What feature on this poll would you want to see added to GameSalad
StormyStudio
United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
Ok, so after the succes of the previous topic:
'What 1 dream feature would you like to see in gamesalad next?'
http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=2969&page=2
and the suggestion from 'BeyondtheTech' to put them all into a poll.
Here it is, please choose what 1 dream feature above all you'd like to see in GameSalad then hopefully that feature will get integrated by v1 of GameSalad.
I've simplified some of the requests, and gone for the obvious front runners, I will leave out 3D as I think we'd all like it but it won't happen with the current physics engine and iPad support because I'm sure that will come about soon enough)
Give me a minute to put the poll together after posting this message, there are quite a few
'What 1 dream feature would you like to see in gamesalad next?'
http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=2969&page=2
and the suggestion from 'BeyondtheTech' to put them all into a poll.
Here it is, please choose what 1 dream feature above all you'd like to see in GameSalad then hopefully that feature will get integrated by v1 of GameSalad.
I've simplified some of the requests, and gone for the obvious front runners, I will leave out 3D as I think we'd all like it but it won't happen with the current physics engine and iPad support because I'm sure that will come about soon enough)
Give me a minute to put the poll together after posting this message, there are quite a few
Comments
- In app purchases support
-Pixel Collision,
- Ability to turn off (comment out) rules,
- Attach one actor to another, (+ ability to adjust anchor point)
- Ability to publish to Android,
-Better text handling functions, (Native font support)
-GameSalad server (for high scores, multiplayer)
-Bluetooth support,
-Go to next scene (or previous) function, and Scene Transitions
-Video playback, (or png sequences into a single file)
-Toggle layer visibility on and off
- Folders to keep things tidy,
- Native Keyboard Support
- Camera Support + Access to photo library on device
- GPS support
- Text to Speech
- Search tool for Actors, Attributes and Behaviors.
- Preset Drag and Drop recipes for attributes (moving platforms, looping background etc)
- Sprite-Sheet Support
-'Now loading' or 'progress bar' added to GS Splash Screen.
Box2D can handle convex polygons and circles. Right now, GameSalad only implements rectangles and circles. Hopefully, one day they will implement other convex polygons also. A convex polygon is a shape where all the internal angles are less than 180 degrees - so shapes like triangles, pentagons, hexagons, etc.. are all convex and supported by Box2D. You can even define your own closed polygons that are more complex.
A crescent moon on the other hand, or a "pac-man" shape is what's known as a concave polygon. These are not supported by Box2D.
Another feature of Box2D that is not currently in GameSalad is the ability to link up different bodies either rigidly or with joints. That would be a cool addition to GameSalad as well. Also joint limits (which act as an IK system) are currently in Box2D. Motors as well.
Box2D has been ported nicely in Flash, which is why all those great physics games started appearing on the web 2 years ago. But Flash has the full power of the computer's processor(s) behind it, whereas the iPhone is much more limited.
As such, it is probably a good thing to keep things limited to boxes and circles for now.
Because of this, I am pretty sure that you will not see pixel collision implemented any time soon. Gamesalad would have to be based on an entirely different system.
For now, you will just have to think creatively to get your projects to behave the way you want!
Joe
Out of interest what did you vote for above?
but right now at this moment I'd settle for not crashing.
supose an iphone/ipod user is in the toilet shitting ( T_T ) and he/she wants to put down the device they are playing to wash their hands ....so they ask themselves " WHERE IS THE PAUSE OPTION IN THIS DAM GAME? " ...so they accidentaly touch their own ass using the toilet paper and accidentaly tap some !@#$% at the device screen ^_^( LOL) who do you think they are going to blame for this!! yes the god dam game makers ( WE ) lollll...
It wouldn't happen to be based on experience now, would it?
If you think about it, the GS Creator application has a Pause feature (see for yourself when you're previewing a particular scene), why can't they just simply slide that into the game?
Now, I know everyone will want to have different things or different looks when they pause their game, so it should be something that will be have to be customizable.