02-09-2015, 08:12 AM
Well, I was thinking making him invincible, but just not do anything, like the way Diddy does when he follows Donkey Kong. Then just have it switch which life bar goes down when you're hurt depending on what character you're playing as. That would simplify a lot and allow you to still have two characters. Also, for health pickups, you could make it so if the active character is full and the partner isn't KO'd, you can have life pickups go to the partner.
If you really want complex platformer AI, though, look around gmc.yoyogames.com, and you should find a tutorial or open-source example there. They tend to be rather generous with sample code, and I'm sure someone will know where to find what you're looking for. Be warned, though, as you'll probably have to go through a LOT of code to tailor it for your own game.
If you really want complex platformer AI, though, look around gmc.yoyogames.com, and you should find a tutorial or open-source example there. They tend to be rather generous with sample code, and I'm sure someone will know where to find what you're looking for. Be warned, though, as you'll probably have to go through a LOT of code to tailor it for your own game.