Collision Detection Question

[Pitamite]

I have a couple questions regarding a game I'm creating in visual basic 5. I have a collision event that detects when an asteroid hits the ship and when a bullet hits an asteroid. However, the detection seems to be off a little, especially for the bullet/asteroid collision. Here is the code I have for the event:

If bulletPic.Bounds.IntersectsWith(cometImage.Bounds) Then
cometImage.Hide()
MsgBox("Asteroid Collision.")
End If

If shipPic.Bounds.IntersectsWith(cometImage.Bounds) Then
shipPic.Hide()
MsgBox("Asteroid Collision.")
End If

Is there a way to code the collision event so that the detection is more accurate? I have a feeling it's because I'm using picture boxes to hold the images, but I am not sure as to how to go about this another way. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[strongm]

Looks like .NET to me ... try forum796

In VB6 the easiest way to achieve a similar capability is probably via the CombineRgn API call

 

[Pitamite]

Thanks

 

[jzr]

Use the IntersectRect API call ... you can define a rectangle of any size, allowing you to have a much smaller target area, as accurate as a pixel.

 

[strongm]

Pitamite is already using (the .NET equivalent of) IntersectRect.

And I'd suggest that, if you need to resort to the API, that CombineRgn is a better solution than IntersectRect as it can deal with complex shapes, not just rectangles.