Can you define an Actors position attribute so that it is located in the same place in every scene

jdgould

I am trying to create an actor (trash can) and put it in the same place on every scene without having to manually put it in the correct spot on the scenes I have already created. Is there an easy way to define an actor (i.e. position) and then just drag it to the scene and have it placed in the right position (x,y).

Thanks

GLGAMES

constrain self.x & self.y position to the fixed position that you want so you can place the trash can off screen but once u run it will go to the position you have set. But the feature you are asking whereby you drag actors onto the screen and let it snap automatically to the set position is still not available.

jonmulcahy

Use the change attribute function at the top of the rules list

Change position x to x
Change position y to y

simo103

@jdgould .... I would use jon's method .... just put the two change attributes in the actor. Set one to change self.positionX to 300 for example and the other self.positionY to 420 or whereever you want it. Then in each scene drag the trash actor in, doesn't matter where. When the scene loads it will put the actor in the right spot. GLGames suggestion of using a constrain will work however constrains run constantly so it will eat up some of your RAM.

UtopianGames

Wayne made a cool tool called the scene merger (think im ok saying this but if not please delete).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iXhiVVWMF1c#!

http://www.deepblueapps.com/Deep_Blue_Ideas_Ltd./GS_SceneMerger.html

Darren.