Problem With Creating Smaller Asteroid Bullets

<font size="5">Problem With Creating Smaller Asteroid Bullets</font>

Hi,

I am making a classic Asteroids game remake.

I am at a point of blowing up larger asteroids and creating smaller ones.

Please look at this developer screenshot and tell me what is wrong:

<img src="http://16bitsoft.com/V2/Files/RocksInSpace/Images/RIS_CreateSmallerAsteroid_DirectionIssue-01.png" border="0" />

The two smaller asteroids are created,

but their direction of movement is not random?

Hope you can help, thanks!

JeZ+Lee

Is the speed correct ?

I can't see anything wrong with those events...

I remember having issues with a very similar procedure in my project. In the end I split it up into a main event and a sub-event:

<img src="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14522925/C2%20examples/asteroid-destroy.jpg" border="0" />

The wait 0.1 seconds is there to allow the sub-events to run and use the asteroid as a spawner before its destroyed.

Looks like you only have random (360) did you try random (1,360) ?

Is it "angle of motion" or just the angle the asteroid is facing that should be set ?

Is it "angle of motion" or just the angle the asteroid is facing that should be set ?i,

Angle of motion is what I am trying to set...

JeZ+Lee

Hi,

I've uploaded the project at the following URL address:

http://16bitsoft.com/V2/Files/RocksInSpace/Alpha3/RocksInSpace_Alpha3.capx

Can someone have a quick look

and tell my why the smaller asteroids

don't move in random directions?

Thanks!

JeZ+Lee

Here is a fixed capx that gives random direction: lewispcservice.com/downloads/RocksInSpace_Alpha3-Fixed.capx

I changed your random motion lines to be set to random(360) for Angle:Set angle

Here is a fixed capx that gives random direction: lewispcservice.com/downloads/RocksInSpace_Alpha3-Fixed.capx

I changed your random motion lines to be set to random(360) for Angle:Set anglei,

You fixed my problem!

Thank you!

Now I can continue with development...

JeZ+Lee

No problem....not bad for a noob like myself :)

I also added the wrap for your medium and small asteroids

So it was "angle" and not "angle of motion" that needed setting after all ? <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Glad you got it sorted.

Thinking of having a go at an asteroids game myself but two players ...

You'd need to set the bullet speed before setting the angle of motion. If the speed = 0 then the angle of motion = 0.