Difference between attributes and behavior???

justinodunn

I saw a tutorial and the guy used rotate attribute for an actor to rotate automatically, i thought why not use the rotate behavior instead?

Socks

http://cookbook.gamesalad.com/tutorials/1/parts/1

justinodunn

http://cookbook.gamesalad.com/tutorials/1/parts/1

Read already.

Socks

It's impossible to answer your question without knowing the particular scenario involved in the tutorial.

jamie_c

Also there is usually multiple ways of accomplishing the same thing in Gamesalad. Just because one person does it one way, doesn't mean you can't do it another. You should do whatever works best to fit your particular needs.

Thunder_Child

I can see where rotate attribute would want the actor to rotate all the time. I would use the behavior after a separate function had taken place personally.

Example would be if I wanted to have a rotating constantly I would changed the rotate attribute to like 10.

If I wanted to push a button to make the platform rotate from a stationary position I would make it happen as a behavior.

Of course you can still place a behavior to make it constantly rotate. Im just giving MY example of why I would use attribute or behavior.

justinodunn

so basically, attribute is something that is constantly running? and a behavior is something that has to be triggered by the user (rule) to perform specific actions?

jamie_c

If you are familiar with programming at all an Attribute in Gamesalad is like a Variable in programming.