axe-like swing

dee99

i need some help to create an actor which is fixed at the top but swings like an axe. any help is apreciated

DimensionGames

check out quantum sheep or t-shirt booth's profiles im sure one of them has one!

dee99

ill check it out

quantumsheep

I don't have one I'm afraid. Not that I can remember anyway!

What you need is something like the pinball template - do a search for it, some kind soul from Gendai put it up.

It'll show you the basics of rotating an actor, and also of making your actor twice as big so that the axe will rotate from the 'middle'.

It's the principle behind getting the flippers to work in the pinball demo.

So yeah, check that out for inspiration

Hope that helps,

QS

dee99

Ok ill check that out, thanks

and t-shirtbooth, firemaple or codemonkey dont have it

DimensionGames

sorry QS your always a good place to start I couldn't remember who did the pendulum swinging demo

Oooh im tempted to steal your QS thing but with PS and then write a awesome thing belong like a joke or a picture of a novelty beverage!

quantumsheep

Knock yourself out, mate

QS

DimensionGames

give me a few minutes *googling funny jokes*

dee99

Wait! i should just search up, "pendulum swing"

dee99

nvr mind, nothing there

DimensionGames

dee99 said:
Wait! i should just search up, "pendulum swing"

good thinking batman!

PS I used to have a great job as a bullet, but then I got fired.

dee99

Ok, checked pinball template, all they did was make the actor twice as big with transparent at the top half so it looked like it was swinging

quantumsheep

dee99 said:
Ok, checked pinball template, all they did was make the actor twice as big with transparent at the top half so it looked like it was swinging

And there's a possible solution for you

QS

dee99

i am using that solution

quantumsheep

yay!

JackBQuick

dee99 said:
Ok, checked pinball template, all they did was make the actor twice as big with transparent at the top half so it looked like it was swinging

I think that this is the best solution. The only reason to do any different would be if the arm was in the middle of the screen and the transparent part interfered with the game play. If this is the case, here are two demos that can help:

Hang On 2 (Demo)

and

Clock hands

There's some math involved. Stay away from doing this if at all possible

dee99

I just turned it into a double sided club for double the destruction! XD

JackBQuick

Good idea -- I liked how you turned it around to your advantage!