How do I implant a checkpoint system?

I?m working on a platformer and I want to implant a checkpoint in certain parts.

How is it possible?

The only way I figured is with cloned sprites.

From A to B, every time the player dies by the Enemy1 he spawns in the beginning, from B to C, every time the player dies by the Enemy CLONE, available only in the B to C area, he spawns in that area, and so on for each zone, C to D, D to E, etc.

Does anyone know other way instead of cloning sprites and doubling the code as well?

Many thanks :)

If I'm understanding you right, you could do it much more simply than that. Have an invisible box that serves as a checkpoint, with a private variable that says which checkpoint it is (first, second, etc). Then have a global variable that keeps track of the last checkpoint you overlapped. Then, when you die, check the global variable and spawn your player at the checkpoint equal to the stored number.

Sound good? <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

CheckpointSystem.capx to illustrate what Sully said.

You guys rull :)

I'll check this capx to see how I can mixed with the code I already did =)

will give you feedback soon.

"You guys rull :)"

That?s true. I needed this one to. Thank you!

I had some incompatibilities with the previous code <img src="smileys/smiley11.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Can I share my capx and see if you give it a try?

Sure thing, we can take a look.

Here's the 'headache' :)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1056957/05.capx

thanks a million :)

In the group "Restart" event 33 :

Add the action Ball.set animation "return"

System set TIMER to 60

Audio play oddbounce (if you want the sound to play on respawn).

In the Group "Player dies" for each condition of death (collision with death, collision with ennemy, etc...) :

Delete the previous lines ^

Add System activate group "Restart"

t.h.a.n.k.s.

:)

I just had to change the code a bit again; because the player was respawning on the last checkpoint even after he wasted all is lifes. Now it?s okay :)

Each time it?s game over, he?s back at the beginning.

Hello AngeloFernandes,

I also need to know how to set a check point so can i take a look to ur capx file?, I'm trying to accessing it but it shows me error message (not found).

Thanks

sorry, I had to remove some stuff from my dropbox but here it is

Checkpoint System

If you have any doubts, just drop a word :)

have fun

Thanks a lot AngeloFernandes, I really appreciate ur help :)

AngeloFernandes does it work when u run it on firefox??

I'm trying to run it ON FIREFOX9 but it just open a gray page with nothing?