How to make sprites move randomly in a maze?

Khartas

Hello it is me again and today I would like to ask the question that how can I make sprites move randomly in a maze so that they will not cross the walls. My attempts to do that have failed by the sprites starting to shake and move strangely in all directions, even though the idea would be that they move only in the ways that the maze go. Also the sprites cross the walls of the maze be shaking over them. If it is any help the randomly moving sprites should move like the ghosts in pacman as the maze will be similar and also the coming game will be similar to pacman but with little math flavor. I would also like to know what are the best ways to make the walls of the maze uncrossable.
Thanks for your answers.

Photoguy77

Well have it point in a random direction (you must use a circle) and repeat until touching maze it will move 1 step .

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dabus1102

when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction (pick random (0) to (360))
move (pick random (5) to (10)) steps
end

Last edited by dabus1102 (April 2, 2015 14:10:30)

when [y v] key pressed :: motion
move (8) steps :: pen
if on edge, bounce :: control

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Yes dabus1102 is correct.

wkelly42

dabus1102 wrote:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction (pick random (0) to (360))
move (pick random (5) to (10)) steps
end

You will also need something to detect collision with the maze walls, and tell the sprite to change direction when it hits the walls.

Last edited by wkelly42 (April 3, 2015 17:21:16)

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dabus1102

wkelly42 wrote:
dabus1102 wrote:
when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction (pick random (0) to (360))
move (pick random (5) to (10)) steps
end
You will also need something to detect collision with the maze walls, and tell the sprite to change direction when it hits the walls.

when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction (pick random (1) to (360)
move (pick random (5) to (10)) steps
if <touching color [#000000] ?> then
turn ccw (180) degrees
    
end

end

when [y v] key pressed :: motion
move (8) steps :: pen
if on edge, bounce :: control

aarushm22

when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction ((pick random (1) to (200)) v)
if <color [#00ff00] is touching [#000000] ?> then
move (3) steps
    
end

end

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aarushm22 wrote:

when green flag clicked
forever
    
point in direction ((pick random (1) to (200)) v)
if <color [#00ff00] is touching [#000000] ?> then
move (3) steps
    
end

end

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PitSkinner

I am making a game with a similar maze concept. The character will walk around the graveyard rooms looking for 8 roses. I am having trouble trying to get each rose to appear in the right room at the right time and not have 2 roses visible at once. I am also having trouble getting the enemy to follow the player around the graves one a rose is collected. NEED HELP URGENTLY!

Last edited by PitSkinner (April 7, 2016 09:34:18)

asivi

PitSkinner wrote:
I am making a game with a similar maze concept. The character will walk around the graveyard rooms looking for 8 roses. I am having trouble trying to get each rose to appear in the right room at the right time and not have 2 roses visible at once. I am also having trouble getting the enemy to follow the player around the graves one a rose is collected. NEED HELP URGENTLY!

Make your own topic instead of highjack another scratcher's topic, it's better for you and the owner of this.

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