How to group objects???

[Rich]

Yes, another question from your friendly neighborhood novice!

Let me explain. In the game I'm working on, you shoot objects (e.g., hanging balls with 0 gravity). When shot they gain gravity and fall to the ground. (Similar to leaves in a tree). I would like to be able to shoot these objects such that when you hit the PRIMARY ball (the one which appears to be holding the others up) the whole bunch falls, not just the object ball. It seems I would have to group them somehow, or perhaps there is another method to accomplish this.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Bare in mind when answering my problem....I AM A NOVICE!!!! <img src="/center/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

[joewski]

In the objects properties you can add them to a group.
ie Got to the events tab, click on the qualifies line.
You should see a blank box appear.
Click add.
Pick one of the icons.

By adding more objects to a group you can now program them as a group.

You will notice once you add your first qualifier an icon will appear like the one you just added.

[Rich]

Thnx very much, I'll give it a go!

[joewski]

I've added an article to the wiki.

If you find I'm not clear or right just edit it.

http://www.erathean.com/mmfwiki/index.php/Group

[LazyCoder]

The problem with qualifiers though is it doesn't single out the objects if you use it in the condition.
Ex:
Mouse pointer is over (qualifier) 'moving object'
stop 'moving object'

You'd think that would only affect the one with the mouse over it, no. It affects all of them, which I find extremely annoying.

[joewski]

Lazycoder, I don't use qualifiers in my style of programming apps.
But you're comments would be useful at the wiki.
These kind of things trap newbees, so its great knowledge to have.

[Joshtek]

[]The problem with qualifiers though is it doesn't single out the objects if you use it in the condition.
Ex:
Mouse pointer is over (qualifier) 'moving object'
stop 'moving object'[/]
Cannot reproduce in MMF2D 242. It works fine for me.

[Francois]

Yes, I can tell you that it is programmed to work. The object IS selected...

[koobare]

Francois is right, all works fine for me. I even used this method in the "Fusion Player" tutorial, and it worked like a charm.

Hmmm, speaking of tutorials... Rich, You could find my tuts useful, why not download them and check it out for yourself?

http://www.clickteam.com/eng/learning_resources.php

[Rich]

yes, thnx.
I've been downloading everything I can. A great way to learn but I still have a longgggggg way to go!