Hello again! It seems that the forums are my new home :P
I am currently trying to have the game zoom out when overlapping another object. That way you can see the entire area for the boss battle. Its probably because I don't understand the viewport object well enough. If anyone can help, I modified my array example to show what I'm trying to do. Here's the mfa https://www.dropbox.com/s/kjkqg66e4i...tuffs.mfa?dl=0
Oh yeah, It doesn't zoom out... that's the issue.
yes, the viewport... it's a great extension but requests a little things to be known before using successfully
(sorry I'm in a hurry I can't check mfa right now.... but thx for including that)
mainly, you'll need your main game to be always viewed through the viewport object
so it's likely that you'll have to setup the actual game at the bottom of the frame,
and draw the viewport zone on top-left,
then make its source region follow along the player
keep in mind that you will project on screen the area that you draw in the frame
and what you will see inside of this area is the "source region"
you could also check this thread (a split screen setup):
http://community.clickteam.com/threads/91400-Running-two-quot-cameras-quot-at-once/page2
else, if just for zooming purposes,
you could add all objects to same qualifier,
and mass-scale them on need
but you'll need active backgrounds too...
Woot! I did it! now just to have it gradually zoom out instead of an instant change... HMMM
wait a second... now things are brokenwah.... https://www.dropbox.com/s/kjkqg66e4i...tuffs.mfa?dl=0
Hey man, here's a fixed example: camera_stuffs1.mfa
This includes a (very raw) increasing zooming example.
If you want to see more clearly what's going behind the scenes,
just drag down and increase the window size during play, you will see the actual game going on below the viewport "screen".
Also, a quick (unrequested) tip that may save you some time: when creating quick backdrops (as the obstacle blocks)
if you set it to "motif" and draw the block, and tick the "integral dimensions" option, you can drag and create lines of blocks just by resizing.
Whops, I just realized I did the contrary to what you requested
You wanted the game to "zoom out" and not "zoom in" on boss battle!
Well, if you want to revert, just change the alt.values set at 360/500 accordingly, and instead of subtracting 1, add 1 some lines below....
I should take again reading lessons,
I guess googling ruined my previous habits of full reading and comprehending written paragraphs....
EDIT: also, I forgot some details.
1) You shoud set an action to "always - bring to front" on the "viewport object"
otherwise it won't render the objects created on runtime (think of gun & bullets)
2) I forgot to realign health bar & lives, you should obviously drag them down in the frame, just below the viewport "screen" area
Ok, I am deciphering now. Btw, the reason it was 8000 x 2016 is because that's how big the real level i am doing. I love the zooming though... lol i'll save that in my new bag of tricks :P
Yeah, I guessed that, I resized to make the example clearer
You may keep the size you want, but for convenience leave a "free" 640x480 (or desired window size) zone on top-left corner of your level, and place there the viewport object.
Then all you have to do is always centering viewport source zone on the player,
and grow its width/height to zoom out, or shrink to zoom in.
Window control will allow to show only the topleft corner, where the viewport is located,
you may also want to prevent the user resizing the window by ticking "no thick frame" on application properties.
Better also leave some "free" space around the level borders, or the image taken by viewport will glitch out.
It's a really fun and powerful object, once you grasp its needs!
yeah, i'm still messing with it lol. I hate being such a noob, took me a whole day to actually figure out the array thing. This, may take longer since math is involved. :P Sigh, I love coming here, but I feel ashamed coming here at the same time, because I can't figure something out >.<.
Hey, I feel you've already achieved huge things for being a new user, you're talented!
Don't be ashamed to ask, we all have things to learn and experiences to gather from the others
Lots of people here use clickteam products in their various forms since years, this forum is a great resource and everyone is nice and helpful.
Also, many times helping others figuring out things at the same time helps you having new ideas/approaches to things,
so it's useful for both
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