Developing a Battle System (discussion)

by Infinitum3D · in Torque Game Engine · 05/06/2009 (9:45 am) · 67 replies · that specific bolt

%count = ProjectileGroup.getCount();
for (%i=0; %i<%count; %i++)
{
   %proj = ProjectileGroup.getObject(%i);
   echo(%proj.getProjectileDamage()); // this is your personal method
}
%projectile = CreateProjectile("SniperProjectile");

if (!isObject(ProjectileGroup)) // check if SimGroup "ProjectileGroup" exists
{
   new SimGroup(ProjectileGroup);  // if not... create the group
}

ProjectileGroup.Add(%projectile); // add the projectile to the group
echo(%proj.getProjectileDamage()); // this is your personal method
function Projectile::getProjectileDamage(%obj)
{
   return %obj.directDamage; //Or whatever
}
function ProjectileData::getSomething(%this, %obj)
{
   return %obj.aValue; // return a value from the object (not the datablock)
}
function CrossbowProjectile::myFunction(%this,%obj)
{
   //...
}
%text = "I am a string"; 

%text = 'I am a tagged string';
// expand namespace "SimGroup" with your own method
// %this is the object itself (the instance)
function SimGroup::listAllObjects(%this) 
{
   echo("number of objects in group " @ %this.getName() @ ": " @ %this.getCount()); 

   %count = %this.getCount();
   for (%i=0; %i<%count; %i++)
   {
      %obj = %this.getObject(%i);
      echo(%this.getName() @ ": " @ %obj.getName() @ " myRandomValue: " @ %obj.myRandomValue);
   }
}

// this is a function (not a method)
function groupTest()
{
   %groupOne = new SimGroup(); // create two SimGroups
   %groupTwo = new SimGroup();

   %groupOne.setName("<< The first Group >>"); // set the Names
   %groupTwo.setName("<< The second Group >>");

   // create 10 ScriptObjects with a dynamic field called myRandomValue
   // if %i is even... add the ScriptObject to the first Group otherwise to the second Group
   for (%i=0; %i<10; %i++)
   {
      %tempObject = new ScriptObject(); 
      %tempObject.setName("I am Object #" @ %i);
      %tempObject.myRandomValue = getRandom(1, 100);  // this is a dynamic field
      if (%i % 2 == 0)
      {
         %groupOne.add(%tempObject);
      }
      else
      {
         %groupTwo.add(%tempObject);
      }
   }

   // now call your own method implemented in the namespace "SimGroup"
   %groupOne.listAllObjects();  
   echo("");
   %groupTwo.listAllObjects();
}
function SimGroup::listAllObjects(%this) 
{
   // %this is the ID of the object
   /// ...
}
function DBProjectile::onCollision(%this,%obj,%col,%fade,%pos,%normal)
{
   // DBProjectile is a datablock
   // %this is the ID of the datablock
   // %obj is the ID of your projectile
   // ...
}
function DBProjectile::onCollision(%x,%y,%col,%fade,%pos,%normal)
{
   // DBProjectile is a datablock
   // %x is the ID of the datablock
   // %y is the ID of your projectile
   // ...
}
DBProjectile::onCollision(%this,%obj,%col,%fade,%pos,%normal)  
{  
   // DBProjectile is a datablock  
   // %this is the ID of the datablock  
   // %obj is the ID of your projectile  
   // ...  
}
function SimGroup::doSomething(%this, %arg1, %arg2, %anotherArg)
{
   // ...
}

%myGroup = new SimGroup();
%myGroup.doSomething(%x, %y, %z);

// inside the doSomething-Method: 
// %this = the object itself
// %arg1 = %x;
// %arg2 = %y;
// %anotherArg = %z;
function myFunction(%foo,%bar)
myFunction(1,3);
function subtract(%x,%y)
{
   return %x - %y;
}
echo(subtract(4,3));
echo(subtract(3,4));
function PlayerData::onSomeEventHappening(%this,%obj,%pos,%normal,%length)
{
   if(%this.respondsToEvents)
   {
      %obj.setPosition(%pos);
      %obj.faceTowards(%normal);
      %obj.distance = %length;
   }
}
%aDataBlock.onSomeEventHappening(%aPlayer, "x y z", "i j k", 10);
%aDataBlock.onSomeEventHappening(%aPlayer, "i j k", 10, "x y z");
function PlayerData::onSomeEventHappening(%this,%obj,%pos,%normal,%length)   
{   
   if(%this.respondsToEvents)   
   {   
      %obj.setPosition(%pos);   
      %obj.faceTowards(%normal);   
      %obj.distance = %length;   
   }   
}
function PlayerData::onSomeEventHappening(%this,%obj,%normal,%length,%pos)   
{   
   if(%this.respondsToEvents)   
   {   
      %obj.faceTowards(%normal);   
      %obj.distance = %length;   
      %obj.setPosition(%pos);   
   }   
}
function ProjectileData::onSomeHappening(%this,%obj,%pos, %rotation, %scale)   
{   
   // %this is the Daatablock
   // %obj is the object itself
   // %pos is the position
   // %rotation is the rotation
   // %scale is the scale 
}

function ProjectileData::onSomeHappening(%this,%obj,%x, %y, %z)   
{   
   // %this is the Daatablock
   // %obj is the object itself
   // %x is the position
   // %y is the rotation
   // %z is the scale 
}

function ProjectileData::onSomeHappening(%a,%b,%c, %d, %e)   
{   
   // %a is the Daatablock
   // %b is the object itself
   // %c is the position
   // %d is the rotation
   // %e is the scale 
}

function ProjectileData::onSomeHappening(%this,%obj,%usa, %germany, %france)   
{   
   // %this is the Daatablock
   // %obj is the object itself
   // %usa is the position
   // %germany is the rotation
   // %france is the scale 
}

function ProjectileData::onSomeHappening(%pos,%obj,%this, %scale, %rotation)   
{   
   // %pos is the Daatablock
   // %obj is the object itself
   // %this is the position
   // %scale is the rotation
   // %rotation is the scale 
}

Game Development Community

Developing a Battle System (discussion)

About the author

Recent Threads