footpickle wrote...
the bomb rapid fires... It is now WAY too overpowered. How do I add a reload like function?
footpickle wrote ...
2020/2/25
Bullet doesn't fire. It just stays where it is and then causes and error.
Decision time: fire once per space press or repeat firing when space is held down?
footpickle wrote...
Is there a "do nothing" method? if so, that would be quite useful
I would say fire once every space press? It could be held down if the boss had more health, though... It would be useful to know both, if possible, but I would go with... I actually don't know... if it is repeat, then pressing it repeatedly would still work, right? So it would be more useful to know the "hold down space" Either works though. Thanks for all your help so far!
my previous post was messily written, so this is basically what I said: Being able to hold down the space bar and have it fire every, let's say, 1 second, would be probably more useful than having to press, press, press, press, again and again. I just have no idea how to make a line of code have a delay to it.
I just realized where you are it is 10:00pm... I'm Aussie, so here it is 1:00pm. Sorry if this has been bothering you!
I guess it really depend on how quick you will allow the repeat. A long delay with one press per fire would require both ways together (early pressing would be unresponsive). So, actually 3 ways -- not two.
Firing once per press requires that you keep track of the up/down state of the key. In general, any time you can check a state and you need to do something once when that state changes, keeping track of the state would be required (without the tracking field, you can only get the current state, which alone does not tell you when the state changes). Basically:
Firing repeatedly (with a delay) requires an int timer field:
Firing once per press with a delay will require both fields:
/** with tracking field */
private boolean trueState = false;
/** in code */
if (trueState != getState()) // if state changed
{
trueState = ! trueState; // track change
if (trueState) // is new state when something should be done
{
// do something
}
}/** with field */
private int timer = 0;
/** in code */
if (timer > 0) timer--; // run timer down
if (timer == 0 && getState()) // if can do something
{
// do something
}/** with fields */
private int timer = 0;
private boolean trueState = false;
/** in code */
if (timer > 0) timer--; // run timer down
if (trueState != getState()) // if state changed
{
trueState = ! trueState; // track state
if (timer == 0 && trueState) // if can do something
{
// do something
}
}But which actor would this code go in? I assume the Bomb class? I will try use this now. Thanks for this!
It says "cannot find method getState" Would the code go in the bomb class, or the class that actually has the code to fire the bomb?
it says "cannot find symbol - method getState()" What does this mean? I assume it means I haven't defined the method, but if that's the case, how do I define it?
footpickle wrote...
It says "cannot find method getState" Would the code go in the bomb class, or the class that actually has the code to fire the bomb?what is Knight?
IT WORKS PERFECT! Thank you so much!
footpickle wrote...
what is Knight?I have another issue. Should I start a new discussion, or keep using this one?
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