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Force release of left click of the mouse button to allow drag/drop object to return to start if it intersects with another object.
Hello hive mind!
I desperately need your help.
I'm creating a mini maze game using the drag/drop function in Storyline.
If the object being dragged around the maze intersects with any of the walls it gets returned to its start point. This all works fine.
The issue I'm having is that if the user keeps hold of the object by not releasing the left mouse button, then the object sporadically jumps around the screen and can appear through walls.
Is there a way to force the release of the left click of the mouse, and therefore release the object to return to its start point?
I effectively need to force the end of the drag/drop interaction the moment the object intersects with any of the wall objects. Is there any way to do this?
Thanks in advance! :)
<< I've attached the storyline file. Currently it's not much of a maze, as there's only one way to exit on each slide, and it leads you back around to the start again. I'm just building up the basic mechanics before I attempt anything more complicated. Also I just grabbed a sprite off the internet to use as character. Has no bearing on final games theming. >>
Drag and drop is designed so the dragged object is on top of everything, specifically to prevent what you want; the mouse losing contact with it. So you have to trick the learner into releasing the button themselves. See if Slide 1.2 can give you any ideas.
Thanks Walt. That's a great idea. Really appreciate it.
To make the maze accessible I would build a set of control buttons instead of using drag and drop (Up, down, left , right)
Thanks Phil. Yeah I did think that. My back-up was to use control buttons. But first I wanted to try and see if I can make it more fluid. I find control buttons quite clunky for user experience in storyline. Thanks for the advice. Really appreciate it.
- You're welcome. PIAWYC (Pass it along when you can).
