Been following this tutorial but I got stuck because the code wasn't working
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKBhz6oJYsc
I used a tilemap to make the ground section, that's the only thing I did differently
#How do I get the ground to loop infinitely?
willow lark
wintry snow
@willow lark anything you want to parallax that is a 2d canvas node ie.. sprite, tilemap, place as a child of the parallax layer.
willow lark
I was thinking of trying that, I just assumed there was a reason why they didn't just use the same thing for the background and the ground
hold on
I just put the sprite with the already looping background, idk how to keep the collision static tho
wintry snow
If you're not really moving the player and only the background, just use a static body that is solid under the player. Then scrolling the tilemap would just be aesthetics.
You're wanting them to jump bodies in a static shape, but you don't necessarily need static bodies. For example, I have a scrolling background in a flappy bird clone I did, the bird only moves up and down of course, the background scrolls and pipes that are areas move from code.
I'm pretty sure though, I did this a long time ago and it worked fine, the tilemap static shape should still collide in a parallax layer, but not something I've tested recently. I'm currently away from com, but I can work in a scrolling tilemap test shortly to see if I can help you resolve it
wintry snow
I just put the sprite with the already looping background, idk how to keep the c...
Tested, tilemaps do scroll.
This is all I do to scroll the level.
func _process(delta):
$ParallaxBackground.set_scroll_offset(Vector2($ParallaxBackground.scroll_offset.x - (30 + level) * delta, 0))
I use level for speed modifier.
willow lark
thanks, gonna try doing it from scratch to see what I missed
wintry snow
Good luck, if you need any help you can ping me.
wintry snow
I'm not really setup to help that way. I can try to diagnose with screen shots and code.
wintry snow
No problem.
willow lark
this is the script for the main node, I've been stuck trying to figure out the last bit
I've been trying to get the ground to move back to its original position each time it moves and passes a certain limit, idk what's not working
code for player character
basically trying to make the chrome dinosaur game, but i'm stuck on the making the ground loop
main scene
wintry snow
Did you setup the tilemap in the parallax layer?
willow lark
i made a png for the ground so I could put it in a sprite2d node instead
wintry snow
In the demo I showed, you won't need to move anything other than the player jumping up and down.
willow lark
when I tried including it in the parallax layer, the collision also moved and the character fell anyways
the ground did end up looping, but the collision didn't
wintry snow
So, you want the player to jump chasms, and objects, but also need the ground to collide?
willow lark
should I be using 4.2.1?
willow lark
So, you want the player to jump chasms, and objects, but also need the ground to...
yeah
wintry snow
You should use what you are comfortable with. Most work the same with few differences.
What version are you using?
willow lark
4.2.1
wintry snow
That's what I am using.
So let's see if we can work this out....
It may be best in this case to allow the actual movement to happen by the player, but forced through code rather than input. So they could still jump, but they will have a constant velocity to the right....
The level could still parallax the BG if desired.
willow lark
i'll try moving the ground sprites to the the parallax background
wintry snow
You could draw the whole level in parallax and it'll repeat. I'm not sure why the collisions didn't carry with them.
willow lark
ground is looping now
but im not sure where I should be putting the collisions to make em repeat
the character just falls eventually
wintry snow
I will run another test real quick.
willow lark
okk
wintry snow
So, my collision did carry through the advanced scene.
willow lark
how'd you do it?
wintry snow
The size of your parallax layer, is where the tilemap will repeat.
The speed of the parallax offset.
willow lark
how do you add the collision?
wintry snow
So if you wanted the gap to repeat every 20 steps, for 30 turns inside your parallax layer would have to match those positions to repeat.
To the right where it says physics layer, if blank, choose add new element.
wintry snow
To the right where it says physics layer, if blank, choose add new element.
Set the physics layer first.
wintry snow
Then paint the collsion.
willow lark
like this?
wintry snow
Yes
willow lark
still falls
wintry snow
Ensure that the player is recognizing the collision layer
willow lark
how do i do that
wintry snow
If you didn't change it, it'll default to 1. Click the character body and look at the collision layer.
wintry snow
Are you scrolling the parallax layer like I suggested?