Hello, my name is Marc and I am new to Lite-C programming.
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to code a simple player : a butterfly with 4 animation frames that can move forward and backward, and turn toward the left and the right.
It's just a game in which this butterfly wanders about, exploring, so no need for weapons or anything.
I have tried the workshops but I don't understand the part on making entities move.
Please help me.
Marc
P.S: I have tried the pre-written scripts: they are not what I want.

Anybody who can help?

if you dont understand the part of how to move entities then you should go back and learn that and after that you'll know how to create that butterfly movement by yourself.
first complete lite-c workshop and after you have completed it and LEARNED it then move on

#include <acknex.h>
#include <default.c>


action buterfly()
{
var anim_percentage;
player = my;
while (1)
{
c_move (my, vector(20 * (key_w - key_s) * time_step, 0 , 0), nullvector, IGNORE_PASSABLE | GLIDE);
/////the final 0 in the above c_move instruction is set to 0 for no gravity , if you create it in the air it will stay in the air
/////if you want gravity pulling the butterfly down change it to -1 or lower
my.pan -= 6 * mouse_force.x * time_step;
my.pan +=10 * (key_a - key_d)* time_step;
camera.x=my.x-200*cos(my.pan);
camera.y=my.y-200*sin(my.pan);
camera.z=my.z+100;
camera.tilt=-10;
camera.pan=my.pan;

ent_animate(my, "fly", anim_percentage, ANM_CYCLE);// the butterfly will animate its fly all the time , use your frame name for fly
anim_percentage += 6 * time_step; // "6" controls the animation speed

wait (1);
}
}

function main()
{
video_mode = 7;
video_screen = 1;
sound_vol = 100;
level_load("your level here");
wait(4);
player=ent_create("butterfly.mdl",vector(0,0,200),buterfly);
}


here should be all you need to load a level with your butterfly
model and control it with wasd it will always run its fly animating rename fly to your frame name

badapple, this is like you solved him a school test inside of class. he needs to learn it by himself otherwise...

Thank you badapple.

@cerberi_croman .... if you do not want help , there is nothing wrong with that , but dont critisize someone else because they do , i tried to comment out the code to help him
in the learning process not to cheat on a test.

@marc
no problem

sorry bout that, i didn't mean anything wrong. i just wanted to say that he could learn better if he learns by himself. if he is stuck on something he should go back on the beggining of that lection and read it again.

i was thought that it is the best way of learning. you helped him, bravo for you, i have nothing against that, but i just tried on sarcastic way to make a joke - unsuccesfull

i wanted him to try to create code for that by himself and if it doesn't work then to ask us for help. isn't that a better way to learn something? try to create it on your own, trust me, you'll learn it better and quicker

@cerberi_crowman .. no problem , btw your ground tactics game looks very cool so far , the concept art and music , but i cant find any real screen shots , id like to see some screens of it

ps since marc has been helped i geuss its ok that we hijack his thread lol

hehe, well first of all, it's not my game . i'm a developer in that team. game is in an early fase of development and so the screenshots will not yet be revealed.