How to make it so actors won't overlap other actors when spawned?

justinodunn

I have 4 types of actors that are spawned at random times constantly. However those actors come in different sizes, some bigger and some smaller... so I'm not sure how tables can come into this, do you have any ideas? Thanks.

tatiang

There are quite a few endless runner and Flappy Bird tutorials related to that if you Google them or search the forums. Other than that, my demo might be helpful: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/383521/#Comment_383521.

justinodunn

There are quite a few endless runner and Flappy Bird tutorials related to that if you Google them or search the forums. Other than that, my demo might be helpful: http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/comment/383521/#Comment_383521.

Thanks, but my actors won't collide even if they are different sizes?

tatiang

Thanks, but my actors won't collide even if they are different sizes?

I have no idea what that means. You'll need to explain how your game works, what exactly you're trying to do (what it would look like if it was working properly), what you've already tried -- rules or screenshots are helpful, etc.

justinodunn

Thanks, but my actors won't collide even if they are different sizes?

I have no idea what that means. You'll need to explain how your game works, what exactly you're trying to do (what it would look like if it was working properly), what you've already tried -- rules or screenshots are helpful, etc.

I have 4 types of actors, spawning at random times from the top in a random x location, once spawned they move down, in which the user has to then tap and destroy. each actor come in different sizes, so sometimes when the actors fall, they overlap with each other, and when i tap once, they both get destroyed... so I thought the table thing might not work...

tatiang

Okay, that gives me a better idea of what you're trying to do. What you might need to do is use a custom timer that changes based on the size (height) of the spawned actor. If you provide a screenshot or sketch of your game, I can probably make you a demo.

justinodunn

This is an example for one spawner. at a random time between 2-6 or something, it will spawn an actor at a random x position, between 20 and 300 or something. when the score gets higher, it will trigger other spawners with the same behaviors that will spawn the other types of actors

tatiang

I should have been more specific... I meant a sketch or screenshot of the gameplay. The rules you posted don't really tell the whole story of why you're getting overlapping actors. I assume you have multiple spawners and that's the cause of the problem. Sorry I couldn't help more. Maybe someone else can.