Grappling hook question

[LuciousClump]

Ok so I'm trying to make a game , and the character has a grappling hook.
The grappling hook can only be used in certain places e.g. hanging hooks
Now I have it activate whenever the character touches the hook.
it plays the swinging animation and everything,..but the character just keeps falling
any advice??
I'm trying to make it earthworm jimish

[DanBomer]

You must have a gravity or falling code in there somewhere, just set it to zero or something.

[ColdLogic]

i dont know how i could help you, maybe post your code

[zuperxtreme]

If you're just doing it with an animation then make sure to sort of "slip a switch" when he's using the grappling hook.

Normally gravity would be applied to him so that when he jumps he comes back down, etc. But if you're using the hook make sure that gravity doesn't affect the MC so the animation can play correctly.

I'm not sure if I explain myself.

If not, try looking up pendulums. It's not easy.

[Renandchi2]

Post your code and an example, so we can get a better idea

[LuciousClump]

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/240109/6 8168_BiteyGrapp2.php

Here's a quick example of our problem
the code I have for when he touches the square is

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (_root.guy.hitTest(this))
_root.guy.gotoAndStop(9);
var grav = 0;
}

[Woadraiders]

How about storing a boolean on the player, isGrappling.
So then its something like this on the player?

if(!this.isGrappling && this.inAir)
{
      this.yvel += gravity;
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (_root.guy.hitTest(this))
_root.guy.gotoAndStop(9);
_root.guy.isGrappling = true;
}

[LuciousClump]

At 1/24/09 08:06 PM, Woadraiders wrote: How about storing a boolean on the player, isGrappling.
So then its something like this on the player?

if(!this.isGrappling && this.inAir)
{
this.yvel += gravity;
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (_root.guy.hitTest(this))
_root.guy.gotoAndStop(9);
_root.guy.isGrappling = true;
}

it kinda worked i set the gravity to 0 and everything , but now he just falls slower

[LuciousClump]

also, any comments on the engine so far??

[AntiAliasProductionz]

At 1/24/09 08:52 PM, LuciousClump wrote: also, any comments on the engine so far??

I would have sex with this game if it gets completed. If you made everything I saw there, OH MAN WOULD I LOVE THIS GAME!

[DawnOfDusk]

Well, if he just fall lower, see where you make the characters y increase.

example...

this code wouldn't work...

grav+= 1;
Character._y += grav;
if(Grappling == true){
grav = 0;
}

But this will

grav+= 1;
if(Grappling == true){
grav = 0;
}

Character._y += grav;

It all matters where the y value is effected by gravity, that, and if the gravity increase is before the if statement.

Not a bad engine, the animations go WAY to fast. But sides that, I like.

[LuciousClump]

At 1/24/09 08:59 PM, AntiAliasProductionz wrote:

At 1/24/09 08:52 PM, LuciousClump wrote: also, any comments on the engine so far??

I would have sex with this game if it gets completed. If you made everything I saw there, OH MAN WOULD I LOVE THIS GAME!

well me and a friend
and we got a couple levels done already
,but we want to add a grappling hook so we're waiting til we figure out how

[LuciousClump]

At 1/24/09 09:00 PM, DawnOfDusk wrote: Well, if he just fall lower, see where you make the characters y increase.

example...

this code wouldn't work...

grav+= 1;
Character._y += grav;
if(Grappling == true){
grav = 0;
}

But this will

grav+= 1;
if(Grappling == true){
grav = 0;
}

Character._y += grav;

It all matters where the y value is effected by gravity, that, and if the gravity increase is before the if statement.

Not a bad engine, the animations go WAY to fast. But sides that, I like.

thx for the help
and yah maybe it is a little fast right now , but since the games usually slow down over the internet we thought we'd put it at 25 for now , and thx for your help altho not yet fixed I'm still trying to fix the hook

[Coaly]

It's probably a problem with the actual grappling code. If you post that, we could probably help easier, rather than speculating as to how you're doing it and then trying to figure out from that what might be wrong...

[Ertyguy]

When i played it i found that if i got the guy into the swinging animation he would jump down about as much as his height, then he would keep moving left or right if i pressed them. Posting the code would help bunches.

[KynetiK-27]

I have recently made a grappling hook system, and for the most part works quite well

Platformer with GrapHook

If you are interested I can give you a hand over PM

[Yambanshee]

i think i know your problem. The place where the grappling hook is, and where his arm is when its touching te place is diffrent, so as soon as he's grapplingthe hitTest returns false. i not sure thoug, but thats what it looks like