Custom collision shape?

Teeb

Is it possible to define a custom collision shape for an actor?

It's all very well having a circle and a square available, but I have an irregularly shaped actor and being a confined game in terms of space, I want the collision shape to reflect the real shape of the actor.

For instance, let's say my main actor is a triangle - what about the space on the two sides? I don't want the object to collide in that space, even if the image transparency exists there.

Is there any way of doing this? I saw someone suggest that it's possible to group together certain actors and have them all with square or circle collision shapes in order to 'construct' the main actor. My game is extremely simple and so I have some leeway. So this would be possible I suppose, but it sounds messy and I'd rather a different option.

gyroscope

Hi Teeb, that's on the cards for a future GSC release; here's hoping it'll be here before 1.0...

The workaround you mentioned is really the only way to simulate non-zero alpha collision only at the moment...

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Teeb

Thanks for the response gyro. Suppose it's not going to be a terribly difficult workaround for me considering the shape of my actor, so I've just got to stop complaining and get to it ^^

Teeb

Yeah.. like say I had a triangle shaped actor, I could just make a series of small circles surrounding it as the 'boundaries'?

Clouds

@ Teeb

Yeah.. like say I had a triangle shaped actor, I could just make a series of small circles surrounding it as the 'boundaries'?

It would be much more efficient to simply have three long thin rectangles along each edge.

MaestroKaizers

Hi! Teeb, i am working on a game aswell, and i am both a triangle and a circle that i want to "act realistic". The method you mentioned sounds like it works, have you tried it out? If so could you please explain what behaviors etc i will need to use for this. Im kinda new to GameSalad, and still learning, it would be awsome if you or someone else could tell me.

Cheers

Clouds

I don't think this will work beyond being able to move the object left right up and down, as soon as you want to rotate this composite object all (mathematical) hell will break loose!

podzol

I'd very much like to see the ability to apply custom object shape. I can see many applications for us use in jig-saw puzzle-type games, or games where alignment important in collision scenarios.

eoin

Is there any Official News on a Custom Path or a Custom Shape in Gamesalad.

ahiung

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