Have a few questions on spawning actors.

Kaona

I am working on a large scale DoTA style 2D platform game and have a few questions about spawning. I have read small bits and pieces about an array system in place but I am trying to find out how it works, If there is not one in place currently than, I will need to go the hard way (roughly 50 actors to represent minions).

My setup right now is using a table for the actor information, I am unable to bind all of the information that I need to a specific actor without some additional workarounds for it. If I have to do so, than I will find a way to make it work.

*Note* This is the windows version that I am currently working with, advise with an apple could help, I will fiddle with features until i find it (assuming that the feature is currently supported in windows).

Also, I found a bug where if you make an Ipad game and reduce the resolution, the touch features on screen will no longer work. So I will need to remake a second game for Iphone/Andriod possibly.

famekrafts

Creating Dota style game with gs is a big deal, not many have tried it. I myself have played league of legends a lot and I do not think gs will be a good engine for that. The problem is same spawning actors will lag. So using 50 actors is the way to go for now. Use tables as arrays are not there.

Kaona

Well I found out how to fully reference arrays *(tables not arrays)* now finally so I think this can work for an array system. But I am working on a few ideas as work arounds in case there is a significant amount of drop in cpu power during gameplay.

I dont need many actors on the field at a time, it is being designed for an Iphone or Ipad, so fewer units that are slightly larger will make it easier for the user to play for the style of game that I am making.

famekrafts

Give us the link regarding arrays.

Kaona

Its just tables setup as an array, did not realize that I made a typo on that D=