Android Game Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Chapter     12

Moving an Enemy

Moving a character around the screen—be it a person, animal, robot, or vehicle—is one of the more crucial parts of a compelling game. Chances are, if you have tried to create a character that moves freely in a game, you have run into some issue.

This chapter will present solutions to help you add enemies to your game. Solutions in this chapter include loading enemies into predetermined locations within your game, and moving enemies along a specific path.

12.1 Load Enemies to Predetermined Locations

Problem

The game does not load enemies in the correct locations.

Solution

Use a class to determine where enemy spawn points are.

How It Works

Many game types have “spawn points” where characters will generate. To ...