Max height counter?

[KLiK-iT]

I would just like to know how the (max height) counter is setup in this game as I can't seem to figure it out. It only records the maximum height of the character and doesn't subtract from it when the character falls. Max height only.

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/576424

EDIT: also, how are they doing the frame around the play area and have the counters go along with the scrolling?

[KLiK-iT]

I have the counter issue sorted,.but still don't have the scrolling part figured out yet. I like how the bottom scrolls along with everything else. Great effect. Looks like there is a frame around the play area in front of the scrolling background?

[DavidN]

Can you share your solution, for future searches?

[KLiK-iT]

Sure,..what I did was make an active object across the the play area from left to right called Height. My play area is 500x30000. So the active would be 500 pixels wide and I made the height only 10 pixels high. I set is movement to bouncing ball,...Initial speed is 0 and direction up only (8). On the play area I set the active object just above the character only by a pixel or 2.
OK,.events...Height Object is overlapping character (Character scrolls up) "Start + Set speed to character speed" Next event- Negate Object overlapping Character, "Stop object" Next event,..Always "set counter to Y position"

I'm sure there are different ways to do this,.but this works perfect.

[King_Cool]

Ta have the counter ( or any other object ) follow the scrolling, simply unckeck:
Object --> Propertys --> RuntimeOptions --> FollowTheFrame

[KLiK-iT]

Ta have the counter ( or any other object ) follow the scrolling, simply unckeck:
Object --> Propertys --> RuntimeOptions --> FollowTheFrame

Well,.tried that and it doesn't work and I think I know why,.if you scroll from bottom to top the frame will start at the opposite end mine,..being 30000. It doesn't start at zero,.unless there is something else I would need to do? If you uncheck follow frame the object will start at zero not at the bottom.

[King_Cool]

So you have an application of size 500x30000, the screen scolls, the player starts at the bottom, and you want your objects ( example Counters and Actives ) to 'stick' to the screen as it scrolls?

[KLiK-iT]

Yes,.I know how it's done,.but the game above looks like there's a frame around the play area and the bottom of the frame that's in front of the scrolling window stays stationary while scrolling.

[KLiK-iT]

Anyone have any idea how the frame is around the inside frame?

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/576424

[King_Cool]

Do you mean like this?