problem actors placement

lamydelachapelle

Hi, I'm a new user of Gamesalad and I have a problem which is very annoying. I create a new scene with an actor at the center of my scene. But when I try a preview of my scene my actor is at the left bottom of the screen!! Even if I move this actor in the editor, it doesn't want to move where I want. I know some game builders which are more easy to learn and I'm very frustrated to be bloqued here. Can you help me please?
Paul
screenshot here >>picture

jamie_c

If you're using the Windows version you might want to read this thread:

http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/59247/windows-creator-first-stop-if-you-experience-unexpected-behaviours

tatiang

Does your actor have any rules or behaviors? If so, what happens when you drag a new actor with no rules or behaviors onto the scene and click Preview?

lamydelachapelle

Hi Jamie,
thanks for your answer. I have done what they say in your link and it works... a little!
I think that there's a problem perhaps a bug with actors when you do special things. I mean sometimes when you do a non uniform scale (with the handles) or if you give a number with a comma to your position (ex: x=150.5) you will find your actor in the wrong place. not nice!
You correct this mistake by writing a correct position and by writing a uniform scale on your actor.
I will continue to work on it and I will try to understand better.
see u
paul

lamydelachapelle

Hi Tatiang, My actors have no rule and no behaviors. Look at this screenshot.
1/ I drag and drop my actors on the scene. At the preview everything is alright.
2/ I scale one of these actors
3/ when I launch the preview this actor is on the wrong place! pow!
screenshot

ps: I actually work on a release version but I had the same problem on a stable one (ouch!

lamydelachapelle

OK I have find a very interesting thing.
So I scale an actor and then it goes on the wrong place. But I notice that when you scale a shape it also change...the position of the actor. And sometimes you create values with some commas (ex: 150,5). Gamesalad doesn't like it! not at all!
you must change the value by typing one without comma (ex: 150)
not very cool!

jamie_c

@lamydelachapelle, I don't use the Windows version but I believe part of the link I provided did address commas instead of decimals for international users. Did you see that? Sounds like you might still be experiencing something to do with that.

Hopscotch

@lamydelachapelle , it definitely sounds like your problem is related to the region settings. Look again at the link that @jamie_c pointed out and change your regional settings of windows accordingly.