How can I make a x2 powerup?

developer6810

On my game, I have a score that increases every second as well as some items you can get that increase the score. I want to make a powerup that if the main actor overlaps or collides with it, the score from then on (for both the increasing every second and the items you get) for 10 seconds gets times 2. How would you do that?

Braydon_SFX

You would probably make a boolean attribute and set it to false. Call it x2, or something.

Then, when you get that power-up, change it to true.
Then, create a rule:

When attribute game.x2 is true,

Now, you'll have to duplicate all of your adding score rules and put them in the rule above.

Now, just multiple everything by two.

So if your getting 10 points every second, in the x2 rule, change it to 20 points every second etc.

Then, after 10 seconds, change x2 to false.

You get the idea...

developer6810

thanks

developer6810

@Braydon_SFX

If I did it that way by just adding the new rules, wouldn't the old adding rules and the new ones overlap and you would get like 3x the amount of points?

Braydon_SFX

You would have to wrap the regular points in a rule that says when attribute game.x2 is false. Sorry, forgot that bit.

developer6810

Yeah, I figured that...

developer6810

@Braydon_SFX

I got it to work, but after the 10 seconds are over, the x2 keeps going, although I made sure there was a rule with a timer: after 10 seconds change attribute x2 on to false. Any ideas?

developer6810

@Braydon_SFX

Yeah, for some reason, the boolean attribute is not changing back to false...

Braydon_SFX

On the timer that changes it back to false, check run to completion and see if that fixes it.

developer6810

yeah, i got it