New tile based platform engine – AS3 version updated to step 10 PLUS scrolling
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If you are looking for AS3 version of step 10, here it is… made by Robin vd Vleuten from the Netherlands with scrolling included!
Hello Emanuele,
I made it with flex so I use a swc to access the tiles. All the code is now in one actionscript-file, but I’m trying to convert the code in different classes. I will email it also when its finished if you’re interested in it.
Also many thanks for helping me out with the basics of a platform engine. It helped me a lot with a project I’m working on.
Regards,
Robin
P.S. Just another cool thing I had forgot to tell you. I made the game scrollable with just 2 extra lines of code :D
Here it is the source code…
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import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.KeyboardEvent;
[SWF(width='500', height='400', frameRate='40', backgroundColor='0xffffff')]
public class Platform extends Sprite
{
private var over:String = "";
private var bonus_speed:Number = 0;
private var press_left:Boolean = false;
private var press_right:Boolean = false;
private var press_up:Boolean = false;
private var press_down:Boolean = false;
private var press_space:Boolean = false;
private var x_pos:Number = 0;
private var y_pos:Number = 0;
private var tile_size:Number = 20;
private var ground_acceleration:Number = 1;
private var ground_friction:Number = 0.8;
private var air_acceleration:Number = 0.5;
private var air_friction:Number = 0.7;
private var ice_acceleration:Number = 0.15;
private var ice_friction:Number = 0.95;
private var treadmill_speed:Number = 2;
private var max_speed:Number = 3;
private var xspeed:Number = 0;
private var yspeed:Number = 0;
private var falling:Boolean = false;
private var gravity:Number = 0.5;
private var jump_speed:Number = 6;
private var climbing:Boolean = false;
private var climb_speed:Number = 0.8;
private var coins:Array = new Array();
private var level:Array = new Array();
private var levelObj:Array = new Array
private var keys:Array = new Array();
private var player:Array = new Array();
private var enemy:Array = new Array();
private var walkable_tiles:Array = new Array(0, 5, 6, 7);
private var h:hero = new hero();
private var level_container:Sprite = new Sprite();
private var bottom:Number;
private var left:Number;
private var right:Number;
private var top:Number;
private var bottom_left:Number;
private var bottom_right:Number;
private var top_left:Number;
private var top_right:Number;
private var climbdir:Number;
private var current_tile:Number;
private var friction:Number;
private var speed:Number;
private var jumping:Boolean;
private var walking:Boolean;
private var prev_bottom:Number;
public function Platform()
{
level[0] = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1];
level[1] = [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[2] = [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[3] = [1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[4] = [1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[5] = [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[6] = [1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 6, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[7] = [1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1];
level[8] = [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 0, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0, 7, 0, 1];
level[9] = [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 8, 8, 8, 8, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 4, 4, 1, 8, 1, 8, 1];
player = [4,8];
coins[0] = [2, 2];
coins[1] = [23, 4];
enemy[0] = [10, 3, -2];
enemy[1] = [3, 3, -2];
keys[0] = [1, 5, 5, 8];
create_level(level);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterFrame);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, key_down);
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, key_up);
}
public function key_down(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
if (event.keyCode == 32)
{
press_space = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 37)
{
press_left = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 38)
{
press_up = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 39)
{
press_right = true;
}
if (event.keyCode == 40)
{
press_down = true;
}
}
public function key_up(event:KeyboardEvent):void
{
if (event.keyCode == 32)
{
press_space = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 37)
{
press_left = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 38)
{
press_up = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 39)
{
press_right = false;
}
if (event.keyCode == 40)
{
press_down = false;
}
}
public function create_level(l:Array):void
{
var level_height:Number = l.length;
var level_width:Number = l[0].length;
addChild(level_container);
for (var j:Number = 0; j<level_height; j++)
{
levelObj[j] = new Array();
for (var i:Number = 0; i<level_width; i++)
{
if (l[j][i] != 0)
{
var t:tile = new tile();
t.x = i*tile_size;
t.y = j*tile_size;
t.gotoAndStop(l[j][i]);
levelObj[j][i] = t;
level_container.addChild(levelObj[j][i]);
}
}
}
place_player();
level_container.addChild(h);
for (var m:int = 0; m < coins.length; m++)
{
var c:coin = new coin();
c.x = coins[m][0] * tile_size + tile_size / 2;
c.y = coins[m][1] * tile_size + tile_size/2 + 1;
coins[m] = c;
level_container.addChild(coins[m]);
}
for (var n:int = 0; n < keys.length; n++)
{
var _k:key = new key();
_k.x = keys[n][0] * tile_size + tile_size / 2;
_k.y = keys[n][1] * tile_size + tile_size / 2 + 1;
_k.openX = keys[n][2];
_k.openY = keys[n][3];
keys[n] = _k;
level_container.addChild(keys[n]);
}
for (var k:int = 0; k < enemy.length; k++)
{
var foe:patrol = new patrol();
foe.speed = enemy[k][2];
foe.x = enemy[k][0] * tile_size + tile_size / 2;
foe.y = enemy[k][1] * tile_size + tile_size / 2 + 1;
enemy[k] = foe;
level_container.addChild(enemy[k]);
}
}
public function onEnterFrame(event:Event):void
{
ground_under_feet();
walking = false;
climbing = false;
if (press_left) {
xspeed-=speed;
walking = true;
}
if (press_right) {
xspeed += speed;
walking = true;
}
if (press_up) {
get_edges();
if (top_right == 6 || bottom_right == 6 || top_left == 6 || bottom_left == 6) {
jumping = false;
falling = false;
climbing = true;
climbdir = -1;
}
}
if (press_down) {
get_edges();
if (over == "ladder" || top_right == 6 || bottom_right == 6 || top_left == 6 || bottom_left == 6) {
jumping = false;
falling = false;
climbing = true;
climbdir = 1;
}
}
if (press_space) {
get_edges();
if (!falling && !jumping) {
jumping = true;
yspeed = -jump_speed;
}
}
if (!walking) {
xspeed *= friction;
if (Math.abs(xspeed)<0.5) {
xspeed = 0;
}
}
if (xspeed>max_speed) {
xspeed = max_speed;
}
if (xspeed<max_speed*-1) {
xspeed = max_speed*-1;
}
if (falling || jumping) {
yspeed += gravity;
}
if (climbing) {
yspeed = climb_speed*climbdir;
}
if (!falling && !jumping && !climbing) {
yspeed = 0;
}
xspeed += bonus_speed;
check_collisions();
h.x = x_pos;
h.y = y_pos;
level_container.x = -x_pos + 250;
level_container.y = -y_pos + 200;
xspeed -= bonus_speed;
for (var i:int = 0; i < enemy.length; i++)
{
enemy[i].x_pos = enemy[i].x;
enemy[i].y_pos = enemy[i].y;
enemy[i].x_pos += enemy[i].speed;
enemy[i].left_foot_x = Math.floor((enemy[i].x_pos-6)/tile_size);
enemy[i].right_foot_x = Math.floor((enemy[i].x_pos+5)/tile_size);
enemy[i].foot_y = Math.floor((enemy[i].y_pos+9)/tile_size);
enemy[i].bottom = Math.floor((enemy[i].y_pos+8)/tile_size);
enemy[i].left_foot = level[enemy[i].foot_y][enemy[i].left_foot_x];
enemy[i].right_foot = level[enemy[i].foot_y][enemy[i].right_foot_x];
enemy[i].left = level[enemy[i].bottom][enemy[i].left_foot_x];
enemy[i].right = level[enemy[i].bottom][enemy[i].right_foot_x];
if (enemy[i].left_foot != 0 && enemy[i].right_foot != 0 && enemy[i].left == 0 && enemy[i].right == 0)
{
enemy[i].x = enemy[i].x_pos;
}
else {
enemy[i].speed *= -1;
}
}
for (var j:int = 0; j < coins.length; j++)
{
if(coins[j].hitTestObject(h))
{
level_container.removeChild(coins[j]);
}
}
for (var k:int = 0; k < keys.length; k++)
{
if(keys[k].hitTestObject(h))
{
level[keys[k].openY][keys[k].openX] = 0;
level_container.removeChild(levelObj[keys[k].openY][keys[k].openX]);
level_container.removeChild(keys[k]);
}
}
}
public function ground_under_feet():void
{
bonus_speed = 0;
var left_foot_x:Number = Math.floor((x_pos-6)/tile_size);
var right_foot_x:Number = Math.floor((x_pos+5)/tile_size);
var foot_y:Number = Math.floor((y_pos+9)/tile_size);
var left_foot:Number = level[foot_y][left_foot_x];
var right_foot:Number = level[foot_y][right_foot_x];
if (left_foot != 0) {
current_tile = left_foot;
} else {
current_tile = right_foot;
}
switch (current_tile) {
case 0 :
speed = air_acceleration;
friction = air_friction;
falling = true;
break;
case 1 :
over = "ground";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
break;
case 2 :
over = "ice";
speed = ice_acceleration;
friction = ice_friction;
break;
case 3 :
over = "treadmill";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
bonus_speed = -treadmill_speed;
break;
case 4 :
over = "treadmill";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
bonus_speed = treadmill_speed;
break;
case 5 :
over = "cloud";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
break;
case 6 :
over = "ladder";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
break;
case 7 :
over = "trampoline";
speed = ground_acceleration;
friction = ground_friction;
break;
case 8 :
over = "spikes";
if (left_foot == 8 && right_foot == 8)
{
place_player();
}
}
}
public function check_collisions():void
{
y_pos += yspeed;
get_edges();
if (yspeed>0) {
if ((bottom_right != 0 && bottom_right != 6) || (bottom_left != 0 && bottom_left != 6)) {
if (bottom_right != 5 && bottom_left != 5) {
if ((bottom_right == 7 || bottom_left == 7) && (Math.abs(yspeed)>1))
{
// trampoline
yspeed *= -1;
jumping = true;
falling = true;
}else {
y_pos = bottom*tile_size-9;
yspeed = 0;
falling = false;
jumping = false;
}
} else {
if (prev_bottom<bottom) {
y_pos = bottom*tile_size-9;
yspeed = 0;
falling = false;
jumping = false;
}
}
}
}
if (yspeed<0) {
if ((top_right != 0 && top_right != 5 && top_right != 6) || (top_left != 0 && top_left != 5 && top_left != 6)) {
y_pos = bottom*tile_size+1+8;
yspeed = 0;
falling = false;
jumping = false;
}
}
x_pos += xspeed;
get_edges();
if (xspeed < 0) {
if (!is_walkable(top_left) || !is_walkable(bottom_left)) {
x_pos = (left + 1) * tile_size + 6;
xspeed = 0;
}
}
if (xspeed>0) {
if (!is_walkable(top_right) || !is_walkable(bottom_right)) {
x_pos = right * tile_size - 6;
xspeed = 0;
}
}
prev_bottom = bottom;
}
public function get_edges():void
{
right = Math.floor((x_pos+5)/tile_size);
left = Math.floor((x_pos-6)/tile_size);
bottom = Math.floor((y_pos+8)/tile_size);
top = Math.floor((y_pos-9)/tile_size);
top_right = level[top][right];
top_left = level[top][left];
bottom_left = level[bottom][left];
bottom_right = level[bottom][right];
}
public function place_player():void
{
x_pos = (player[0] * tile_size) + (tile_size / 2);
y_pos = (player[1] * tile_size) + (tile_size / 2 + 1);
h.x = x_pos;
h.y = y_pos;
}
public function is_walkable(tile:int):Boolean {
var walkable:Boolean = false;
for (var i:int = 0; i < walkable_tiles.length; i++)
{
if (tile == walkable_tiles[i])
{
walkable = true;
break;
}
}
return (walkable);
}
}
} |
And this is the result:
Download the source code and make big kudos to Robin!!
They can be easily customized to meet the unique requirements of your project.
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If someone knows how to fix the glitches you see when the container scrolls, please help!
NOo! just yesterday I made my own AS3 engine, anyway I found interesting how you do it, and have a few questions, I made an enterFrame for each object in the game, one for the player, one for the coins, one for the patrol, one for the keys, and want to know if its better to have one for each object of one big! enterFrame??!!
Thanks for sharing your work!
I think its better to use 1 enterFrame function, because a lot of eventlisteners means less performance of your game.
Ok, first I can’t download the file xD.
Second, yesterday I suffer the same bug that you have now, when you collect a coin or a key, you remove it(removeChild(…), that gives an Error, In my case the problem is that I need to remove the onEnterFrame, but how you have on big onEnterFrame the posible solution is to reduce the array of the coin and the key.
Daniel: I put a broken link, now it’s fixed
Fantastic, thank you very much for doing these. I’ve been wanting to put together a platform game for ages, but could never find a good solid foundation to build upon in flash. Going thru these tuts has taught me alot. Thanks
Great… Please do BoxHead tutorials (in AS3 XD)
Very good work Emanuele!
;)
What is the fps you use on this tutorial ?
flash 9 is sooo smothly animated!! :)
I have to learn it good to evolve from my flash 8 games !!!
It uses 40 fps, see the meta on line 6 ;)
Seeing everything combined looks awesome! Are you going to add slopes eventually? That might be a cool feature and I can’t think of a way off the top of my head to do it
The highlight of my day! Awesome work guys. Thanks Robin!
Awesome translation Robin. Coming from a strict Java programming env this is a better transition (Flash Newbie).
Could you consider adding (or if it’s easy just tell me) collision detection with patrols and multiple levels?
Thanks 5/5
Great for AS3 users :(
What for us on AS2, part with scrolling?
Thanks!
I have to agree with Miff:
Great for AS3 users :(
What for us on AS2, part with scrolling?
Thanks!
whoaw great :D
Great for AS3 users :(
What for us on AS2, part with scrolling?
Thanks!
what part of the code does the scrolling?? I’m confused.
I agree with the guys above, please can somebody help us make the scrolling for AS2?
We would really apreciate that. :)
Thanks!
Someone knows how to add you own sprite tiles?
I cant get the tiles removed again. If I wanna do a level change, can anyone help?
Jml, just add a frame in the tiles movieclip and make a new case. Eg:
Draw some fire in frame 10 of the tile movieclip.
case 10 :
over = “fire”;
if (left_foot == 8 && right_foot == 8)
{
place_player();
}
Oh and the part that makes it scrollable is:
# level_container.x = -x_pos + 250;
# level_container.y = -y_pos + 200;
Hey Emanuele,
I was wondering if I could withhold the permission to use this platform engine from yourself and Robin vd Vleuten to create a platform engine and IDE called TileSense (you can see the project at http://www.moddb.com/Engines/TileSense). Contact me by my email address, dylandalrymple10@hotmail.com, with your response.
Sincerely,
Dyan Dalrymple
If your holding up and left down, you can’t jump, anyone know how to fix that?
Found another bug, if your on a ladder and walks out of it while holding down arrow, you can float down with the speed of climbing the ladder.
can some one plz give me the script/ tell me how to add multiple levels to this. specifcly when player gets all coins–> next scene or frame
thanks,
chandler