Mapping sprite-frame indices by team selection (Construct 3)

Hi Everyone,

I’m working on a Candy-Crush-style game that loads most of its data from JSON. I have two teams, and I’d like to switch which range of sprite-frames is used based on a SelectTeam value:

If SelectTeam = 0, use frames [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

If SelectTeam = 1, use frames [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

What I really want is to take the original frame index (say i from 0 to 5) and map it dynamically so that when SelectTeam = 1, it becomes i + 6 (e.g. 0→6, 1→7, 2→8, etc.), and make that the new, persistent frame number at runtime. I’ve tried a few different event setups (arrays, At() expressions, setting animation frame, etc.), but none have given me a permanent mapping.

How can I best implement this in Construct 3 so that the sprite always shows the correct team’s frames? Any sample events or tips would be much appreciated—thanks in advance!

I mean it sounds like you have the right idea.

For example you could use tokenat to map 0-5 to another value, and do it differently per team.

Compare Team=0
— Frame = int(tokenat(“0,1,2,3,4,5”, index, “,”))
Else
Compare Team=1
— Frame = int(tokenat(“6,7,8,9,10,11”, index, “,”))

Thank you for your feedback. I tried creating 2 separate sprites and testing with frames 0–5, but it didn’t work. The (6 * SelectTeam + index) approach worked to some extent, but I couldn’t get consistent results :( . I’ll still give the "tokenat" method another try. Thanks again!

I mean it sounds like you have the right idea.

For example you could use tokenat to map 0-5 to another value, and do it differently per team.

Compare Team=0
— Frame = int(tokenat(“0,1,2,3,4,5”, index, “,”))
Else
Compare Team=1
— Frame = int(tokenat(“6,7,8,9,10,11”, index, “,”))

Or you can reduce that to just:

Frame =6*team+index

If that makes sense.

I'm not very good with code, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

I couldn't find any variable called index, so I used LoopIndex instead.

But when SelectTeam is 1, all the images show only frame 6 — it doesn't distribute across (6,7,8,9,10,11).

What is the correct way to do it?

Index is the initial frame index you refer to in your initial post.

The issue is resolved now. The template I was working with had a lot of arrays and JSON structures, so it was quite complex and took some time.

In short, I ended up combining all the sprites into a single animation. Then I adjusted all the variable references across the game so that they matched the corresponding frames in that sprite. It was a major and time-consuming change, but it worked out in the end.

Thank you very much for your help—your insights were truly valuable. :)