different screen size in 3gs and 4g, self.positionX still good?

POM

hey i was wondering, should i make my next game for iphone 4?
i still dont know how the graphic will work? i heard there were issues with that,
so have they fixed it yet?

and about the X Y values, if i make a game for iphone 4 , can i use a rule that say:
when self.positionX > 480

and when 3gs users will use it , that rule will become self.positionX > 240 ?!
(sorry for my english, i hope you understand the question)

AfterBurnett

I'm wondering the same thing. From my tests so far it all seems to work... just resizes the images.

jstrahan

same here im wrkn on an ipad game now about 75% done it a puzzle game with balls taking a long time cause there's about 100 rules and 6 constrains per ball so each time i have to edit the ball actor it takes about 10 minutes to change to the actor editor and collapse all the rules just had to get that out
any way im also making an iphone version all the gpx have been converted to the 960x640 screen size but do i use a 960x640 or 480x320 coordinate for all the movements
it looked like 480x320 to me but dont have an iphone 4 yet to test

jstrahan

@polygame also when i get a little closer to finishing i want to get with you on a video and ur opinion of game
@QS would also like ur input u were helpful on exp jet even though its not doing good in sales i wish that apple required people to leave comments if the star rating u give is 3 or less that way we would know what to do to improve the game

AfterBurnett

No worries

POM

so can anyone confirm this one?
if you use a rule that says when self.positionX > 480 (iphone 4 half screen)
is the 3gs will get it as if it were 240? (3gs half screen)

firemaplegames

@p-o-m: No, that is incorrect. Design all your Rules for 480x320 still.

So:

when self.Position > 240

will work correctly on iPhone4 and 3GS.
(240 will be automatically changed to 480 on iPhone4)

POM

@firemaplegames
so even when i make my game for the iphone 4 my scene is still 320X480 ?!
not 640X960 ?

chosenonestudios

firemaplegames

@p-o-m: That's how I understand it. But hopefully somebody else can clarify.

Khakionion

quoth p-o-m:
so even when i make my game for the iphone 4 my scene is still 320X480 ?!
not 640X960 ?

If you'll notice in recent versions of GS Creator, the iPhone platform does not specify a resolution anymore, because it is irrelevant. 320x480 is the dimension of the *game world*. When your GS game plays on a Retina Display, that 320x480 world is rendered into a 640x960 screen. XY coordinates do not specify individual pixels. See the thread linked below for more info:

http://gamesalad.com/forums/topic.php?id=8753