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From: "Tones" <caz.tones@cwmail.com>
Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics
Subject: Ahhhh! CRASH!! (aka Collision Detections)
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 23:10:13 +0100
Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE)
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Hello once again, my fellow Yarozers.....

New problem.  This time with Collision Detection.  Not so much the detection
of it (I'm using Bounding Boxes - Ooooh!), but a small problem.  Basically,
I have two sprites viewed side on on the screen.  I've got Player 1 to move
and jump, but when I make Player 1 jump onto player 2, he gets stuck.  He
will fall back down once player 2 has moved out of the way.

I know the reason for this - I basically use a loop saying 'if player one in
mid-jump, don't let him do anything, 'cos he will need to finish the jump
once a collision isn't detected (I.e. moved).

Is there an easier way to detect if he is standing on player 2, and if he
were to move left or right, make him fall back down once he is standing on
nothing ?  Is there any good (but simple to comprehend) examples I can look
at ?

I realise it will be a bit tricky for you guys to know what I am on about
without some code, but it's 23:10, and I am too shattered to cut 'n' paste
some more code.......zzzzzzzzzz   :)

Hope this isn't too vague,

Cheers once again,

Tones