How can I do this?

Sambo110

I want to have a collecting/dodging type game, collect objet to get points, power ups to do certain things and other things will make you lose a life. Can I have it randomly make items drop, sorta like Scoops does it?

CodeMonkey

You can create an actor that uses the Timer behavior to change an attribute to some random integer (1 to n) every t seconds. Then the actor has different rules that check if the attribute value is equal to #. One rule for each number. And those rules spawn an actor and changes the attribute back to 0.

Each of those actors spawned would have a basic Change Velocity behavior so it can move. Not Collidable. And one rule that says if it collides with some boundary actor or your player actor then it is destroyed.

Sambo110

Another question. I wanted to make it so the player couldn't move outside of the screen. I put walls just outside of view, but when they hit the player goes spinning etc. Any way so they don't spin? Or an easier way to do it?

Sambo110

Hmm, I found out most the stuff reading through the games that come with it, they are really helpful!

Sambo110

Ok, I thought of a game I want to make. Basically things keep falling from the top, and you have to dodge the, can I do these 2 things.

1. Have them slowly fall faster and faster and
2. Get a point for each second you survive?

JGary321

Sambo 110 you still need help with this? If so post here, I think I have a solution for you.

Sambo110

I guess so, I haven't really done much with Gamesalad, I was sorta waiting for more features etc. But if I could do this it would be a good start IMO.

CodeMonkey

Sambo110, I'm not sure how you have your actor set up, but to stop the spinning when it hits the walls or anything else, go into the Physics attributes and set the Fixed Rotation attribute to true.

JGary321

"1. Have them slowly fall faster and faster"
Spawn Actor, Move to Random Postion (x), Move to Position 25(y) (or whatever your ground coord is), Accelerate. That should help start it.

"2. Get a point for each second you survive? "
First set a Game Attribute called Game Time & another called Game Score. Set a Timer that every 1 sec to change attribute game.Game Time to game.Game Time - 1. Under the same timer set another change attribute to game.game Score to game.Game Score +1.

Hope this helps.

Sambo110

That does help thanks! I might start working on my first proper game soon.

quantumsheep

Hope so Sambo - we've had some great examples over the last few days!

Personally, I'm making 'one level demos' of my game ideas, which I'll upload at some point.

I understand what you mean by waiting for more features though. A 'reset game' one is top of my list!