(Please help) Koopa Troopa / Koopa Paratroopa Custom Behaviors

[OfficialJC02]

I am making an NPC pack which exclusively contains custom behaviors for Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas. I am going to need help with this, so here are a few questions I have:

1. How do you make Koopa Paratroopas fly in circles?

2. How do you make an enemy chase the player BUT turn around 1 second after the player goes in the opposite direction?

3. Is it possible to make a script so that Koopa Paratroopas only jump over Koopa shells (i.e. The yellow Koopa Paratroopa from SMW)

4. So the way this script works is that the Koopa Paratroopas have different behaviors depending on their ExtX. Here is what I got so far:

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with npc(sysval(param1))
 if .extx=1 then 'Jumps
 .ysp=.ysp+0.26
 if .ysp>8 then
  .ysp=8
 end if
 
 .ivala=.ivala+1
 if .ivala=1 then
  .xsp=1.2*(1-2*.facing)
  if .name="" then 
  .ivalb=4
  else
  .ivalb=cdbl(.name)
  end if
 end if
 if .ysp=0.26 and .ivala>1 then
  .ysp=-sqr(0.52*32*.ivalb)
 end if
 end if
 
If .extx=2 then 'Flies forward without stopping or turning around
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.06
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.06
End if
If .Ysp => 1 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -1 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
If .facing = 0 and .ivalc = 0 Then
.Xsp = 1
Elseif .facing = 1 and .ivalc = 0 Then
.Xsp = -1
End if
end if

if .extx=3 then 'Flies in place with little vertical movement
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.06
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.06
End if
If .Ysp => 1 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -1 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
end if

if .extx=4 then 'Flies up and down 7 tiles
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.018
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.018
End if
If .Ysp => 2 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -2 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
If char(1).X > .X then
.facing=0
elseif char(1).X < .X then
.facing=1
end if
end if

end with

Now for .extx=0, I want the Koopa Paratroopas to use their regular default behavior. Is that possible?

Also not all of the script is entirely mine. Of course I will credit the people who helped make a portion of this script. Also I am not very good at scripting, so most of this is greatly modifying other people's scripts.

[FyreNova]

I am making an NPC pack which exclusively contains custom behaviors for Koopa Troopas and Koopa Paratroopas. I am going to need help with this, so here are a few questions I have:

1. How do you make Koopa Paratroopas fly in circles?

2. How do you make an enemy chase the player BUT turn around 1 second after the player goes in the opposite direction?

3. Is it possible to make a script so that Koopa Paratroopas only jump over Koopa shells (i.e. The yellow Koopa Paratroopa from SMW)

4. So the way this script works is that the Koopa Paratroopas have different behaviors depending on their ExtX. Here is what I got so far:

Code: Select all

with npc(sysval(param1))
 if .extx=1 then 'Jumps
 .ysp=.ysp+0.26
 if .ysp>8 then
  .ysp=8
 end if
 
 .ivala=.ivala+1
 if .ivala=1 then
  .xsp=1.2*(1-2*.facing)
  if .name="" then 
  .ivalb=4
  else
  .ivalb=cdbl(.name)
  end if
 end if
 if .ysp=0.26 and .ivala>1 then
  .ysp=-sqr(0.52*32*.ivalb)
 end if
 end if
 
If .extx=2 then 'Flies forward without stopping or turning around
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.06
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.06
End if
If .Ysp => 1 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -1 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
If .facing = 0 and .ivalc = 0 Then
.Xsp = 1
Elseif .facing = 1 and .ivalc = 0 Then
.Xsp = -1
End if
end if

if .extx=3 then 'Flies in place with little vertical movement
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.06
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.06
End if
If .Ysp => 1 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -1 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
end if

if .extx=4 then 'Flies up and down 7 tiles
.ivalb = .ivalb + 1
If .ivala = 0 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp - 0.018
Elseif .ivala = 1 Then
.Ysp = .Ysp + 0.018
End if
If .Ysp => 2 Then
.ivala = 0
Elseif .Ysp =< -2 Then
.ivala = 1
End if
If char(1).X > .X then
.facing=0
elseif char(1).X < .X then
.facing=1
end if
end if

end with

Now for .extx=0, I want the Koopa Paratroopas to use their regular default behavior. Is that possible?

Also not all of the script is entirely mine. Of course I will credit the people who helped make a portion of this script. Also I am not very good at scripting, so most of this is greatly modifying other people's scripts.

• sine/cosine.
• simple xsp/ysp chase code
• while looping (use npc(x) to see if there are any moving shells near said npc)
• no; you're not using parallel execution, and if you were, you wouldn't be able to set xsp/ysp.

[OfficialJC02]

sine/cosine.

I don’t know what this means or how to use this.

simple xsp/ysp chase code

So the script I have for chasing NPCs is this:

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with npc(sysval(param1))
if char(1).X > .X then
.facing=0
elseif char(1).X < .X then
.facing=1
end if
end with

What do I need to add to make the NPC turn around 1 second after the player goes in the opposite direction?

while looping (use npc(x) to see if there are any moving shells near said npc

Can you please be more specific about what you mean? What do I need to loop?

no; you're not using parallel execution, and if you were, you wouldn't be able to set xsp/ysp.

What a shame. I hope this gets added in future versions.

[Victor ManuelMR]

sine/cosine.

I don’t know what this means or how to use this.

Sine/Cosine are trigonometric functions, you will have to learn to use them. Start with something like this, and then change and discover:

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do
val(a) += 1
char(1).ysp = sin(val(a) * 0.01)
call sleep(1)
loop

So the script I have for chasing NPCs is this:

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.xsp = (char(1).x-.x)*0.01

[OfficialJC02]

Sine/Cosine are trigonometric functions, you will have to learn to use them. Start with something like this, and then change and discover:

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 do
val(a) += 1
char(1).ysp = sin(val(a) * 0.01)
call sleep(1)
loop

This code crashes the game. SMBX will just not respond.

I also figured out how to make enemies chase the player but turn around after a certain amount of time the player is in the opposite direction.

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with npc(sysval(param1))
if char(1).X > .X+32 then
.facing=0
elseif char(1).X < .X-32 then
.facing=1
end if
end with


[Victor ManuelMR]

Sine/Cosine are trigonometric functions, you will have to learn to use them. Start with something like this, and then change and discover:

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 do
val(a) += 1
char(1).ysp = sin(val(a) * 0.01)
call sleep(1)
loop

This code crashes the game. SMBX will just not respond.
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The Code didn't crash when I tested it.

[OfficialJC02]

Is there any alternative way to make winged enemies fly in circles?

[FyreNova]

Is there any alternative way to make winged enemies fly in circles?

yes, but it's time consuming and not worth pursuing. just use the code victor posted and run it via event.

[OfficialJC02]

3color bomb dx is helping me with the circling Koopa Paratroopas. I have one more question though. Using this script, how do you change the starting point for the NPC in the circle? I want to have multiple NPCs spinning in the same circle (like in NSMB2).

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with npc(sysval(param1))
if .ivala = .ivala + 1 then
select case .name
   case 1
      .ivala=90
   case 2
      .ivala=180
   case 3
      .ivala=270
   case 4
      .ivala=0
end select
end if
.ivala = .ivala + 1 'Change this value to change the speed
.ivalb = 4375 'Change this value to change the speed
.ivalc = 96 'Change this value to change the radius
'ivalc is the radius ,the centre is the npc's original position
.xsp = (.PrX + cos(.ivalb/250000*.ivala)*.ivalc)-.x
.ysp = (.PrY - sin(.ivalb/250000*.ivala)*.ivalc)-.y
'.ivalb should be 1.75*the 250000 part
end if
end with