as usual, i am still in the midst of makin tetris cloney. i was thinkin abt tis> if a block known as "crystal_L" is being played, lets say, it is dropped,...collsion...blah blah, next, is the generation of a new block. If the next block is the same block, that is another "crystal_L", how do u relinquish control from the previous block and give it to the new block? (well...i noe how to do it if it is a different block)

What sort of structure is your block object? Do you create blocks dynamically or reuse the same one? Are the blocks self contained structures?

Maybe post a little code, because it''s difficult to answer such an open ended question!

okie, i forgot to tell u that i am using Lamothe''s code
provided in TOTWGPG.

wat u mean by "create dynamically"?

You should have a general class/struct for a falling block - like a specialized "Bitmap Object", as Lamothe refers to them. When the block is finished falling and is becoming part of the stack, you need to refill the block class/struct with the parameters of the new piece (xpos,ypos,speed,type,whatever).
All you really need is one moving block struct/class at one time.

I''m not sure how you organize your stack, but before you refill the block class/struct you should somehow transfer it''s info into building the stack.

how does the falling block become "part of the stack"?

new thoughts>
all i do was > to have a 2x2 array as the playarea, using
create bob to create it. I oso HIDE_BOB()
for this playarea.

> then i use > create bob
> load the frames ..set position..blah blah

> when the block falls, it does collision bobs test, with
both the "shown" the playarea bobs.

> so after the falling block hits something, the falling block
will go into hiding(HIDE_BOB). And the playarea that has the
block over it will "show" some of its array''s blocks.

> now that the falling block has gone into hiding,
i will generate a new falling block,
but it may generate another falling block of the same
type.

> so is it that both falling and fallen blocks can be moved,
just that i do not see the fallen block coz it is hidden?

> if this is the case> would it be wise to use the CLONE_BOB()?

Try looking at the problem a different way, instead of hiding the type of block, try hiding the instance of the block, regardless of the type. I won't give you the code, but I think you will be able to do it with what you already learned in the rest of the program.

[edited by - catfoodgood on April 23, 2002 9:54:46 PM]

okie, i just rewritten in terms of single blocks.
should work now.

[edited by - edwinnie on April 23, 2002 12:39:24 AM]