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Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:56 am**

I feel like this should be rather simple and I'm over-complicating it, but what's the easiest way to flip an image in love2d? Such as a platformer. The player is facing a right direction, then when you press the left key, his draw image gets flipped left. Such as updating in love.update.

thanks!

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:07 am**

Use a negative scale for the image you want to draw w/ love.graphics.draw

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:32 am**

How exactly would I set this up?
(In love.update)

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function love.load()
	love.graphics.setBackgroundColor(100, 149, 237)
	x = 50
	y = 50
	speed = 100
	playerIdle = love.graphics.newImage("/player/player_idle.png")
	playerLeft  = love.graphics.newImage("/player/player_walk_2.png")
	playerRight = love.graphics.newImage("/player/player_walk_2.png")
	playerDown  = love.graphics.newImage("/player/player_walk_2.png")
	playerUp= love.graphics.newImage("/player/player_walk_2.png")

	player = playerIdle -- the player starts looking to the left
end

function love.update(dt)
   if love.keyboard.isDown("d") then
		x = x + (speed * dt)
		player = playerRight
	elseif love.keyboard.isDown("a") then
		x = x - (speed * dt)
		player = playerLeft

                -- Here
                 player = love.graphics.scale(-5, -5 )
                --This Just breaks it! D:

        else 
		player = playerIdle
	end
  
  if love.keyboard.isDown("s") then
      y = y + (speed * dt)
	player = playerDown
   elseif love.keyboard.isDown("w") then
      y = y - (speed * dt)
	player = playerUp
   end
end


function love.draw()
   love.graphics.draw(player, x, y)
end

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:42 am**

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-- normal
love.graphics.draw(image, x, y, rotation, 1, 1) 

-- mirror
love.graphics.draw(image, x, y, rotation, -1, 1) 

-- flipped
love.graphics.draw(image, x, y, rotation, 1, -1)

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:52 am**

Thanks so much! You're awesome

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:58 am**

Sorry but one last question, why is it that when he rotates he jumps a bit? like, when he scales right he goes like a whole bunch of pixels in that direction? How can I fix this?

More as, how do I chose where I want him to flip from?

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:13 am**

When you flip or rotate an image, it does it about its pivotal point, which is the top left corner of the image. You need to offset your image so that its in the same location as its original state.

You should do this when you flip your image:

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function love.load ()
...
  width = playerLeft:getWidth()
...
end

function love.draw()
...
-- flip left
  love.graphics.draw( image, x, y, 0, -1, 1, width, 0)
...
end

Posted: **Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:19 am**

I can't thank you guys enough you've both been a huge help

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