Problem Set: Projectiles

This section contains a number of selected problems for the Projectiles section.

It is recommended that you review the problems, and complete a few before moving on to the next section.

Problem #1: Enemy Movement

In games, ||sprites:Enemy|| ||sprites:sprites|| will often need to move on their own to make the game harder for the player.

Create a ||sprites:projectile|| with the ||sprites:kind|| ||sprites:Enemy||, and set it’s ||sprites:vx|| to be 100.

Create another ||sprites:projectile|| with the ||sprites:kind|| ||sprites:Enemy||, and set it’s ||sprites:vx|| to be -100.

Create a unique image for each ||sprites:sprite||, and pay attention to where they start and how they move.

Problem #2: Ten of Me

Use a ||loops:for|| loop to create ten ||sprites:projectile|| ||sprites:sprites|| with an image of your choice.

Give each ||sprites:sprite|| a velocity to make it move to the right. Set their ||sprites:y|| position to 16 times the loop variable ||variables:i||, and make sure the ||sprites:sprites|| start on the left side of the screen.

||loops:Pause|| for one second between each iteration of the loop so the ||sprites:sprites|| do not all appear at once.

Problem #3: ShowPhysics

Create a hypothesis for what the ||sprites:ShowPhysics|| ||sprites:SpriteFlag|| does from it’s name. After creating your hypothesis, test it by creating a small game with a ||sprites:Sprite|| that has the flag turned on.

Make sure to test a variety of different things; turning on effects, moving the ||sprites:sprite|| around the screen, giving it different ||sprites:x|| and ||sprites:y|| positions, velocities, and accelerations, and so on.

Problem #4: Swirls

Create a ||sprites:Sprite|| with an ||images:image|| that is only a single pixel.

In a ||loops:loop|| that runs 3 times, start the effects.warmRadial effect on the ||sprites:sprite|| and then ||loops:pause|| for one second.

After the three effects have been created, they should all be moving around the single pixel ||sprites:sprite|| in a spiral.

Problem #5: Sparkle Ducks

Create a game in which twelve ducks move across the screen, leaving a trail of sparkles.

Use a ||loops:for|| loop to create twelve duck ||sprites:projectiles|| that move to the left across the screen. Set each ||sprites:duck|| to have a ||sprites:y position|| that is 10 times the loop variable ||variables:i||.

At the end of each iteration of the loop, ||loops:pause|| for 500ms so the ducks do not all show up at the same time.

In the loop, start the effects.trail effect after creating the duck ||sprites:sprites|| (and before ||loops:pausing||). This effect will add a rainbow trail on top of the ||sprites:sprite|| as it moves around the screen.

let oppositeDuck: Image = sprites.duck.duck3.clone();
oppositeDuck.flipX();
let mySprite: Sprite = sprites.create(oppositeDuck);

Challenge: Bouncing Duck

After completing this task, you can make an alternate form where the ducks bounce around the screen.

When bouncing around the screen, it will quickly get to cluttered with the current amount of ||sprites:sprites||. Modify your game to create only five ducks, and set each duck to have a ||sprites:y position|| that is 30 times the loop variable ||variables:i|| instead of 10 times.

In the loop, set the ||sprites:BounceOnWall|| ||sprites:SpriteFlag|| to ||logic:true||, so that the ducks will move back and forther across the screen.

To make the ducks bounce (rather than just move back and forth), give each duck a ||sprites:y acceleration|| of 50.