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If you move the camera using a tween, (by using the change value block), it will actually move the camera through all the actual pixels.Thanks! This solves my first problem then. Any ideas about the other two?
Hi, image api is def the way to go I've used it extensively in my game, you can attach multiple images to an actor and they stay attached and scale, rotate etc to match the actor. Only things to watch - you need to either scale the attached image, or better, make multiple resolutions for each device scale your game will be used on otherwise they attach at the wrong size, also, if you change animations, the images move behind so you'll need to bring them to the front. Other big issue forma with images attached to actors is that when you use any of the effect blocks, like tint or hue, on IOS the actor tints but the images don't (though they do on flash).Thank you, good stuff! Fortunately I'm working with 1:1 pixel junk, and it has no effects apart from tweens.
I'm trying to solve this last problem by changing the actors sprite itself, merging the image rather than attaching it.
Once i've found a solution, I can post how it works.
Although I haven't really used it much myself, I'm sure that the Image API will help you.I guess this is the way to do it. Am I missing something obvious, or can you not add images just like actors or backgrounds? If I understood correctly, you need to read it from disk?
http://www.stencyl.com/help/view/image-api
"Say, a box" was an example. I'm sorry if I offended you in any way. I have to admit I did misread the question. However, doesn't removing the collision shape or making it a sensor effectively make it fall through everything?I think OP wants to make, say, a box that can be stood on by the player. The box is affected by gravity but cannot be pushed by the player. I'm actually interested in this as well. Removing collision shape or making it a sensor is an answer to another question.@MichaelPel, you could read the question correctly before discarding any response:
I need it so that the enemies cant be pushed but they are still affected by gravity.He says "enemies". A box is not an enemy.
@MermaidMan, this info can help you: http://www.stencyl.com/help/view/collisions-and-groups/
I honestly don't know what will happen if you save a non-string attribute with the "save text" block. I think it'd need to be converted to a string first, and of course, the loaded result will also be a string. If you're using a Map attribute, you could try saving it in this format:I would love you even more.Code: [Select]key1:value1
key2:value2
key3:value3
You could then reconstruct the map by splitting each line at ":", and setting the corresponding key to the corresponding value.
I could make a couple of blocks to make it easier to save and load data types other than text. Would that be useful to you?
Oh, that makes sense. This would be possible, but you'll need to save all necessary data into text files with the extension's "save text" block (not the built-in "save game" block). Then you will need to build a system to load the files with the extension's "load text" block, and use the data to dynamically change the game (set game attributes, for example). Now the data files can be freely copied from one device to another, as long as the other device has the same game installed. (It may be easiest for the player if everything is stored in one specific file or folder.)Yes, of course. I already have a simple system that saves game data to a listmap (don't remember what they're called), and is also able to load from it. It works flawlessly, so can I simply save that maplist as is?
@MichaelPel: On mobile, the "save text" and "save image" blocks save the data to the app's folder in the user's directory (the same place where assets from the "extras" folder are stored). It can be loaded with the "load text" and "load image" blocks even after the app is shut down and restarted. I'm not sure whether the data is deleted even when the app is uninstalled.Ah, sorry for being vague! I was hoping to be able to save the game progress to something like a .txt so it can be edited by a player or transfered from one computer to another. Examples include settings and preferences.txt, procedurally generated world data.txt and player save.txtBut the reason I'm asking is, I want to be able to copy a save file on anoher non-mobile project I'm working on.
I'm not sure I understand. Do you have saved data on a non-mobile device and you want to move it to a mobile device? Can you please elaborate?
why don't you use the save and game blocks ?I actually have no idea how they work and when they should be used : D
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