Hail,

This is my first post... a need a little help or suggestion if possible:

I am working on a 2d tile based game. There is a function that picks up the current character position (x axis) and check if it is greater than 800 (currente resolution is 800x600), if so a new file (txt) is opened (or was supposed to) depending on a certain parameter with the map information.

The tiles are panels created during runtime. Perhaps this is where the problem happens.

When I test run my script, the engine simple stop responding. At a certain point, it has also displayed a "Too many shift_map() - functions" message......

I´ve checked the function alone, without testing for the parameter given a certain character position and it works (as if the current map loaded where always the starting map).

If I don´t make any sense either on my explanation or my english sorry.... anyway I´ll try harder during this week.... sunday is gone!!

So you call a function as soon as the character is over 800? like
if(character.x > 800)
{
shift_map();
}
?

Yes... after solving this problem I plan to do the north/south transition also.... and the relative transition (after checking if character.x is greater than 800 it will also check wich is the current map).... for now I am stuck...

It seems as if there is an endless loop or an endless recursion in your code. Perhaps a missing wait()?

I just think that the function just gegt called as long the character is over 800. So as long the character is this far away the function callls every frame. Do you set him in the middle again?
so like
?

The problem might just be there Nicotin... I´ve noticed that the shift_map() function is place within the main() function, so it´s called always, no matter where is the character... and the "if ... > 800" condition is already inside the function.....

actually it´s more like this

shift_map()
{
while(1)
if (character_pan.pos_x > 800)
{
character_pan.pos_x = 0;
create_map(map_code);
wait(1);
}
}

Perhaps I could put this check inside the character movement function? Or any suggestions?

thanks so far!

function shitf_map()
{
while(1)
if (character_pan.pos_x > 800)
{
character_pan.pos_x = 0;
create_map(map_code);
wait(1);
}
}

Your wait() is within the if-branch.
So there is an endless loop if the condition (character_pan.pos_x > 800) is not met.

Thanks guys,

I just figured it out.

I was wondering if you guys have a better suggestion on how to change maps relatively.

What I mean is when I am on map A I should shift to map B while going to the right, but if I am already on map B I should change to map C.

For now I am just filling my script with "if"s and "||"s, but I feel that it is not the cool way to do this...

Show us more of these "if's and ||'s" and we'll see what can be done.
There will be 'other' ways, but that may not ne better.
It depends on what you need...