Brain 2
Finally found a decent use for this oddity.
It makes a great inanimate enemy(red and blue star graphics). It'll bounce between two walls, if Dink touches it he looses life. Sort of like frogger for Dink, you have to wait for an opening so you can pass to the next safe spot.
I still can't get the thing to change after it's first cycle. I tried to make it manually cycle, but didn't have any luck.
It makes a great inanimate enemy(red and blue star graphics). It'll bounce between two walls, if Dink touches it he looses life. Sort of like frogger for Dink, you have to wait for an opening so you can pass to the next safe spot.
I still can't get the thing to change after it's first cycle. I tried to make it manually cycle, but didn't have any luck.
How did you do this exactly. What parameters do you need to set? Or have you just used the brain 2 slot to create one of your own?
If you've used a script to make it work, could you post the essential part?
(I tried using brain 2 and adding a couple of things like speed and basewalk, but it doesn't move.)
If you've used a script to make it work, could you post the essential part?
(I tried using brain 2 and adding a couple of things like speed and basewalk, but it doesn't move.)
You've got to add in a script that has sp_dir(¤t_sprite, some_value(1-9)).
Took me awhile to figure that out myself. Had to take a look at how regular missiles were set-up and then apply it to my own attempts.
It's pretty much a one way thing, as soon as the bouncing starts it's limited to that direction. Seems to work best with the directionless magic stars. I've got four types UP/Down(8,2), L/R(4,6), Diagonal, and Random. Might also be a cool idea to make it hard and have the hardbox be constantly updated, making it push Dink around.
Some oddball quirks, doesn't seem to like taking any commands other than from the main procedure. It also occasionally get stuck, only seems to happen at the very start though.
Anyhow, managed to create a decently hard romp based around the idea. Should be out later today, once I get the intro and final battle scripting done.
Took me awhile to figure that out myself. Had to take a look at how regular missiles were set-up and then apply it to my own attempts.
It's pretty much a one way thing, as soon as the bouncing starts it's limited to that direction. Seems to work best with the directionless magic stars. I've got four types UP/Down(8,2), L/R(4,6), Diagonal, and Random. Might also be a cool idea to make it hard and have the hardbox be constantly updated, making it push Dink around.
Some oddball quirks, doesn't seem to like taking any commands other than from the main procedure. It also occasionally get stuck, only seems to happen at the very start though.
Anyhow, managed to create a decently hard romp based around the idea. Should be out later today, once I get the intro and final battle scripting done.
Cool, I'll wait for that then.
