Enemy Health

zNiiC

I know how to use the destroy actor behavior, but how do I get it to destroy the actor after it collides with the actor about four times?

JPickard

I'm guessing you create an integer attribute you could name 'hitpoints' in the actor and set it to change that attribute +1 every time it gets hit. And then have another attribute (most probably a boolean) named 'kill' that destroys it after hits = 4.

I'm sure the pros in the forums can fill that in better, but that's how I'd start playing with it.

Braydon_SFX

Go into your the actor you want to destroy after it gets hit four times.

Make an attribute in that actor that is an integer call it hitpoints and set it to 4.

Then make a rule that says:
When overlaps or collides with (whatever you want it to collide with when it needs to be hit 4 times)

Change attribute self.hitpoints to self.hitpoints-1

Make another rule:
When attribute self.hitpoints = 0
Destroy.

That should work, good luck

JPickard

So, to clarify:

first: make a GAME attiribute named hitpoints.

Then make an ACTOR attribute also named hitpoints? Maybe name the actor attribute myhitpoints to cause less confusion? That wouldn't affect it, would it?

But why make a game attribute at all if it's not referenced in the actor rules?

Braydon_SFX

No, just make an attribute for the actor, not a game attribute.

JPickard

ah, figured.

zNiiC

So it works, thanks! I have a new problem. The actor does not show up during game, but i have it up front, as in i selected layer, move to front. I also put it a background (not the original one), maybe thats the problem?

Braydon_SFX

Could be, but make sure that the alpha is = 1 which means it's not invisible. :P

zNiiC

The alpha is one for sure. I can click on it and see it in the editor, but it doesn't show in game.

Braydon_SFX

Try deleting the one in the game and putting another in there.

zNiiC

Tried that. Didn't work

LeonardDeveloper

Watch this video, do everything exactly the same, the same rules apply to player as well as enemys for lives,
Hope this helps, Jack

zNiiC

That doesn't fix my problem. I already created the enemy lives.

LeonardDeveloper

Oh sorry, i must have your read your thread incorrectly (btw, i know this sounds like sarcasm but I'm not being sarcastic)

zNiiC

Yea my enemy is invisible but alpha = 1 and its the top layer

zNiiC

zNiiC

Here is what happens: http://www.filesonic.com/file/3959656894/20111119-183037.mov

zNiiC

I got it to work, but I had to start a new project to get the enemy to show up in-game because it didn't show in the last one.

zNiiC

But I had to restart