making things move

Code:

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A 1D-array:
Dim A(10) as Integer

A 2D-array:
Dim A(10, 20) as Integer

...

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Oh, I forgot:

Array with any dimension and size:

Code:

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Dim A() as Long

ReDim A(10, 20)
ReDim A(34, 23, 54)
ReDim A(12000)
...whatever you like ;)

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Stupid me... confused again :( I don't understand where I put the code.

You should put it in a Module. This will create a 10x10 Map.

Code:

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Public Map(10, 10) As Integer

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Ohh... Do I put the code for the map the the module too? :)

You mean the code to read the Map? Yes, you can put that in a module and just call it when your Form loads.

I meant the code for the map:

>9 = You
>2 = Item
>1 = Wall
>0 = Walkable
>
>0000000000
>0111 1100 00
>0000000000
>0100 200020
>0100 000000
>0100 009000
>0100 000000
>0000000000
>011 1100 000
>000 0100 020

Is this a map?

The Map will be stored in the 2-dimensional Array, and yes, the Array should be stored in the Module.

The numbers in the map turn red when I put them in the modual :(

You do not put the number's directly into the module. You put the Array into the Module. The Number's go in a *.txt or *.map file and when you load the file, you store each each numbers in the Array.

What code do I out the the modual? The
Public Map(10, 10) As Integer
works, but how do I load my map? I tryed this:
ff=freefile
Open yourfile for binary as ff
get ff,,Width
get ff,,Height
redim map(width,height)
get map
close ff
But it doesnt work :(

Did you save a map before trying to load?

Code:

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Open FileName for binary as FileNumber
  Put FileNumber,, Width
  Put FileNumber,, Height
  Put Map
Close FileNumber

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I saved my map as a .txt file...

That's not a text file so don't name it .TXT, it's a binary dump and you have to use a hex editor to edit it.

Also I suggest you make an internal editor in your game so that you can design your maps there, that's if you don't have or want to use an hexaeditor.

How do I make an editor in my game? :)

Say you have a 10x10 Map. Draw a Grid in your Map editor which is 10x10. In terms of numbers, all our squares are 0's because they are empty.

Now when you select a Tile (a wall for example) and click on your Map, change that specifc square on the map to a 1 to represent the wall. Then when you select a "Death Spot" Tile, change the number to a 2.

Then you just save your Array when you are done your Map.

You should declare a palette variable that you can select a palette for drawing your map, then by clicking on the map you change the array:

Code:

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Private Sub Form_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
    If (X - scrollX) / tileW < Width And (Y - scrollY) / tileH < Height Then
        map((X - scrollX) / tileW, (Y - scrollY) / tileH) = Palette
    End If
End Sub

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If you don't need scrolling in your map just remove the scroll variables, you should set the tileW and TileH as the dimensions of your tiles in your game

It didnt do anything. What am I suposed to look for?

You should declare a palette variable

Code:

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Private palette as integer

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To which you assign values the way you want, by clicking on a terrain palette or pressing keys (0-9) or anything. You can even set palette=5 in immediate window and it will change