Constrain actor to another actor.

As_Of_Latte

Can I constrain one actors position to the edge of a different actor? If so, does anyone know how this can be done?

Hope this makes sense and I appreciate any help in advance .

Summation

Sure, you just have to figure out where the edge is.
I would constrain the edge of the actor to two game level attributes, x and y, and then constrain the follower actor to the game level attributes.

As_Of_Latte

@Summation Nice, thank you! I'll give it a try right now.

Socks

@As Of Latte said:
Summation Nice, thank you! I'll give it a try right now.

Also this might be useful too:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/75220/fast-constrain-linkmachine-v2

As_Of_Latte

@Socks Awesome! I was unaware of your past post (I should have done more research) but this is very helpful! Thanks you

noahb

@Summation said:
Sure, you just have to figure out where the edge is.

No matter how big the actor is, the right edge of the actor is always:
(self.position.x) + ((self.size.width)/2))

an the left edge is:
(self.position.x) - ((self.size.width)/2))

This is a handy way of finding the edge because even if you change the size or position of the actor the game will calculate the x position of its edge for you.

Summation

@noahb said:
No matter how big the actor is, the right edge of the actor is always:
(self.position.x) + ((self.size.width)/2))

an the left edge is:
(self.position.x) - ((self.size.width)/2))

This is a handy way of finding the edge because even if you change the size or position > of the actor the game will calculate the x position of its edge for you.

Nice one, @noahb