GM Tips - Gravity and Platform Games

General Notes:

• You want gravity turned on when there is nothing below you.  
• You want gravity turned off when there is something below you.
• Do not forget to use a Collision event to stop your vertical speed when you hit your ground.
• Look through the screenshots first as it should be all you need for the basics.  If you want to add ladders, etc.  There is also a Gravity and Platform Games Google presentation created by past students that might help.   The ladders comes later in the presentation.

Part 1: Gravity

In the STEP event:

ELSE…

Part 2: Jumping

In your Up Arrow event:

In the IF statement below, the y = 5 (relative) says that there is a solid object below you so it will allow you to jump.