Maximum scene size ?

YannBouschet

Hi,

Is there a maximum scene size ?

Let's say we want at least a 8192x8192 scene with 1024x1024 tiled background images, would it run on an iPhone ?

Thanks

ktfright

maybe, but thats something you just have to try. It might not work because of the sheer size.

Hunnenkoenig

I know, this is a bit old topic, but I need to know too.

I need a big scene, where the camera scrolls in all 4 basic directions. I have a background image as big as the iphone screen and I want to use it as a texture for the background. I want to use normal sized actors.

Now my question is:
Can I make a really big scene?
What is the limit of a scene, if we don`t count processing power and images and such?

If I use the 320x480 image as a background image placed 100 times next to eachother, is it affecting performance, or does GS process only visible elements?

All in all: Can I make a really big car racing level for example?

jonmulcahy

I think it should work fine, on early devices you may see a slowdown because you've got so many actors for the background. You'd probably want to make it 3GS only

I've got a 320x3000 background that works fine

Hunnenkoenig

Thanks...

I tried to set a scene to 48000x48000 (random number) and it was created in GS, but I still don't know if it would work on an iPhone too...

@tempowebdesign: I am not sure, if you know, what we mean. We don't talk about resolution as seen on the screen, but about a scene area, where the standard sized camera is scrolling around.

synthesis

@tempo
That is his scene size...his display is standard 320x480 and scrolls.

firemaplegames

@tempowebdesign: The WINDOW size is limited to 480x320, 1024x768, and 1280x800.

But the SCENE size can be larger. GS uses a "Camera" that can pan around a large Scene.
You set the Scene size under the SCENE Tab right above the Actor Library pane.

I don't know if there is actually a physical limit to the dimensions in GS, but one thing you have to consider is the amount of Actors you can have at any given time. I find that more than 20-30 and the game starts grinding to a halt.

You have to be creative with how you lay out your levels.

JamesZeppelin

without a lot of actors i know you can run around a game as big as 320x20k and it works fine.
As long as your actors dont pop on until they are close everything will be cool.

The danger is that a lot of peoples first inclination is to make a platformer that is just one huge picture

....wont work

Hunnenkoenig

Thanks for replies. Now I know everything :-)

Thanks!