Stretch 2

[loglady]

Hi!

I'm trying to make an active object do the same transition as in the Stretch 2 Center V option. How do I code this? I wanna use this effect when a condition is satisfied so "I think" I can't do it directly setting the transition fade in/out option. I already adjusted the active object hot spot to the center but all I achieved so far was a transition like the Stretch 2 center H+V.

The code:

Global attribute: gameStart = 0
Always
Set scale to YScale ("myActiveObject")-0.03 (Quality=0)

[arfa]

The code you have makes sense - it will shrink the object to nothing.

Where is the problem?
You mention "transition fade in/out" but this is for the whole level. Are you wanting to just fade out "myActiveObject"?
if so...
Set up start condition = set flag on
flag on = add 1 to valA
always = tranparency to valA
transparency=128 = flag off

[loglady]

Thanks for our reply!

1- "Transition fade in/out": Under Properties => Display Options
I was just refering the option "stretch 2". It contais the effect I wannna achieve.

2- I want to shrink the image (in myActiveObject) vertically until it becomes a thin line, so thin that will be invisible, not the whole frame.

3- I'm refering to the Stretch 2 effect (center V) because it's exactly the effect I want. Just take a look in the preview area.

4- As I want full control over the effect it seems like the fade in/out option under Display Options is triggered at the start of the frame. What I want is play the effect "automatically" when the user satisfies a condition.

Once again, thanks!

[mobichan]

I beleive your can add a transition effect to an active object, no? The "fade in" will happen when the object is created and the "fade out" will happen when you destroy the object.

[arfa]

>> transition effect to an active object
How did I never see that? Because I never looked [grin]
thx mobichan

loglady - if you want full control then you will need to set up a set of scaling conditions - similar to my transparency example, just set relative to scale. X & Y? up to you.

Otherwise - my recently discovered new toy seems to work fine.

[loglady]

arfa - Setting it relative to X and Y will make it shrink from corner to center.

mobichan - Thanks for the info! I was using the effects but wasn't aware that, when destroing the object the "fade out" is triggered. That's why only the "fade in" was working.

Many, many thanks!