Rookie: help with character movement

Questions
1

Hi.
Just started making my 1st game. Can you please help me make my character move from where it is now to a position on screen that has been touched? I want it to move to the new position smoothly and not too fast.
Thank you!

2

I see you’re new here. Welcome!

I think this example can help you: Touch and Go

3

Your player might be in a object , a instance of a class.
For example,

  • Main file
function setup()
 player = Player(
  {
    position = vec2( WIDTH/2, HEIGHT/2)
  }
 )
end

function draw()
 background( 40, 40, 50)
 -- background grass :D
 sprite("Planet Cute:Grass Block", WIDTH/2, HEIGHT/2, WIDTH, HEIGHT)
 -- draw player in its current position
 player:draw()
end

function touched(touch)
 player:touched(touch)
end
  • Player class
Player = class()

function Player:init(args)
 self.position    = args.position
 self.destiny     = args.position
 self.speed       = vec2(0,0)
 self.increment = 1.0 -- speed increment
end

function Player:updatePosition()
 local p = vec2(math.floor(self.position.x), math.floor(self.position.y))
 local d = vec2(math.floor(self.destiny.x), math.floor(self.destiny.y))
 if p ~= d then
  local s = self.increment
  -- compute speed x component
  if d.x<p.x then
    self.speed.x = -s
  elseif d.x > p.x then
    self.speed.x = s
  else
    self.speed.x = 0
  end
 -- compute speed y component
  if d.y<p.y then
    self.speed.y = -s
  elseif d.y > p.y then
    self.speed.y = s
  else
    self.speed.y = 0
  end
  -- set the new position
  self.position = self.position + self.speed
  -- draw destiny point
  sprite("Planet Cute:Selector", self.destiny.x, self.destiny.y)
 end
end

function Player:draw()
  self:updatePosition()
  -- draw player in the calculated position
  sprite("Planet Cute:Character Horn Girl", self.position.x, self.position.y)
end

function Player:touched(touch)
  -- update the destiny with the current touch
  self.destiny = vec2(touch.x, touch.y)
end

hope you like it :slight_smile: