How to make a ladder work in a platformer game
Jason Berman
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44 steps
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2 minutes
Construct
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Double click on the layout to create a new object
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Select a tiled background
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Click the "Name" field. Type "Ladder [[Enter]]"
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Draw a ladder (or import a picture)
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Click "Crop transparent edges (⌥ + C)\ (Hold Ctrl for no padding)"
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Click "Resize (⌥ + R)"
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Type 40 or 50 so your ladder is not too big for your screen
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Click here.
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Close the animation editor
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Double-click on the layout to create a new keyboard object
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Click "Event sheet 1"
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Click "Add event"
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Select your player object
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Double-click "Is overlapping another object"
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Click "<click to choose>"
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Double-click "Ladder" Click "Done"
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Click "Add action"
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Double-click "player"
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Double-click "Set vector Y"
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Keep the number as 0 Click "Done"
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Right-click "playerIs overlapping Ladder" in the small magic spot highlighted and click on create new sub event
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Select your keyboard object
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Double-click "Key is down"
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Click "<click to choose>"
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Press the up arrow on your keyboard
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Click "Done"
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Click "Add action"
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Double-click on the player object
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Double-click "Set vector Y"
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Type "-300", this will make him climb the ladder when he is on it and pressing up
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Click "Done"
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Right-click "playerIs overlapping Ladder" and select Add new sub event again
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Double-click on your keyboard object
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Double-click "Key is down"
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Click "<click to choose>"
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Press the Down Arrow on your keyboard
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Click "OK"
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Click "Done"
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Click "Add action"
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Double-click "player"
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Double-click "Set vector Y"
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Type "500" so it will go down fast when you hold down the arrow key
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Click "Done"
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Click "Preview layout" to test out your new ladder!
