I've got active objects that I move around manipulating the layer position.
However, I get an offset between the active object and the pasted object after I move the layer
I've made an example here.
pastebackdrop.mfa
I'm using Build 284.5 (beta)
It was supposedly fixed back in 2012. Am I doing something wrong in my example?
http://community.clickteam.com/threads/72997-BUG-Paste-Backdrop-to-a-Layer
I've not tested,
however you could try by negatively correcting object position prior to pasting in the background.
See this thread for a similar issue on a parrallaxed background:
http://community.clickteam.com/threads/91740-Paint-to-Backdrop-jumping-when-a-Parallax-Background?highlight=pasting+background
I wonder wether this layer coordinates displacement could affect object positioning in same way as parallaxing
It may be related, I solved it by counter the offset, but the collisions stop working once the offset is to big.
I need the collisions
pastebackdropOffset.mfa
Really? Could you post an example of this issue so we may check?
(I don't seem to find collisions on the last one you posted?)
Download the example. Use arrow keys to move upwards.
Notice how the collisions are working at the beginning, and stop working once the offset builds up to about 1200.
pastebackdropCollision.mfa
Ticking off "Handle background collision even out of window" fixes this issue. But now I have a new issue.
The offset workaround just stops working completely once the offset is too big, the pasted backdrops stop showing up. It stops at 13200 in the example.
mmmm are you planning to use huge layer shifting?
I remember reading somewhere of a frame size limit ranging around 30.000 pixels
maybe a similar limit could exist for layering displacement (considering both layers sizes + displacement)
May I ask you what kind of effect are you looking for?
This may not be the best strategy to achieve your goal
If an infinite scroller, you may consider using actives for collisions and destroy them when out of screen?
Or of course other creative strategies
Yes I am doing an infinite scroller, and am already using active objects that are destroyed when out of view.
I am getting massive performance boost when pasting them as a backdrops and manipulating its position with the layer object. Too bad I can't go with that solution.
Don't know if you have already tested, if this can actually work,
or if you may consider handy setting up such a solution....
but you may try to slightly modify your engine and use the action "delete created backdrops at"
(it's under the storyboard controls-backdrops)
So that you could manage to move your pasting actives in a still layer and create your backdrop objects,
and time-wise (on par with your player's speed) deleting backwards pasted backdrops,
so creating the illusion of movement (ok, maybe this explanation was not so crystal-clear...
but I've never applied this and it's only an hypotetical suggestion)
Don't know if this could lead to a similar performing solution!
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