Does anyone have a basic routine for the patrol enemy behavior of a platform game?

Do you mean a patrolling enemy that changes direction when it reaches the platform edge? You can put invisible sprites at the end of the platform, when it touches one of them toggle a boolean that relates to simulating left/right on the enemy platform behaviour.

Take a look at the Kiwi Story game in the examples, it has an enemy with this patrolling behaviour.

Do you mean a patrolling enemy that changes direction when it reaches the platform edge? You can put invisible sprites at the end of the platform, when it touches one of them toggle a boolean that relates to simulating left/right on the enemy platform behaviour.

I would like a solution that does not require a physical barrier, that works in a more universal and adaptable way. There will not always be a wall in front of the enemy. Sometimes there will be a precipice.

> Do you mean a patrolling enemy that changes direction when it reaches the platform edge? You can put invisible sprites at the end of the platform, when it touches one of them toggle a boolean that relates to simulating left/right on the enemy platform behaviour.

I would like a solution that does not require a physical barrier, that works in a more universal and adaptable way. There will not always be a wall in front of the enemy. Sometimes there will be a precipice.

So that works then, you place the invisible sprite wherever you want.

I kindly ask again: does anyone here have a short example, CAPX or C3, of a basic functional behavior of an enemy with patrol behavior for a 2D platform game?

I really need it urgently, amidst a thousand demands for an educational game with a very small team. :(

Detect "holes" in the floor with a raycast.

wackytoaster.at/parachute/enemyturnaround.c3p

Detect "holes" in the floor with a raycast.

https://wackytoaster.at/parachute/enemyturnaround.c3p

Thank you very much! :D

The platforms in your game, are they tiles? Or are they sprites?

I use both, but most of the enemies are on sprite platforms.

> Detect "holes" in the floor with a raycast.

> wackytoaster.at/parachute/enemyturnaround.c3p

Construct 2 doesn't have these Line of Sight parameters. :(

Do you know what the alternative would be in C2 to replace them?

You can sort of replace raycasts with sprites and just check "is overlapping ground"

Check it: fileport.io/pMSy9NrXcaqm

Thanks! But what about using Sprites as platforms?

> > Detect "holes" in the floor with a raycast.

> > wackytoaster.at/parachute/enemyturnaround.c3p

>

> Construct 2 doesn't have these Line of Sight parameters. :(

>

> Do you know what the alternative would be in C2 to replace them?

You can sort of replace raycasts with sprites and just check "is overlapping ground"

Okay, but how do I do that? :)