Repeated objects

[manu128k]

Hello guys, What should I do if there is an object that would be repeated multiple times in the same screen. You can't put it more than once, right? And I wouldn't like making clones of the object and wasting memory, as it is a scarce resource...

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[alessandro]

Use collectable sprites instead of objects, a là Manic Miner. Objects are really only needed in adventure-style games, where you need each one of them for specific purposes.

[manu128k]

I'm using objects instead of sprites because I've reached the sprites limit already, so that is not an option for me. Thanks anyway Alessandro.

[lukebord1]

Jul 3, 2018 16:15:35 GMT manu128k said:

What should I do if there is an object that would be repeated multiple times in the same screen

Each object is pointed specifically to a screen including its x/y coordinates, in order to let the detection when the player passes over. So it isn't possible to point the same object multiple times in the map; a memory "waste" in this case is necessary, you have to crate more objects with the same design.

There's a trick to let an object reappear elsewhere (same room or different room) once collected, that is "virtually" moving the player to the new location (you'll need a couple of coordinates to use as player's x/y mirrors), put down the object and restoring the player x/y coordinates to the original values. This operation will be "invisible" so you won't see the player movement, just the same object when you'll enter the new location.

[manu128k]

Ok, I'll be repeating objects then...

Thanks for the tip, Lukebord1

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

One other option might be to upgrade your project to version 0.7 and use collectable blocks

[manu128k]

Thanks Jonathan, I still find myself more comfortable with the pure spectrum version, but I want to get used to the windows version also, as it is more versatile.