does GS detect alpha when clicking on things? Can i override that?

part12studios

I noticed that it seems to ignore alpha spaces around graphic.. which normally is fine, but in my case i think that i need the whole graphic to be clickable when i touch it. however i still want the alpha there so the object looks round rather than the exact shape of the png i import.

Thanks!
Caleb

JohnPapiomitis

Alpha space is not ignored it gamesalad. A transparent area of a actor will still detect collosions, touch, ect

cheers

gyroscope

Hi Caleb, that's the way it is unfortunately. Hopefully, when polygon collision is eventually introduced, then maybe "transparency ignored" or something similar will follow.

Edit: beaten by John! :-)

part12studios

ah ok, that's good to know... the way my game is behaving it seemed like maybe the opposite was going on.

I just placed an object on the screen and it is clearly (for some reason) registering as a hit when my mouse is well inside the graphic.. on all sides..

it absolutely ignores the alpha space no matter how big i make it.. very strange. but the worse issue is that a player has to tap the object moving fast so clearly touching it with the finger can result in a miss..

any ideas?

part12studios

nm.. i know what it is.. i had the physics collision as circle.. making it rectangle fixed that issue