Layers could be better.

[MrCyberpunk]

I've noticed that the layer system is only good for scrolling and setting up objects on a frame. I was hoping it was going to have a little more Runtime function. I wanted to create collision masks like with most commerical games where you create an invisible boundry around objects to 'fence' in the player from walking through things. But that's just too hard to do on a single layer. What i mean is that Im a little annoyed that the collsions don't work through layers. as a result all they do is scroll past one another which isn't useful to me.

I know i can just copy each layer down to the bottem layer anyway but this could get messy later down the line. I'd give anything to have 2 objects on seperate layers collide! But they dont <img src="/center/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[MrCyberpunk]

I've noticed that the layer system is only good for scrolling and setting up objects on a frame. I was hoping it was going to have a little more Runtime function. I wanted to create collision masks like with most commerical games where you create an invisible boundry around objects to 'fence' in the player from walking through things. But that's just too hard to do on a single layer. What i mean is that Im a little annoyed that the collsions don't work through layers. as a result all they do is scroll past one another which isn't useful to me.

I know i can just copy each layer down to the bottem layer anyway but this could get messy later down the line. I'd give anything to have 2 objects on seperate layers collide! But they dont <img src="/center/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

[DavidN]

You could create an identical object on the second layer, fix its position to the position of the first one, and test for collisions on the second object.

[DavidN]

You could create an identical object on the second layer, fix its position to the position of the first one, and test for collisions on the second object.

[MrCyberpunk]

OKAY! yes that solves it. You're very smart u know that <img src="/center/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[MrCyberpunk]

OKAY! yes that solves it. You're very smart u know that <img src="/center/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[danjo]

theres always a workaround. and the idea of layers IS to keep them seperated.

[danjo]

theres always a workaround. and the idea of layers IS to keep them seperated.

[MrCyberpunk]

I'll probably have to use some Active objects are markers just to keep things more organised. because using similar objects for seperate layers does look confusing when positioning. But none the less it all works.

[MrCyberpunk]

I'll probably have to use some Active objects are markers just to keep things more organised. because using similar objects for seperate layers does look confusing when positioning. But none the less it all works.