Space shooter scrolling

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Change the size and position of everything without calculating anything!

- machrider
- - Joined 12 Jan, 2008
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- 9 Mar, 2008
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How do I do R-Type/Gradius/etc. style scrolling in Construct? You know the type of scrolling where the screen is always moving forward (while the player moves independently) regardless of where you are on screen? I can't seem to figure it out.
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- Arima
- - Joined 11 Jun, 2007
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- 9 Mar, 2008
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Since I'm making one of these, I can help you out.

I'm doing it two ways, depending on the level:

1: No actual scrolling - the background moves instead.

2: Create a 'camera' object - I use a box - with a movement and center the screen on that. Move the box, and always move the ship the same amount as the box moves. I'm using private variables to store the X and Y position of the camera from the previous frame, and moving the ship the difference between the frames. Both RTS and bullet movement work great for scrolling.