Bouncing Cloud

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• JPickard Member Posts: 477

  November 2011

  I did something similar for my game. I found it in a template in the New section of GS, but I can't refind it right now so I'll try to reproduce it here:
  
  _______________________________________
  
  In the cloud actor:
  
  First create 2 Integer Attributes:
  
  whatdirction
  wave
  
  (leave them at 0)
  
  _______________________________________
  
  Timer:
  __every 0.25 seconds --> (run to completein UNchecked) (this number can change to what you want)
  ____change attribute: Self.wave --> to (self.wave+1)%2
  
  Rule:
  when all conditions are valid
  attriibute --> self.wave =1
  +
  attribute --> self.whatdirction = 0
  ___move
  ____direction 225 --> relative to actor --> move type: additive --> speed 100
  ______(both those numbers can change depending on what you want)
  
  _______________________________________
  
  Rule:
  when all conditions are valid:
  attribute --> self.wave =0
  +
  attribute --> self.whatdirection =0
  __Move
  ____direction 135 --> relative to actor --> move type: additive --> speed 100
  _____(both those numbers can change depending in what you want)
  
  _______________________________________
  
  Rule:
  when all conditions are valid:
  attribute- -> self.wave =0
  +
  attribute --> self.whatdirection =1
  __Move
  ___direction 45 relative to actor --> move type: additive --> speed 100
  _____(both those numbers can change depending on what you want)
  
  _______________________________________
  
  Rule:
  when all conditions are valid:
  attribute--> self.wave =1
  +
  attribute --> self.whatdirection =1
  __Move
  ____direction 315 relative to actor->move type additive --> speed 100
  _____(both those numbers can change depending on what you want
  
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• RThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

  November 2011

  sessien said:
  How can I move a cloud up and down slowly.
  
  

  Try placing a constrain attribute behavior in the cloud actor:
  
  Constrain Attribute: self.Position.Y To: 250-20*sin(self.Time*60)
  
  250 is where the actor will start (in the Y direction). You can fiddle around with the numbers until you get the effect you want.
  
  Be sure to use the drop-down menu in the expression editor to get 'self.Position.Y", 'sin' and 'self.time'. (Don't just type them in.)
  
  Hope that helps!
• JPickard Member Posts: 477

  November 2011

  Well, that's a tad easier.
• sessien Member Posts: 41

  November 2011

  The cloud bounces to the left. I am tinkering with it.
  
  Thanks.
• RThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

  November 2011

  JPickard said:
  Well, that's a tad easier.
  
  

  Yes -- the joy of math!
• sessien Member Posts: 41

  November 2011

  Te constrain works like a charm.
  
  Thank you both very much.
• RThurman Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 2,881

  November 2011

  sessien said:
  The cloud bounces to the left. I am tinkering with it.
  
  Thanks.
  
  

  You might need to change it to self.Position.X and 250+20*cos(self.Time*60)
  (Maybe its in a different orientation than I assumed.)
  
  EDIT: Oops -- looks like you resolved it while I was posting.
• sessien Member Posts: 41

  November 2011

  sessien said:
  The constrain works like a charm.
  
  Thank you both very much.