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[MrChrisnis]

I am trying to get a sprite to move around a path that is just a part of the background image automatically. I am using C++ and SDL, however when the sprite moves around 2 parts of the path, it hits a corner and then it will not automove from right to left. I have tried a few different ways of doing it (there is a part coded out in the code below where I tried it with the if statement outside of the other one, still same problem)



The image shows where the sprite gets stuck.

if(E[0]->get_x() <= 205)
  {
   E[0]->set_velocities(1, 0);
   E[0]->auto_move(1);
   E[0]->move();
  }
/* else if(E[0]->get_y() >= 380)
  {
   E[0]->set_velocities(-1, 0);
   E[0]->auto_move(1);
   E[0]->move();
  }*/
  else if(E[0]->get_x() > 204)
  {
   if(E[0]->get_y() < 380)
   {
    E[0]->set_velocities(0, 1);
    E[0]->auto_move(1);
    E[0]->move();
   }
   else if(E[0]->get_y() == 380)
   {
    E[0]->set_velocities(-1, 0);
    E[0]->auto_move(-1);
    E[0]->move();
   }
  }

Probably something really simple that I am just missing but I cannot for the life of me find it

[www.gamegugu.com]

oh my god, i think it would be better that in the condition of 'if' statement the get_x() shoule be used with get_y() , or else it is easily mess up

[Black-Rook]

This is pretty simple to solve, and will help make your code cleaner. Lets say for example your sprite has 4 possible movement changes.

1. Top Left (X, Y) or Point A (X, Y)
2. Top Right (X, Y) or Point B (X, Y)
3. Bottom Right (X, Y) or Point C (X, Y)
4. Bottom Left (X, Y) or Point D (X, Y)

Start the sprite at Point A.

When your sprite hits Point B (250, 30) -> Moving Down.
When your sprite hits Point C (250, 130) -> Moving Left.
When your sprite hits Point D (0, 130) -> Moving Up
When your sprite hits Point A (0, 30) -> Moving Right

Rinse and repeat!

[MrChrisnis]

Ahhh, that makes sense lol. Thanks

As I said, easy but I couldn't spot it