mouse tracking engine v2 (tracks mouse, no clicking required)

arty-fishL · 01:05 PM

As some of you may know I posted a mouse tracking engine a while back, in my opinion it was not the best as it did not properly track the mouse.
Alice has no function for making an object follow the mouse.
I solved this problem before, now I made a better one.

I have made a new one now that should almost perfectly track the mouse in any screen size.

The cross-hairs should perfectly follow the mouse. This cannot be set off position by radically moving the mouse around as it resets on every move.
It should auto detect the window size using a little bit of jython coding.

When you first load the world and play it or when you change the window size and then play it jython will supply the wrong window size, to solve this just click restart at the top of the frame.

If you wish to use this please feel free, as long as you credit me in your post and link to this thread. Thanks.

Dameria · 08-05-2010, 12:58 PM

Didn't work for me, an error occurs whenever I try to start the world.

arty-fishL · 01:21 PM

Fixed.

The error was caused because Alice couldn't divide the window size (0x0) while it wasn't set right.

Also I've added a cursor position object, so if you want to move an object to the mouse then have it move to cursorPosition object and the object will be exactly centred on the dot of the crosshairs.

arty-fishL · 08-05-2010, 01:25 PM

here's a backward link to the old one for comparison purposes: mouse track engine (v1)

x2495iiii · 08-05-2010, 04:21 PM

Good stuff. I'd like to see an application of it, just to prove its coolness though.

arty-fishL · 08-05-2010, 04:24 PM

Im working on a tank game with it, but it is 3rd person, and the mouse turns the turret, so I have to use this over the traditional camera look methods posted here. Its just a small game, but it uses an older version of this engine.
I could make a quick mini with this if you want.

x2495iiii · 08-05-2010, 04:26 PM

That'd be excellent.

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Dameria Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 976 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: United States	08-05-2010, 12:58 PM Didn't work for me, an error occurs whenever I try to start the world. Check out my best projects so far and please comment: Tic-Tac-Toe 2.0 ................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=3548 Alice Paint ........................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=23408 Real-Time Clock .................. http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?p=12725 Maze Game ......................... http://www.alice.org/community/showthread.php?t=4301

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arty-fishL Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,878 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the corner of your eye	08-05-2010, 01:09 PM Fixed. The error was caused because Alice couldn't divide the window size (0x0) while it wasn't set right. Also I've added a cursor position object, so if you want to move an object to the mouse then have it move to cursorPosition object and the object will be exactly centred on the dot of the crosshairs. █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ █░░▓░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓░░▓░░░░░░▓░░░▓░░░░█ █░▓░▓░▓▓▓░▓▓▓░▓░▓░░░░░░▓▒▒░░▒░░▓▓░▓▓▓░▓▒░░░█ █░▓▓▓▒▓▒▒▒░▓▒▒▓▓▓▒▓▓▓░▓▓▓░░▓░░░▓▒▒▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░▓▓░░▒▓▒░▒▒▒░▓▒▒░▓▓░▓▓▒░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒░▒░░░░▒▒▓▓▓▒░░░░▓▓▒░░░▒▒░▒▒░░▒░▒▓▓▓░░█ █░░▒░▒░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░░░░░▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░█ █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ I have mostly moved on from Alice, but may still respond to messages if important [¬º-°]¬ Last edited by arty-fishL; 08-05-2010 at 01:21 PM. Reason: fixed

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arty-fishL Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,878 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the corner of your eye	08-05-2010, 01:25 PM here's a backward link to the old one for comparison purposes: mouse track engine (v1) █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ █░░▓░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓░░▓░░░░░░▓░░░▓░░░░█ █░▓░▓░▓▓▓░▓▓▓░▓░▓░░░░░░▓▒▒░░▒░░▓▓░▓▓▓░▓▒░░░█ █░▓▓▓▒▓▒▒▒░▓▒▒▓▓▓▒▓▓▓░▓▓▓░░▓░░░▓▒▒▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░▓▓░░▒▓▒░▒▒▒░▓▒▒░▓▓░▓▓▒░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒░▒░░░░▒▒▓▓▓▒░░░░▓▓▒░░░▒▒░▒▒░░▒░▒▓▓▓░░█ █░░▒░▒░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░░░░░▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░█ █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ I have mostly moved on from Alice, but may still respond to messages if important [¬º-°]¬

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x2495iiii Super Moderator Status: Offline Posts: 3,508 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Somewhere in the Continental U.S.	08-05-2010, 04:21 PM Good stuff. I'd like to see an application of it, just to prove its coolness though.

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arty-fishL Senior Member Status: Offline Posts: 1,878 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: In the corner of your eye	08-05-2010, 04:24 PM Im working on a tank game with it, but it is 3rd person, and the mouse turns the turret, so I have to use this over the traditional camera look methods posted here. Its just a small game, but it uses an older version of this engine. I could make a quick mini with this if you want. █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ █░░▓░░░░░░░▓░░░░░░░░░░░▓▓░░▓░░░░░░▓░░░▓░░░░█ █░▓░▓░▓▓▓░▓▓▓░▓░▓░░░░░░▓▒▒░░▒░░▓▓░▓▓▓░▓▒░░░█ █░▓▓▓▒▓▒▒▒░▓▒▒▓▓▓▒▓▓▓░▓▓▓░░▓░░░▓▒▒▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░▓▓░░▒▓▒░▒▒▒░▓▒▒░▓▓░▓▓▒░▓▒▓▒▓▒░░░█ █░▓▒▓▒░▒░░░░▒▒▓▓▓▒░░░░▓▓▒░░░▒▒░▒▒░░▒░▒▓▓▓░░█ █░░▒░▒░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░░░░░▒▒░░░░░░░░░░░░░░▒▒▒░█ █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░█ I have mostly moved on from Alice, but may still respond to messages if important [¬º-°]¬

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x2495iiii Super Moderator Status: Offline Posts: 3,508 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Somewhere in the Continental U.S.	08-05-2010, 04:26 PM That'd be excellent.