Hi!
Im a complete beginner when it comes to programming OO and game making.

This is the game im trying to make: It`s about a forest and an explorer. He has to cross the forest without dying.
https://github.com/cesarvargas00/NoSoEnchantedForest <<< SourceCode

This game is just for me to learn... The problem is that i`m stuck on some stuff...

What I want to do: When i push left cursor on the keyboard the explorer has to go left.
How can I do that? I heard about game loops and events. but i`m not sure how they work.

Thank you for your time!

Cesar

When i have created say like 500 objects in a for loop, how can i later acces these objects variables like postition and others. The problem is that all the objects (infact cpshapes) have the same variable name.

Thanks in advance!

Hello, I hope it's not a FAQ...

is it possible to play two loops at the same time?

thanks

MandarX

I really love cocos2d and everything has worked out perfectly until now. I am making a game using runtime procedural generation and every time the step function is called I run loops, going through each of my arrayed sprites. This has worked fine, but when I added in a loop call which was based on time(doe below) the loop runs and adds the explosion, but then does not remove the sprite or tile(subclass of CCSprite, which includes CCSprite, cpShape, cpBody ). The weird thing about this is it will let me run other functions on the tile, such as repositioning it, but won't let me remove it. Sometimes it gives me the error that I am removing the chipmunk static shape twice. When I remove this, however, it still quits on the "[self removeChild: tile.sprite...];. I would appreciate any help.
Here is the code:
for (Tile *tile in BridgeBuilder) {
if (snazzy.position.x+160 >= tile.sprite.position.x && snazzy.position.x+120 <= tile.sprite.position.x) {
for (CCSprite *sprite in DynamiteBuilder) {
if (sprite.position.x == tile.sprite.position.x) {
int timeremove = (arc4random()%4+1);
int delaytimeremove = timeremove*4;
x1 = tile.sprite.position.x;
CCAnimation * animation2 = [[CCAnimation alloc] initWithName:@"Explode" delay:timeremove/6.0];
for ( int n=1; n < 5; ++n )
{
NSString * fname2 = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Explosion%i.png", n];
[animation2 addFrame:[explosioncache spriteFrameByName: fname2]];
}
//I have tried CCCallFunc and it leaves me with the same result
id explosionAnimo = [CCSequence actions: [CCSpawn actions:[CCAnimate actionWithAnimation:animation2],
[CCDelayTime actionWithDuration:delaytimeremove/6.0], nil],
//[CCSpawn actions:[CCCallFunc actionWithTarget:self selector:@selector(explosion:)],
//[CCCallFunc actionWithTarget:self selector:@selector(Dynamiteexplosion:)],nil],
nil];
[sprite runAction:explosionAnimo];
[self performSelector:@selector(explosion:) withObject:nil afterDelay:delaytimeremove/6.0];
}
}
}
}
Then it calls this function:
//It would really helpful if someone could show my a how to make a function that removes and sprite when called.
-(void)explosion:(id)sender{
for (Tile *tile1 in BridgeBuilder) {
if (tile1.sprite.position.x == x1) {
CCParticleExplosion *explosion = [CCParticleExplosion node];
explosion.position = cpv(x1,tile1.sprite.position.y+60);
explosion.gravity = cpv(0, -300);
[self addChild:explosion];
cpSpaceRemoveStaticShape(space, tile1.shape);
cpShapeFree(tile1.shape);
[BuildingBuilder removeObjectAtIndex:0];
[self removeChild: tile1.sprite cleanup:YES];
[tile1 release];
}
}
for (CCSprite *sprite1 in DynamiteBuilder){
if (sprite1.position.x == x1) {
[DynamiteBuilder removeObjectAtIndex:0];
[self removeChild:sprite1 cleanup:YES];
}
}
}
Thanks,

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