Walking frames

[Dominicy]

I'm not sure if this should go in tutorials or requests, but without access to the main page for who the heck knows why, I can't put it in the tutorials section.  Anyways;

Any one have any idea how to make a character have more than three walking frames?  I know alittle bit on it, but I don't know how to put it all together..

[Vidian]

Hmm, I suppose you could have Pictures....
If you make all your maps Really big and Have alot of excess that you can't walk on on the sides (So the camera keeps the hero completely in Center) Then Change the picture everytime he hit The move over key...
Oh wait... Can you check to see if the Move button is being held?
If not this won't work.

OOh, Actually, Do the picture thing that makes a variable, say:
VAR1: to +1 every time the hero moved one square.
and have another parallel process to change The Walk animation
each time the Hero moves and you will have to make a new page
for each of the directions up down right left.
(You could have say, 3 left step frames, 1 standing frame, and 3 right step frames...
Wow, I think I might try this for my game... o.o

That should work.
Ask me if you don't get something.
This is the only way I know how too.

[Dominicy]

Thanks.  I'll try it out... as soon as I figure out how to make a variable increase every time the player takes a step...o,O

I was messing around with this awhile, and trust me, 2D games where the main character only has two different step animations do NOT look good O_O

[carrionmarksman]

Originally posted by Dominicy
I'm not sure if this should go in tutorials or requests, but without access to the main page for who the heck knows why, I can't put it in the tutorials section.

I had the same problem. Try downloading and then use Mozilla Firefox. It works for me now.

[Vidian]

herm, your right, I dont think you can, I Thought there was
a way to a while ago, and then tell the hero how many steps he has taken or something... Guess I was wrong, I have no Idea...

[Dominicy]

I know that what's-it-called, that remake of Link's awakening on Phanx Games did it, but I don't know how...