How do I make an actor be moved automatically?

MichaelSilliman

Im making a simple game, since it's my very first and there's a bad guy you have to avoid. How can i make it so he moves back and forth at random continuously?

tatiang

How exactly do you want the actor to move? "back and forth at random continuously" could mean that the actor starts in one direction (e.g. left) and then at a random moment switches directons (e.g. right) and then at a random moment switches back, etc. Is that what you want? That type of movement ensures that the actor will eventually move off of the scene unless you have scene wrap enabled.

MichaelSilliman

Well the "actor" is just an obstacle in the game moving back and forth. I want it going to the right of the screen, turning around, then going to the left of the screen then repeating that. I want the obstacle which is just a dot to do that throughout the whole scene. Do you know how to do that?

jamie_c

Here is a tutorial that might help out:

http://www.jamie-cross.net/?portfolio=gamesalad-recipe-007-enemy-behavior-patrolling

MichaelSilliman

Thanks!

Shadow_Development

Im making a simple game, since it's my very first and there's a bad guy you have to avoid. How can i make it so he moves back and forth at random continuously?

@MichaelSilliman This discussion should be in the "Tech Support" category. That's ok, just try and remember next time.

tatiang

@Shadow_Development, actually Tech Support is for people having comparability issues or other problems affecting being able to run GameSalad at all. The Working with GameSalad or the Windows subforums are the appropriate place for this.

MichaelSilliman

Oh sorry im pretty new with all this stuff