Thread: [F5] NPCs in Tile Based Games

nah, i'm simply using the grid as a method of storing data. The npc is added to the grid then the player find that "somewhere" in his cell there is an npc. So run a hitTest or something like that. Otherwise you need to run loops over all your npc's in the level and check them constanly. Which is another option and probably more feasible in this situation. But i dont like it

Newbie question: Should this be a function then? And if so, where should I call the function? Tiles are actually 30x30 but that's irrelevant for the most part. I started with a tile-based because it's an rpg and I figured tile-based would be easier then doing 3-d maps and I have some previous experience (a couple years ago though so I don't know how much good it does) with tile-based games. Plus I just love the old sprites on...

mr_malee, I think your system assumes pure tile-based movement, ie where you move in a grid. In that case, I wouldn't check four tiles, I tend to free a tile as soon as a character is starting to leave it. That means you can move into the tile quicker, and you don't have to wait until the other character's movement is completed. But this game seems to have a free movement system, so here I would use basically the same approach,...