Using Offsets

[Arhowk]

Im only a freshman in high school so dont yell at me if i dont get any of these formulas

Im making a talent tree and i want to connect the different buttons of the talent tree via lightning. Everything works ATM except you cant render lightning under destructables.

So two questions

1) How to render lightning under destructables, again? lol

2) Right now, i create the lightning at the X,Y of the doodad 1to the X,Y to the doodad 2 but this hides the icon and is ugly. What would the formula be to make the lightning start at the outer edge than go to the outer edge of the other button? (The buttons are 64x64)

 

[rulerofiron99]

Bot left: x-32, y-32
Bot right: x+32, y-32
Top left: x-32, y+32
Top right: x+32, y+32

 

[Arhowk]

Bot left: x-32, y-32
Bot right: x+32, y-32
Top left: x-32, y+32
Top right: x+32, y+32

yes but is there a formual for this? i dont want to load an integer 10 times for each link + 20 lines of code

 

[rulerofiron99]

I don't understand.

You create the lightning from (IconA.x - 32, IconA.y + 32) to (IconB.x + 32, IconB.y +32) for example.

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

[Arhowk]

I don't understand.

You create the lightning from (IconA.x - 32, IconA.y + 32) to (IconB.x + 32, IconB.y +32) for example.

What exactly are you trying to do?

function ReturnOffset takes destructable startDestructable, destructable endDestructable
    return (the position on the edge of the 64x64 closest to endDestructable)
endfunction

what you say is correct but is it possible to do it without an 8-pronged if statement? :\

 

[rulerofiron99]

This can't be so bad, can it?

function ReturnOffset takes destructable startDestructable, destructable endDestructable
    set x1 = startDes.x //.x is psuedocode for x of destructible
    set y1 = startDes.y
    set x2 = endDes.x
    set y2 = endDes.y
    
    if x1 > x2 then
        set x1 = x1 - 32
        set x2 = x2 + 32
    else
    if x1 < x2 then
        set x1 = x1 + 32
        set x2 = x2 - 32
    endif
    //repeat for y
endfunction

 

[Arhowk]

This can't be so bad, can it?

function ReturnOffset takes destructable startDestructable, destructable endDestructable
    set x1 = startDes.x //.x is psuedocode for x of destructible
    set y1 = startDes.y
    set x2 = endDes.x
    set y2 = endDes.y
    
    if x1 > x2 then
        set x1 = x1 - 32
        set x2 = x2 + 32
    else
    if x1 < x2 then
        set x1 = x1 + 32
        set x2 = x2 - 32
    endif
    //repeat for y
endfunction

I'll assume you didnt do this in JNGP because this will throw a ton of errors, but i guess it works (but what I was trying to avoid). thanks

 

[Maker]

Could you post an image of your system?

 

[Arhowk]

Could you post an image of your system?

this is basically solved, i managed to inline it to use 0 hashtable calls and even if I put it all in one line than its a ton of IntegerTertiaryOp's