irregular collision shapes?

diegocs

if i have a curved ramp or a hill, or something that isn't flat, will its collision shape be a circle or square or can it follow the contour of the shape?

simo103

from what I've read here you only have the choice between circle and square. To achieve a slope or hill you would have to create numerous invisible actors and overlap them to make their edges match the slope enough for your main actor to roll, slide, walk on it.

gyroscope

Hi diegocs, it's a shame that we can't have irregular collision shapes, ignoring transparency especially, but that's the way it is at the moment. Maybe the GS team will refine collision in a future beta, let's hope. It's circles or squares only.

So to follow something like a curved ramp or hill, the workaround is to make the collision areas as small transparent oblongs, following the curve as close as possible.

Edit: Simo123 beat me to it!

simo103

gyro ... been trying to take some workload off you chefs who do so much great work helping people here.

Since this topic was one I actually thought I knew the answer for I jumped right in. Diegocs got great help there's nothing better than quick two independent answers that verify the same thing.

Maybe this might be worth Darren putting in his platformer template?!?

tenrdrmer

Darren from utopian games lined up small transparent square or rectangle actors to create curves that followed the curved platforms in bumps.

kirkland

how can you do this but with the drag and rotate template any ideas