How to teleport an actor without using constrain atributes?

GLA

How to teleport an actor in a specified position(well known x and y values, lets say x=480, y=320) but without using the cnstrain atributes command?

KevinCross

Can you not use change attributes?

GLA

i tried...isn't working...the actor remains in the same position

gyroscope

Hi @GLA, if you don't need to have "remembered" where a moving actor is teleporting FROM, then you've no worries about using Constrain Attribute behaviours anyway in this situation... (but if you had to use Constrain Attribute behaviours, I'm wondering why you'd want to avoid them...)

(btw, for the record - and I'm sounding picky but it might confuse some new users not familiar with programming so I'll mention - the Constrain Attributes are behaviours, not commands.)

Anyhow, simply use Change Attribute behaviours:

Rule: When scene.ReadyToTeleport01 is true
Change Attribute self.Position.X to 480
Change Attribute self.Position.Y to 320

Edit: writing as @KevinCross was posting

GLA

let me be more clearly...i have an actor outside the scene and when some atribute changes to true i want that actor to apear in the middle of the scene, and when is false to go back to the initial position outside the scene...but i don't want to use constrain atributes cause in that way they will be to much and will crash the game...so any solutions? right now i'm trying with spawning actor, and then destroy when that atribute is false

GLA

sorry for confusing the words, i'm not a native english speaker

KevinCross

I think I use change attributes in my game when I wanted it to go on and off the screen depending on the value of a boolean. I used it for a reset/restart game button.

I don't see why constrain attributes would be too much and would crash your game. If it currently happens then you may have other problems.

gyroscope

So based on this new info, perhaps try my updated suggestion (using Change Attributes as @KevinCross suggested):

Rule: When scene.ReadyToTeleport01 is true
Change Attribute self.Position.X to 480
Change Attribute self.Position.Y to 320
Otherwise
Change Attribute self.Position.X to -60

Or if you still want to use a spawned actor, put in the spawned actor's Rules:

Change Attribute self.Position.X to 480
Change Attribute self.Position.Y to 320

Rule: When scene.ReadyToTeleport01 is false
Destroy

jamie_c

As others have said it seems like it should be a simple matter of using Change Attributes to move a character to and from the spots.

jamie_c

Here is a little sample file that moves an actor between two spots on screen when the button is pressed.

GLA

thanks a lot all of you! i found what was the actual problem sorry my mistake
thanks for the sample too