I think there is a way to detect which side of platform human is colliding with, but I just can't figure it out yet :) pls help :)

P.S. I can give some code if needed :)

I inform you I'm not a programmer and don't know the word and the best practices.

My project is to create a donkey kong video game using Processing, the old version of DK with Mario and ladders, etc..

In order to display the decor and then use those data to interact with Mario, I would like to add those data in a table.

I don't know if I'm clear but I need help for this. Thank you;

int
ecran_w = 1200, 
ecran_h = 675, 
mario_pos_x = 50, 
mario_pos_y = 570;

boolean
engagementSaut = false, 
keyup = false, 
keyright = false, 
keyleft = false, 
keydown = false, 
keyspace = false;

ArrayList 
DecorList = new ArrayList();

PImage
photoVictoire, 
mario_r, 
mario_l, 
DonkeyKong, 
Peach;

Decor decor = new Decor(0, 600, 1200, 25, 255, 165, 0);


void setup() {
  frameRate(150);
  size(ecran_w, ecran_h);
  background(0);

  photoVictoire = loadImage("DK 64 Victory.png");
  mario_r = loadImage("Mario_R.png");
  mario_l = loadImage("Mario_L.png");
  DonkeyKong = loadImage("Donkey Kong.png");
  Peach = loadImage("Peach.png");
}

void draw() {
  background(0);

  image(DonkeyKong, 50, 144);
  image(Peach, 500, 55);

  decor.init();
  decor.display();
}


class Decor {
  int x, y, largeur, hauteur, couleurRed, couleurGreen, couleurBlue;

  Decor(int xpos, int ypos, int l, int h, int cR, int cG, int cB) {
    x = xpos;
    y = ypos;
    largeur = l;
    hauteur = h;
    couleurRed = cR;
    couleurGreen = cG;
    couleurBlue = cB;
  }

  void display() {
    for (int i = 0; i < DecorList.size (); i++) {
      Decor xpos = (Decor) DecorList.get(i); 
      Decor ypos = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);
      Decor l = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);
      Decor h = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);
      Decor cR = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);
      Decor cG = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);
      Decor cB = (Decor) DecorList.get(i);

      fill(couleurRed, couleurGreen, couleurBlue);
      rect(x, y, largeur, hauteur);
    }
  }

  void init() {  
    if (DecorList.size()<8) {
      DecorList.add (new Decor(0, 600, 1200, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(0, 500, 1200, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(0, 400, 200, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(300, 400, 600, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(0, 300, 500, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(700, 300, 500, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(0, 200, 1200, 25, 255, 165, 0));
      DecorList.add (new Decor(500, 100, 200, 25, 255, 165, 0));
    }
  }
}

This is what I have :

This is what it should look like (the orange ones)

Currently I am developing a Mario game and I am not using a camera tracking system that follows my mario object as I'm unaware of how to do this in Processing. Thus, when I move right - my mario position is always at x = 100 and my background image moves to the left which gives an illusion of movement.

This has worked as a great way to implement movement for Mario. However now I have an issue:

If you recall, when Mario hits a coin block, he can either spawn a mushroom powerup that has it's own AI or just a coin that gives you 200 points. This website might help refresh your memory if you need it

The following issue is arising because the world is all relative to Mario and his movement and I need to change this for these powerups/AI. I think visually this will explain it better: http://i.imgur.com/RpGIG6g.png

When I hit the coin block, it's creating a mushroom block at the position of the coin block. But because the world is relative to mario's position, when I move to the right/left - that mushroom itself follows left/right too. My first hurdle is to get the movement to not follow Mario.

Now, my choice is try make it independent of Mario or implement a camera system that follows Mario and thus makes everything else independent. I'm not really leaning to the latter because I'm amount 1000 lines in and this assignment is due in a couple of weeks.

If you want code, it's all here: https://github.com/chrisc96/Processing-Java-Projects/tree/master/ProcessingProjects/Game It's a bit daunting so if you need any explanations, do ask and I'll do my best to assist.

Chris

Thank you so much.