Struggling with jumping function in platformer

[MaxGamz]

I decided to try to make my own platformer without using any libraries. I'm doing this project so that I won't be too dependent on libraries to get the work done and I want to genuinely improve my coding skills. One problem I am facing is with jumping and checking in the character is grounded. The thing that has been confusing me is that I am able to get the character to land perfectly but not jump, but when I am able to get the character to jump, it clips through the wall. I tried using a grounded function so it stops moving when it lands, but I came accross this problem...

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function isGrounded(gamer, obst)
    for val, obst in ipairs(obst) do
        if collide(gamer, obst) and (obst.y > gamer.y) then
            return true
        end
    end
end

function slide(gamer, obst)
    if collide(gamer, obst) then
        local sepX = math.abs((gamer.x + gamer.w / 2)-(obst.x + obst.w / 2))
        local sepY = math.abs((gamer.y + gamer.w / 2)-(obst.y + obst.w / 2))

        --collision resolution
        if sepX > sepY then
            gamer.xVel = 0
        else
            --relavent section
            if isGrounded(gamer, obst) then
                gamer.y = obst.y - gamer.w
                gamer.yVel = 0
            end
        end
    end
end

for some reason, when I use this function in the collision resolution, the player falls through the entire map, however when I try how I did it normally like this

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else
            --relavent section
            if obst.y > gamer.y then
                gamer.y = obst.y - gamer.w
                gamer.yVel = 0
            end

it lands perfectly even though the grounded function has essentially the exact same conditions as the latter. I'm not sure why this is the case

PlatformerTest.love

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[knorke]

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function love.keypressed(key, scancode)
    if scancode == "w" then
        local obsts = {wall, wall2}
        if isGrounded(player, obsts) then
            print("Eagle has landed")
            player.yVel = -5
        end
    end
end

You have this code in love.keypressed(key, scancode) so collision is only checked when the "w" is pressed.
You want to always check collisions.

I moved the isGrounded() check to the end of love.update() and it worked.
(The player bounces upwards when hitting a wall)

/edit:
Ah, I see what you mean. You want collres() and slide() function to handle the collision.


1) Sometimes obst is used as a table of obstacles and sometimes it is a single object. You mix both.
In slide() obst is only a single obstacle (you use obst.x) but then you pass that single object to isGrounded()
However isGrounded() wants a table in the form of [1]=wall,[2]=wall2 etc.
(So ipairs can loop through all elements).
But the loop never executes (use a print to check) because instead a single wall/obst is passed.
This works, note the {obst} to create a table that isGrounded() can work with.

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function slide(gamer, obst)
            if isGrounded(gamer, {obst}) then
                gamer.y = obst.y - gamer.w
                gamer.yVel = 0
            end

For test I moved that code to the top of slide() function.
It works there. But it does not work when placed within the two if's where you originally had it.
(Not sure what is wrong there)

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        local sepY = math.abs((gamer.y + gamer.w / 2)-(obst.y + obst.w / 2))

I think you want gamer.h and obst.h here?

3) In function collres(...) you have:

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        gamer.yVel = gamer.yVel + gravity*dt

So every time you check collision with a wall, gravity is applied one more time to the player.
(One wall: player falls normal. Two walls: player falls twice as fast. 3 walls = tripple fall speed. ...)

[MaxGamz]

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function love.keypressed(key, scancode)
    if scancode == "w" then
        local obsts = {wall, wall2}
        if isGrounded(player, obsts) then
            print("Eagle has landed")
            player.yVel = -5
        end
    end
end

You have this code in love.keypressed(key, scancode) so collision is only checked when the "w" is pressed.
You want to always check collisions.

I moved the isGrounded() check to the end of love.update() and it worked.
(The player bounces upwards when hitting a wall)

/edit:
Ah, I see what you mean. You want collres() and slide() function to handle the collision.


1) Sometimes obst is used as a table of obstacles and sometimes it is a single object. You mix both.
In slide() obst is only a single obstacle (you use obst.x) but then you pass that single object to isGrounded()
However isGrounded() wants a table in the form of [1]=wall,[2]=wall2 etc.
(So ipairs can loop through all elements).
But the loop never executes (use a print to check) because instead a single wall/obst is passed.
This works, note the {obst} to create a table that isGrounded() can work with.

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function slide(gamer, obst)
            if isGrounded(gamer, {obst}) then
                gamer.y = obst.y - gamer.w
                gamer.yVel = 0
            end

For test I moved that code to the top of slide() function.
It works there. But it does not work when placed within the two if's where you originally had it.
(Not sure what is wrong there)

2)

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        local sepY = math.abs((gamer.y + gamer.w / 2)-(obst.y + obst.w / 2))

I think you want gamer.h and obst.h here?

3) In function collres(...) you have:

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        gamer.yVel = gamer.yVel + gravity*dt

So every time you check collision with a wall, gravity is applied one more time to the player.
(One wall: player falls normal. Two walls: player falls twice as fast. 3 walls = tripple fall speed. ...)

Sorry but do you suggest I try a new method? The one I was originally working on uses the seperation of both bodies and it doesn't seem to work with love. I'm trying to use a new methoed that takes in normal vectors to resolve collisions, and while I have soem success it is still having some issues.