Author Topic: Possibility of a Platformer (2D) playertype (Read 1399 times)

Thorax · December 25, 2011, 03:10:00 AM

Before anyone jumps at me, I know that this is currently impossible with the default playertype. But what if we didn't use the default playertype?

Some technical questions:
Would the playertype be able to face only one direction, or could it turn?
Would it need multiple eye joints to accomplish this?

Some aesthetic questions:
Would it use the default player model, reanimated?
Custom model, and if so, what would it look like?

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Racer · December 25, 2011, 05:10:55 AM

Didn't Trader or Space Guy or someone like that make one of these ages ago?

lordician · December 25, 2011, 05:19:34 AM

Quote from: Racer on December 25, 2011, 05:10:55 AM

Didn't Trader or Space Guy or someone like that make one of these ages ago?

Topdown playertype? Yep.

Racer · December 25, 2011, 05:24:58 AM

No I remember a Mario style sidescrolling one too.

Mr.jacksaunt · December 25, 2011, 07:45:54 AM

Maybe it would be possible to switch the player model to the side, have it be third person only, and not be able to look.

Thorax · December 25, 2011, 08:18:04 AM

Quote from: Racer on December 25, 2011, 05:24:58 AM

No I remember a Mario style sidescrolling one too.

Yea he did.

Quote from: Mr.jacksaunt on December 25, 2011, 07:45:54 AM

Maybe it would be possible to switch the player model to the side, have it be third person only, and not be able to look.

If I remember correctly, that's exactly what the playertype did. However, the way the default playertype is set up, it kinda breaks the game, so wasn't ported after v8.

The reason for this (I think) is that Blockland doesn't handle side rotations of the camera (for playertypes), so he had to resort to a hack. However, I think you could get around this problem by adding eye nodes to the side of a playertype.

Nasoa · December 25, 2011, 10:30:04 AM

Top-down just changed the camera angle, it could probably be moved to the side similarly.

Thorax · December 25, 2011, 11:04:24 AM

Quote from: Nasoa on December 25, 2011, 10:30:04 AM

Top-down just changed the camera angle, it could probably be moved to the side similarly.

Quote from: Thorax on December 25, 2011, 08:18:04 AM

The reason for this (I think) is that Blockland doesn't handle side rotations of the camera (for playertypes), so he had to resort to a hack. However, I think you could get around this problem by adding eye nodes to the side of a playertype.

Mr.jacksaunt · December 25, 2011, 11:43:14 AM

Why was the "hack" so inefficient? It seems like a good workaround.

Thorax · December 25, 2011, 12:25:58 PM

Quote from: Mr.jacksaunt on December 25, 2011, 11:43:14 AM

Why was the "hack" so inefficient? It seems like a good workaround.

It was only available during V8 before the engine change. I'm going to look up the old topics, brb.

EDIT: Here is the topic Space Guy originally posted in.

More info.

lordician · December 25, 2011, 07:21:39 PM

Quote from: Thorax on December 25, 2011, 12:25:58 PM

It was only available during V8 before the engine change. I'm going to look up the old topics, brb.

EDIT: Here is the topic Space Guy originally posted in.

More info.

Oh i see.