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Hello everyone!
It's me again, I'm trying to create a QBasic Pong game and I'm having a problem with the gravity of the game. I have no much skills in QBasic with controlling gravity or adding gravity to the game. :oops: Can you please help me!
Thank you!
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Gravity? What do you mean? Acceleration?
I don't see a need for gravity equations in any pong game.
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You should have 2 components for your velocity . I'll use Vx and Vy for the change in horizontal and vertical position in 1 time period. I'll use g for the acceleration of gravity in 1 time period. If up is positive then g is a negative number (The default values for QB are the opposite). Try different values for g to get the effect you want.
When the ball doesn't bounce off any thing:
Code:
x = x + Vx
y = y + Vy + g / 2 'The " + g / 2" is more accurate but not necessary
Vy = Vy + g
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to expand on what he's saying, you want two velocity values for simplicity.
Code:
x = x + vx
y = y + vy
when the ball hits a paddle or the top/bottom, you just do the like:
Code:
if y > paddle1 and y < paddle1 + 20 and x < 0 then vx = -vx
if y > paddle2 and y < paddle2 + 20 and x > 319 then vx = -vx
if y < 0 or y > 199 vy = -vy
the top two lines reverse the x speed of the ball if it hits a paddle at location paddle1 on the left and paddle2 on the right. the second changes the y speed of the ball if it hits the roof.
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I tried but the cue ball always bounces ala Masse. ;*)
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