Hotspot.Move

[mercedes]

Hi there...


Is there a way to move a hotspot...only to the side..or back and forth..not dragging it..just have it move..which is why i thought of hotspot.move..but it only moves once and its not to the side like..kind of on an angle..it moves..Wondered if someone might have an idea..Many Thanks!~

Would be cool if you could almost loop that hotspot.move..and stop it when wanted it to stop..or use the same script more than once..repeat it ..I guess..


THanks

Peace

[Mystery]

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Hotspot(NUMBER).Move X*15,Y*15,WIDTH*15,HEIGHT*15

If you want to simulate a movement back and forth, you need to resize the hotspot (smaller when moving back, bigger when moving forward).

A rotation is more difficult to simulate - you could use the GIF sequence player.

[mercedes]

So to do that...you would simply type it again then?...Like u can put that in twice in a row..haven't tried it yet to do that..will try it now..
I assume that is what u mean..You would adjust hieght and width then..not x and y..right..?

Thanks..
I have the Gif player..but u can't use it with 3rd person sprite..

[Mystery]

If you want it only to seem like moving forward/backward, I wouldn't change the position, only the size, yes.

I guess you can use repeat or loop, but I'd have to try out myself first. However, I'm leaving back to work in a few minutes.

[mercedes]

Ok..Then, Thanks for response..Loop and Repeat...I was scared to use it first..Wanted someone else to say it was ok..Wasn 't sure if able to put that in the properties..i had thought that only for procedures..... I had thought using loop wasn't always good.. with vbs Havent tried Repeat yet..i don't think....If you do get a chance..whenever you can of course..no big deal..Please share with me..

Thanks Very Much..
Peace~
Have a good day at work..

[Lyberodoggy]

One way to have a hotspot move and see the movement, is store x and y coordinates in two variables, then create a timed event that triggers a procedure.
Then write the procedure like this:

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x=x+5
y=y+5
Hotspot(index).Move x*15,y*15

[mercedes]

Hi there..i may not be doing this right..this is what i have..

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Action.CreateTimedEvent 4.5 , "x =1 : Action.CreateTimedEvent 4.5, ""y=1"""


X and Y are variables..and this is in the Procedures):

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Sub hotspotmove

x=x+5
y=y+5
Hotspot(3).Move 370*15,305*15

End Sub

Is this right..?

Peace

[Mystery]

You should trigger in the hotspot what is in the procedure, otherwise the procedure makes no sense.

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Action.CreateTimedEvent 4.5 , "hotspotmove"

But I still have to try it out myself first for a looping effect - I just got home and it's almost 2 AM So I'll try it over the weekend unless Lyberodoggy posts before I do.

[mercedes]

Ive tried that before...it didn't do anything either...and niether is what i have...hm..ok well if you get a chance to test it...cool..

Thanks
Peace~

[Lyberodoggy]

I didn't want to publish this code until the game was published but anyway...
Here's the project I 've created using this method. Feel free to look at its code.



I hope you have declared the x and y variables