Just some help

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Just some help

FoxxTrott 31 Mar 2021 12:46

Hey, I was wondering if it was possible to output two different characters on the same coordinates on the home screen (not the graph screen). For example, say I wanted to output an "N" and an "O" to make a wall; how would I go about doing that. I would like for this to be displayed on the home screen rather than the graph because of my skill as a programmer; I don't trust myself with graph programming :P

Thanks, anything helps!

Re: Just some help

CalcNerd 31 Mar 2021 16:49

I don't think that there is a way to put two characters at the same spot on the home screen. If you display one before the other it will erase the first one and make it look like it is the second one (on the home screen). if you don't have very many walls you can create a somewhat flashing effect by doing this very fast. I am fairly certain that the only way that you can put the two characters at the same spot without erasing is to put it on the graph screen.

Hope this helps!
Happy Programming :)

Re: Just some help

FoxxTrott 31 Mar 2021 17:50

Alright, thanks! I really should up my stakes if I wanna be a proficient programmer :)

Re: Just some help

J_Walker87 03 Apr 2021 01:00

See the section about layered text sprites on the "Graphics" page. It's on the graph screen, but it's about the same level of difficulty as the home screen.
http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/graphics

Re: Just some help

FoxxTrott 01 Apr 2021 17:47

Another question. Do you know of any way to fill a list like you would with a matrix. I find writing out lines and lines of storing commands is simply tedious and kills the RAM. If I could have a more efficient way of writing something like this, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks, and have a good day!

Re: Just some help

CalcNerd 02 Apr 2021 01:06

You can use a Fill command to fill the list up with a certain number if you would like. A For( loop is also a great option as well to fill a list or matrix. Hope this Helps!

Re: Just some help

FoxxTrott 03 Apr 2021 00:30

Thank you for your post!

Last question, I promise (this is such a big project! XD). So, I was able to semi-output two characters at once using the technique in Grayscale Bug by blue_bear_94. If you look over the code, you can see that he had specific variables for the output for the characters. Now, I am using a matrix to output the characters, which I want to be Y's and T's as they resemble trees in my mind. However, the location of the trees is randomized. Do you know of any way to output this? I tried everything and it doesn't seem to be working. Here's my code for visual reference:

For(A,1,15
    randInt(1,8->X
    randInt(1,16->Y
    Output(X,Y,"Y
    1->[A](X,Y)
End

Thanks!

Re: Just some help

J_Walker87 03 Apr 2021 01:06

I recommend using layered text sprites (see my reply to your earlier question), as this will make displaying two things at once as easy as pie. I'm sure this will make it easier since you'll only have to display something (like a tree) once, instead of looping over it to maintain the look of two characters at once.
See the layered text sprites section of this page: http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/graphics

Re: Just some help

CalcNerd 03 Apr 2021 01:43

I would use 2 For( loops like this. The for loops will end up checking the whole matrix for any spots with a 1. The spots with 1 will be identified with If, and a tree will be output.

For(A,1,8)  
For(B,1,16)
If [A](A,B)=1
Output(A,B,"T
End
End

You can do the below code for a random shaped tree as well. (T or Y)

If [A](A,B)=1:Then
randInt(1,2
Output(A,B,sub("TY",Ans,1
End

Last edited on 03 Apr 2021 01:43 by CalcNerd Show more

Re: Just some help

FoxxTrott 05 Apr 2021 02:16

Hey, so I am having a bit of trouble uploading my program to the archives; it always gives me an ajax error. What should I do to get around this and actually be able to publish my files? The page works just fine but when I try to upload files, it gives me the error.

Re: Just some help

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http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/uploading-help

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