How to make a specific actor stick to the screen movement?

williamt2706

I'm on my way making my first game.
I'm making sidescrolling game, and i got my "main" actor a camera control and of course the camera will move wherever this actor go. But how do i make the health bar or item button stick to the screen wherever the main actor move? because they always get left behind . . . thx for your concern

sorry my bad english . .

MotherHoose

use a new layer for items that do not scroll … that always show in the scene

Inspector > Scene > Layers [+] … to add newLayer
click once on that newLayer … uncheck Scrollable … tap the enterKey … type in HUD
drag that layer above the Background one
drag your health/item into that layer

HUD is Heads Up Display: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HUD_(video_gaming)

watch: Weswog HUD how-to video


MH

williamt2706

thx a lot . . that will come in handy . .

I've download lots of your tutorial on youtube, but i still haven't get this one . . many thx

williamt2706

thx, problem solved . . But here come another one . . . How to make a "spawn" actor into sidescrolling layer?
I can't drag it to sidescrolling layer, since the layer didn't appear on scene layer. Except i drag it into the screen, but it wouldn't becoma a "spawn" actor anymore if i drop it to the scene . . .