Questions about movements and angle

Hey! I'm developing an age of empires survival style game, and my unit sprites will have animations in 8 directions, do I need that when I select these animations to move on the map, the animations match the angle that the units are moving? what is the best behavior for this, MoveTo or 8direções?

and I would also like to know how I would make the units, when selected, move all together like in age of empires?

If you are controlling the character with keyboard keys, then 8direction will be the best choice. Otherwise you can use MoveTo or Pathfinding (if there are obstacles and units should walk around them).

Check out this example:

editor.construct.net

All these behaviors have MovingAngle expression, which you can use to set the correct animation. See these tutorials:

construct.net/en/tutorials/animation-management-8-712

construct.net/en/tutorials/direction-based-sprite-251

If you are controlling the character with keyboard keys, then 8direction will be the best choice. Otherwise you can use MoveTo or Pathfinding (if there are obstacles and units should walk around them).

Check out this example:

https://editor.construct.net/#open=pathfinding-groups

All these behaviors have MovingAngle expression, which you can use to set the correct animation. See these tutorials:

https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/animation-management-8-712

https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/direction-based-sprite-251

Hey! I'm trying to make the movement fit the pathfinding angle but it's very confusing to understand, here's my project mega.nz/file/vIgiFBYS

If you are controlling the character with keyboard keys, then 8direction will be the best choice. Otherwise you can use MoveTo or Pathfinding (if there are obstacles and units should walk around them).

Check out this example:

https://editor.construct.net/#open=pathfinding-groups

All these behaviors have MovingAngle expression, which you can use to set the correct animation. See these tutorials:

https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/animation-management-8-712

https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/direction-based-sprite-251

Hey! can you help me with these angles?

When moving angle between -45 and 45 : "right" animation

Between 45 and 135: "down"

Between 135 and 225: "left"

Between 225 and 315: "up"

When moving angle between -45 and 45 : "right" animation

Between 45 and 135: "down"

Between 135 and 225: "left"

Between 225 and 315: "up"

i'm really not very good at math, i was trying to do the angle calculation in construct 3 which is different from a 360 ruler so i was struggling, thanks for helping me get my mind to work now i really got it working the angle in c3 and managed to do the calculations, God bless you

dop2000

Thanks man, now I need to know how I do it so that when I select several of the same unit, they move in groups side by side the same in age of empires

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This is difficult. Try searching the forum, many people have asked this question.

I have a couple of examples, but they are quite complicated and not very good.

howtoconstructdemos.com/avoid-overlapping-while-moving-with-pathfinding

howtoconstructdemos.com/prevent-multiple-enemies-with-pathfinding-from-overlapping-easystarjs

Try something like this:

Set animation frame to round(((a+360)%360)/32)%32

Where a is the turret angle.

Try something like this:

Set animation frame to round(((a+360)%360)/32)%32

Where a is the turret angle.

Hey! I did it the way you taught me but it's not working, the frames are all messed up and don't fit the angle

You can't rotate the same sprite!

The rotating turret sprite should probably be invisible. And then there is another sprite on top of it, which is playing the rotating animation.

The turret sprite (which is rotating) should be invisible.

The animation sprite (with 32 frames) should be on top of the turret, and should not rotate.

The "a" in my formula is the angle of the turret sprite.