Hey guys, I have a bit of a problem with rotating my sprite.

Heres my code:

Program Game

    
    Define Ship As Sprite
    Define background As Sprite    
    Define LocationX As Integer = 290
    Define LocationY As Integer = 225
    

    
    Method Main()
        background.Load ( "background.gif" )
        
        background.Show()
        
        Ship.load ( "ship.gif")
        
        Ship.Show()
        
        ship.MoveTo(LocationX, LocationY)
        
        While iskeydown ("Q") = False
            
            Delay (10)
        
            If iskeydown("Right") Then
                LocationX = LocationX +3
            End If
        
            If iskeydown ("left") Then
                LocationX = LocationX -3
            End If
        
            If iskeydown ("up") Then
                locationY = LocationY -2
            End If
        
            If iskeydown ("down") Then
                LocationY = LocationY +2
            End If
        
            Ship.MoveTo(LocationX, LocationY)
        End While

 

Now it works and everything but my ship is facing in the wrong direction.

I have tryed to use these methods "ship.flipvertical() and Horizontal but it still doesnt seem to face the right way.

Could anyone help me with this problem.

 

I use

Sprite.Rotation = (whatever you want it to be)

0 or 360 = up/normal,

90 = right

180 = down

270 or -90 = left

 

Tried doing what you said and it says "Rotation is a property but is being used like a method".

Try

Sprite.Rotation( whatever you want it to be ).

To be shure that it works with degrees ( 360 for a full circle ) at start of your MainLoop write:

AngleMeasureUnit = Degrees

Michael

A better way for me to say it would be:

Sprite.Rotation = rotation

Where rotation is a value that you specify, for example

Sprite.Rotation = 90 

The "(" & ")" symbols are not used in the IDE. 

still not working....

If the problem is that the sprite is rotated the wrong way, the problem might be that the computer thinks the "front" of the sprite is really the side. Then when it tries to rotate it, the side the computer thinks is the front gets rotated 90 degrees and it is facing differently then you pictured because you thought of a different side of the sprite as the "front".

I realize this sounds confusing but I hope it helps.

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I wonder... do phrogs eat phlies????

You need to describe what you are getting and what you are expecting. "It faces the wrong way" tells us little to help you specifically.

If you use the flip commands they will reverse the image in a mirror like manner.

If you use the rotate commands they will spin the sprite like an asteroids ship

Depending on which you want and what you choose you might not get the right result. 

 

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Im trying to use the rotate command but its just not working at all, phrogram doesn't recognize it.

Its a property called Rotation not a method called Rotate  

Sprite.Rotation = value;

 

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Managed DirectX and XNA ? Check out http://www.thezbuffer.com

Sorry,

ZMan is right. There is no Method called Sprite.Rotation( Angle ). Never answer again without testing what I say.

Michael

You might want to put your updated code on here, even if it does error...

We can see where you are not quite getting it right 100%...have a look also at the Phrogram example programs to see if you can find anything in there that demos what your trying to do...suggest that one first...

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