Super mario: fierce blow, a mario fighting adventure

The expert is a PARENT. and.... so far it isn't helping much at all. right now I'm learning what makes the box guy move properly by reading it's code... and i'm wondering how i can make it more animated when it moves. because mario sliding isn't very good motion. i justy don't know where in the GML help section to start for making basic motor skills in a character. so bassicly: Screw the fighting thing for now! i'm just trying to figure out basic motions.

sprite_index=[sprite]
image_speed=[speed]


You'll also want to know

image_xscale

it lets you not need both a walking left and right sprite for each character. if image_xscale=1 then the sprite is normal. if it equals 2, then it will be twice as long as before. To flip it horizontally, use image_xscale=-1.

same goes for image_yscale, but that flips it vertically.


and I'll need to center your sprites for that to work

D'waa? fez, do you mean you want me to send you the Sprites once they're assembled?

what? I just gave you code, but I'll give you a rundown of how to use the first two (and more important) functions.

So we start by creating a new sprite. in this sprite, we put mario. in the same sprite, we're going to put multiple frames of animation. do this by double clicking on the sprite, edit sprite, then paste all your animations there. next, hit show preview. it'll start at a speed of 30, but that's too fast for most animations. lower the speed until you find one that looks like a natural walking speed.

now in your object, find where it previously said sprite_index=[sprite] and change it to sprite_index=spr_mariowalk (for example, you have to change this depending on what you name the sprite) then hit enter and type image_speed=

how you find the number for the image speed is by dividing the speed at which the walking looked good at by 30 (or whatever your room speed is) So for example, say when you played the sprite at speed 15 it looked good, then do 15/30=0.5

so in the end it would look like

I hope that helps. I'll explain image_xscale to you when you have this down.

i already knew how to assemble sprites, just so you know.... meanwhile... If anyone knows what music they would like my game to have, just say it. I'll see what i think of them.

Additionally, you can also leave it as the division, if you don't really feel like rounding or doing math.

Eg:

If it's something like 11/30 (which has a repeating decimal), then:

This post has been edited by Soiyeruda on Oct 13 2009, 06:02 AM

Good news, everyone! i've started working on Mario! i'll spice up the title when i fell less dizzy, and shall not show you the file yet.... but mario's got an idle animation.