In arcade mode, pushing objects around the level

[spocchio]

So, I'd like to do something like this: there are some boxes in the arcade game level. The main character can push them and move them around the level. Basically, when he collide with a box then the box is pushed by the main character.

 

To experiment this, I am modifying this introductory Phaser game: http://www.photonstorm.com/phaser/tutorial-making-your-first-phaser-game

What I am trying to make is this: at first the stars are not moving; when the player collides a star, then it is pushed by him. To do this, I modified the collectStar (player, star) as following:

function collectStar (player, star) {     star.body.center.x= player.body.center.x + sign(player.body.velocity.x)*player.body.halfWidth;}

This solution does not work (stars are not moving at all) and I do not like it, since the star (i guess) will witch from one side of the player to another one as the player changes direction.

 

So, how can I let an object be pushed by a player?

[codevinsky]

change the following line: 
 

game.physics.arcade.overlap(player, stars, collectStar, null, this);

to this:

game.physics.arcade.collide(player, stars, collectStar, null, this);

and remove your custom code in collectStar.

 

Overlap merely checks if the two items overlap each other. collide applies physics.

[lewster32]

You'll want to apply some drag to pushable objects too, otherwise they'll keep moving until they're stopped by another object.

box.body.drag.setTo(10000); // a very high value will make the box stop pretty much straight away when you stop pushing

[ITpaolo]

On 18.7.2014 at 7:10 PM, lewster32 said:

You'll want to apply some drag to pushable objects too, otherwise they'll keep moving until they're stopped by another object.

box.body.drag.setTo(10000); // a very high value will make the box stop pretty much straight away when you stop pushing

box.body.drag.setTo(10000);

It's not working, i'm using Phaser 2.6.2, anyone help me?

 

Regards,

ITpaolo

 

EDIT: 

box.setAll('body.mass','body', 1);

Worked for me.