Re: MIA, Ask an Expert: zapper gun

["Jeff Knope" <jknope@xxxxxxxx>]

MIA, Ask an Expert: zapper gunHi prms,

I will guess what you are asking for is to have the cloned zapper stay near
the original zapper; not actually in the exact same place.  So they act as a
team.  Is that right?

If so, it can be done this way:

zapper1, make "here pos
zapper2, setpos list (first :here) - 20 (last :here) - 20

This should be placed in a "forever" procedure, so the location of zapper2 is
continually updated as zapper1 moves.

A more sophisticated version would use the heading of zapper1 to help decide
if the new xcor and ycor of zapper2 is a subtraction or an addition to the
xcor and ycor of :here.  In this way, they could configure themselves as a
team oriented toward the targets, so there are no "friendly fire" accidents.

I urge you give it a try, maybe starting with the simpler version.  Please
include your project when asking additional questions.

Good luck,
--Jeff


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  from: prms <piratetrips@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  date: Mon Nov 13 12:50:58 2006

  I am making a game in which a turtle fires a zapper gun and shoots
  other turtles to kill them.  I have a "base" zapper turtle that clones
  itself when you press a button, and I want the clone to go wherever
  the turtle with the zapper gun is, and clickon.  How should I do this?
  I think this will be like a setpos procedure, but don't know how to
  make it follow and set postion with the other turtle.