Snow Scooter: A multi-level platform game - Page 5

function checkForCollisions(){
	if(char._y<=250 && char.jump==false){
		char.ySpeed = -5
		char.falling = true
	} else if(char._y>250 && char.jump==false){
		char.ySpeed = 0
		char.falling = false
	}
	for(a=1; a<=levels[levelName].clips; ++a){
		name = "clip"+a
		if(char.hitTest(world[name])){
			if(world[name].type==1){
				energy1 -= 2.5
				oldSpeed = char.xSpeed
				if(char.xSpeed>0){
					char.xSpeed -= 2.5
				} else {
					char.xSpeed += 2.5
				}
				if((char.xSpeed<0 && oldSpeed>0) || (char.xSpeed>0 && oldSpeed<0)){
					char.xSpeed = 0
				}
			} else if(world[name].type==2){
				energy2 -= 1
				oldSpeed = char.xSpeed
				if(char.xSpeed>0){
					char.xSpeed -= 2.5
				} else {
					char.xSpeed += 2.5
				}
				if((char.xSpeed<0 && oldSpeed>0) || (char.xSpeed>0 && oldSpeed<0)){
					char.xSpeed = 0
				}
			} else if(world[name].type==3 && world[name]._visible==true){
				energy1 += 5
				world[name]._visible = false
			} else if(world[name].type>=4){
				if(char._y<=world[name]._y-90){
					char.ySpeed = 0
					char.jump = false
					char.falling = false
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

This is pretty complicated(AGAIN!) so you should read how it works. First, if the character isn’t on the ground and isn’t jumping, his ySpeed is set to -5 and falling is set to true.(That took me hours!!!) If the character is on the ground, and isn’t jumping, then he’s not falling and ySpeed is set to 0. Don’t worry, if he’s on a platform, he won’t fall! Note that in most games, there won’t be a ground, so you should just check for jumping being false. Then, we loop through all the clips in the current level and check for a collision with them. If there is a collision, then we check to see what type it is. If the type is 1, you lose some energy, and depending on your xSpeed, you go slower. Then if the type is 2, we do the same thing but you lose a different kind of energy. This is not something you need to put in your games, but it’s fun to do in this game to make it more like real life. If the clip is a snowball, and it’s visible, you get energy and it becomes invisible. Finally, if it’s a platform, and you’re on top of it, your ySpeed is set to 0, jump is false, and falling is false. This way, even if falling was set to true at the beginning because you were high up and weren’t jumping, you still won’t be falling if you get on a platform. Next, we will do a checkGame function like in the other game.