x + xa;
xa = 0;
}
}
if (ya != 0) { // same here
if (Math.abs(ya) > 1) {
ny = y + MathUtil.abs(ya);
ya -= MathUtil.abs(ya);
} else {
ny = y + ya;
ya = 0;
}
}
if (!Level.collision(nx, ny, width, height)) setPosition(nx, ny); // checks if there is an collision and sets the new position if not
else if (!Level.collision(nx, y, width, height)) x = nx; // if there was a collision check if the player can walk in x direction
else if (!Level.collision(x, ny, width, height)) y = ny; // or in y direction
}
}
My problem is the pretty much the same as CoderMusgrove's problem in his post (Pixel-perfect collision and doubles):
Summary & Question
I have a problem where if the speed of an entity isgreater thanthe distance from the tile it is going into, it will leave at least a pixel in between itself and the tile, and I really don't like this. What kind of algorithm could I use that will find the tiniest difference between the entity and the tile?
If you need any additional information, I will be glad to add it.
Thanks for your help!
Easily resolvable by changing your interpretation.
You are retaining a fractional position for the purpose of fine grained speed. Ignore the fraction for the purpose of collision detection and display (if you were to do sub-pixel rendering, do the collision on the subpixel rendering accurarcy level).
int screenX = (int) Math.round(objX);
int screenY = (int) Math.round(objY);
// rendering and collision detection based on rounded position
I don't really understand where in the code that makes the character bounce to the right side and not countinue.
public void exercise1e() {
PaintWindow pw = new PaintWindow();
Random rand = new Random();
ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("C:/Users/char.jpg");
int width = pw.getBackgroundWidth();
int height = pw.getBackgroundHeight();
int dx = -2;
int dy = 0;
int x = 250;
int y = rand.nextInt(height-100);
while(true) {
pw.showImage(image, x, y);
PaintWindow.pause(20);
x += dx;
y += dy;
if(x<0) {
dx = -dx;
if (x>0) {
}
}
}
}
If you reach a boundary then change the direction to the opposite, dx=-dx will cause that effect.
Your condition should be applied if reach the left limit.. when x<=0 and also when reached the right limit x>=width
if(x<=0 || x>=width ) {
dx = -dx;
}
Now reset the position of your image to x. Otherwise you are just increasing and decreasing that number.
Something like: image.setLocation(x,y), I can't be sure since I don't know what you are using to render this.
There is a logical contradiction in your current if statements.
if(x<0) {
Only if x is less than 0 evaluate the next if...
if (x>0) {
If x is less than 0 but also is greater than 0, understand the universe.
}
}