Heads Up Display disappears!

guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
edited January 2012 in Working with GS (Mac)
Hey guys, I'm having some trouble with my HUD, I've created a new layer to place it, and unselected scrollable, but when I hit preview, my HUD layer just disapear. What is wrong?

Thx for your help.

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  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited January 2012
    Hi @guizanchett, more than likely you've an overall background image covering it in your other folder which is on a higher level than your HUD stuff....

    Just go into Scene > Layers and drag your HUD folder to the top. :-)

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  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    It's already on the top, that's why I'm kinda lost!
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    Hmm, that's odd, unless you mean the HUD stuff in on the top within the same folder...

    You have got a separate folder called HUD or whatever you want, haven't you? If you have, the only other thing that can be happening is that your HUD actors are in the wrong folder...

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  • Mr.pHMr.pH Member Posts: 26
    Make sure the HUD is in the lower left corner of your scene.
  • gyroscopegyroscope I am here.Member, Sous Chef, PRO Posts: 6,598
    edited January 2012
    Hi @Mr.ph, for the record, elements of your HUD can be placed anywhere you like on the screen.

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  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    edited January 2012
    @guizanchett
    The HUD is not disappearing , its probably just outside the "unscrollable view" ,
    If its an iPhone app , you HUD must be inside the 480x320 area , if its an iPad game so your HUD must be inside the 1024x786 area!

    Make sure your HUD actors are in the "unscrollable zone"

    Roy.
  • GLGAMESGLGAMES SingaporeMember Posts: 988
    a pic speak a thousand words lol, show us the screen short
  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    This is before I hit preview:

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/capturadetela20120130s0.png/

    This is after:

    http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/capturadetela20120130s0.png/
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Like i said,
    If its an iPhone app , you HUD must be inside the 480x320 area , if its an iPad game so your HUD must be inside the 1024x786 area!
    your "hud" actor (the black square) is out of that area!
    Put his values to X=50 , Y=50 and you'll see it in the preview .

    Roy.
  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    Keeps disappearing! :/
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    Does this actor changes his X and Y value with a "change attribute" rule ?

    Roy.
  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    No, its supposed to be my controller button! But I've made a test, and when its on the left corner on the bottom, it doesn't disappears! wtf?!!
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    edited January 2012
    Off course it will work ! thats what i was trying to tell you , Put his values to X=50 , Y=50 meaning putting him on the bottom left corner .
    Your actor must be inside of the "unscrollable area"

    Its a bit old from "weswog" but it explains the concept


    Roy.
  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    You're telling me that my HUD will just work, if my camera is placed at the bottom left of the screen? @gyroscope can you give us your opinion too?
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    You're telling me that my HUD will just work, if my camera is placed at the bottom left of the screen?
    Iv'e never said that !

    Roy.
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    edited January 2012
    I promise you that @gyroscope 's opinion will be exactly as mine , cause there is only 1 way to make this .
    (it was a bit insulting i must add)
    Would you please take a look at this example i just made you :
    http://www.mediafire.com/?cbd9rgmh1ltsc9r
    It has 2 scenes ,
    1) How to make a HUD.
    2)How NOT to make a hud .

    Preview them to see the differences .

    Roy.
  • guizanchettguizanchett Member Posts: 24
    Hey Roy, sorry, wasn't my intention to insult you. In fact I'm really glad you're trying to help me, the reason I've asked gyroscope's opinion, is because i thought I wasn't understanding what you were saying and he could help to explain. Now I understood that the actors should be on the bottom, even if the camera isn't! Thanks very much, and again sorry if you felt insulted, wasn't my intention at all!
  • MotherHooseMotherHoose Member Posts: 2,456
    edited January 2012
    HUD has to be in: Inspector > Scene > Layers > new layer
    That layer has to have its Scrollable unchecked … so it is "Unscrollable"
    drag your newLayer above the other layers so it is at the top of the list … as you add more layers, make sure they are below the HUD

    to change the name of the layer … click on the name … and the [return] key … and type

    an Actor or Layer at the bottom of any list is loaded first and displays beneath all other actors/layers

    you can change an individual actor's placement within a layer
    -right click on the actorInstance in sceneEditor and select Send To: Front; Back; Forward; Backwards

    But, you can only change the the Layer order in Scene Layers

    to debug what is happening to your controlActor in the toolBar Preview
    -change the other actors' Alphas to 0.5
    -preview in the sceneEditor
    so you can see where it is in relationship to the camera

    having a camera originY that is not 0 … always, in my experience, squirrels the actor's positionY on the unscrollable layers
    the actors in an unscrollable layers reference their positionX,Y to the displaySize … and not the camera origin
    which is only logical … as that layer does not relate to a moving camera's positionY
    though the camera originX ≠ 0 … doesNot affect unscrollable layers

    @guizanchett … suggest you set your Camera OriginY To: 0

    @};- MH
    PS: a lot of this info you don't need … but newbies read the Forum's posts.
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