Overlay/Destroy actor

Zombiebrains

Hi guys

I have a problem with creating and destroying actors...here's the idea

I have a sprite that is in a scene and when it get hits some blood splat appears (Spawn actor - Blood Splat right or left). Now, when I put a command in to destroy actor, it removes the main sprite and not the the blood splat...

Can anyone help me just remove the blood splat without getting rid of the main character sprite?

Thanks guys

Braydon_SFX

Try adding a timer:

Rule: When actor overlaps or collides with 'bad guys' or 'something that hurts' spawn blood.

Timer: after 3 seconds
Destroy this actor.

Hope i am explaining this right, anyway try that

Zombiebrains

I have the spawn actor (blood) on a timer for 1 second but adding the 'Destroy' attribute afterwards destroys the main sprite and not the spawned 'Blood' actor.

With Gamesalad you can specify what actor to spawn but adding 'Destroy' kills the original sprite...

Been trying for ages to get this to work...

Braydon_SFX

If your moving like in a landscape game, then just spawn the blood and leave it? If your going to be moving anyway, then you wont see it for long.

Zombiebrains

I see what you mean but there must be another way of removing a certain actor in a scene once you place it there?

Seems odd you can spawn a new actor in a scene but then you can't remove it?

Placing 'Destroy this actor' after you have spawned one does not compute with the new actor and destroys the original actor your trying to edit.

Is there a way of spawning a new actor, say by using a boolean method?

Braydon_SFX

What if you put the rules ect in the blood actor instead of the player?

That way: When blood hits 'bad' it spawns the actor.

Then when you destroy that actor, it should only destroy the blood, since that is the only thing to destroy.

As for the boolean method, i dont know, im new to GS myself. (3 weeks) But i try to help where i can.

Zombiebrains

How about say making the actual blood gfx 'invisible' then turning it 'on' when the sprite is hit...could I do it like that somehow?

I'm a newbie too Braydon and appreciate your help and advise?

Braydon_SFX

That thought had occurred to me. You would need to make a attribute, and then turn it on 'true'.
I would just play around with it.

There is probably a tutorial somewhere. I'll look for it. If you would like to keep in-touch, please email me at braydon@coyer.net

I assume you would need to change the alpha from 0 to 1. I think I have done this before so it turns 'on' when needed. Again, i'll look for it.

Zombiebrains

Yeah, would like to keep in touch and stuff...will email you in a mo.

I'll have a play with it as there doesn't seem to be a easy option to this problem...

Thanks for the support Braydon.

Braydon_SFX

Hey no problem man. Anytime : ) I'm just glad i could help.

If you email me, i can email you the solution to your problem when i find it. I know ive seen it before.

Zombiebrains

This spawn and destroy lark is a nightmare...been on Google for about an hour with no luck.

Say i have a box actor on screen called 'Blast'.
You click on the box
I spawn an new actor on top of the box called 'Explosion'.
Now after 1 second I want to destroy the 'Explosion' actor
I add in a attribute called 'Destroy' (This is suppose to destroy the explosion actor as thats the one I just added) but it destroys the original box actor?

Does anyone have a solution to this problem?

Driving me insane now!!!

Any other help would be greatly appreciate

Thank guys

Zombiebrains

Ha just found this answer

entersimon said:

If all the spawned actor is supposed to do is die after 1 second, then put a timer inside of that actor.

after 1 second:
destroy actor

Works a treat now...and so simple!

Braydon_SFX

Yeah, Tshirbooth has a tutorial for that. Glad you found your answer.

Zombiebrains

Thanks Braydon

You pointed me in the right direction and I thank you for that..

These forums are gold dust to us newbie's and are a wealth of information.

Right, back to work on my next project!

Braydon_SFX

Your welcome Zombiebrains.

Keep in touch

Us newbie's need to stick together

Braydon_SFX

If you email me, i found something that relates to your problem, its a good learning template.