how do I?

[midnight8]

in batari basic make a ball appear in a random place in the playfield like in indy 500

Edited April 18, 2008 by midnight8

[+batari]

This is how I would do it:

 

ballx=(rand&127)+16

bally=(rand&63)+8

 

This gives a decent range while being roughly centered. You can adjust it a little to suit your needs (change the 8 or 16, not the 127 or 63.)

 

If the range isn't quite right, there is a function available that can do this. It's slower and takes up more space, however.

[midnight8]

This is how I would do it:

 

ballx=(rand&127)+16

bally=(rand&63)+8

 

This gives a decent range while being roughly centered. You can adjust it a little to suit your needs (change the 8 or 16, not the 127 or 63.)

 

If the range isn't quite right, there is a function available that can do this. It's slower and takes up more space, however.

 

I'll give that a try. thanks a lot

[midnight8]

This is how I would do it:

 

ballx=(rand&127)+16

bally=(rand&63)+8

 

This gives a decent range while being roughly centered. You can adjust it a little to suit your needs (change the 8 or 16, not the 127 or 63.)

 

If the range isn't quite right, there is a function available that can do this. It's slower and takes up more space, however.

 

that worked like I wanted. thanks. One more question. I am probably asking a lot but how can I make sure it does not appear on top of something else in the playfield? any help appreciated.

[+Random Terrain]

that worked like I wanted. thanks. One more question. I am probably asking a lot but how can I make sure it does not appear on top of something else in the playfield? any help appreciated.

I wonder if pfread might be helpful:

 

http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-me...nds.html#pfread

[+batari]

This is how I would do it:

 

ballx=(rand&127)+16

bally=(rand&63)+8

 

This gives a decent range while being roughly centered. You can adjust it a little to suit your needs (change the 8 or 16, not the 127 or 63.)

 

If the range isn't quite right, there is a function available that can do this. It's slower and takes up more space, however.

 

that worked like I wanted. thanks. One more question. I am probably asking a lot but how can I make sure it does not appear on top of something else in the playfield? any help appreciated.

Probably the easiest way would be to check for a playfield/ball collision during the next frame, and if so, get a different random number. This method isn't preemptive, so you may see the ball appear in a few different places for a few frames before it finds a valid place. In practice it will probably work just fine, however.

 

A preemptive method using pfread might work as well, but it will require some additional calculations.

[midnight8]

This is how I would do it:

 

ballx=(rand&127)+16

bally=(rand&63)+8

 

This gives a decent range while being roughly centered. You can adjust it a little to suit your needs (change the 8 or 16, not the 127 or 63.)

 

If the range isn't quite right, there is a function available that can do this. It's slower and takes up more space, however.

 

that worked like I wanted. thanks. One more question. I am probably asking a lot but how can I make sure it does not appear on top of something else in the playfield? any help appreciated.

Probably the easiest way would be to check for a playfield/ball collision during the next frame, and if so, get a different random number. This method isn't preemptive, so you may see the ball appear in a few different places for a few frames before it finds a valid place. In practice it will probably work just fine, however.

 

funny you came back and said that. I do not really understand the pfread. I feel really stupid trying to do this stuff hopefully I will get better. I did use the collision detection and so far it seems to be working well for me. I'm kinda proud tho cause I figured it out before you posted it. thanks for you guys help. I appreciate it.

 

A preemptive method using pfread might work as well, but it will require some additional calculations.