Hi,
I've noticed that the simple shadow script in the templates is impossible for me to recreate, because the shadow sprite must c_trace downwards to the ground an stay under the object, but when it traces it produces a you pointer to whatever it hit, and that "you" will replace the original thing that it's supposed to stay under. Now I've heard that you can use arrays to solve this, but the thing is I havn't used arrays yet and can't see how you could use them to keep track of the original object.

hi
do you know "handles"?

check out
handle()
in the manual. Very useful function.
pseudocode:
action of the shadow: get the handle of it's "parent" (the object creating the shadow) and save it into one of my skills:
my.skill1 = handle(you);
then, use ptr_for_handle(my.skill1) to place the shadow underneath the "parent".
then you can trace downwards to see how far down you must move it.

It's basically the same, except that you don't use "you" twice, instead you use ptr_for_handle(my.skill1) which is basically the same as a pointer.


Hope this helps...
look up "handle" in the manual.
Micha

Oh my goodness! That's exactly what I've been wanting to hear for months! Yes! Yes! That makes heaps of problems instantly solved for me! Thanks so much!