Multiple copies all performing the same action, how to make them individual?

QuestionMan

Hey guys, I basically have a series of circles, and they are all a copy of 1 actor. I am trying to make it so that when I touch 1 circle, it goes through the animation I set up. But what is happening is that when I click any of the circles, they all perform the animation. I just want the one I touched to perform it.

Noob question I know, thanks though!

QuestionMan

@Hapiapps Do you know the answer to this? I'm sure its super simple but its on my list of unsolvedseses

J_PAN

@questionman,
you can change the actor's instance, meaning double clicking on the actors on the scene and changing the behaviors/attributes

Hope this helps,

pan_joshua (http://cssgenius.blogspot.com)

QuestionMan

@pan_joshua But how can you do that if you are spawning the actors throughout the game?

J_PAN

oh, that's a different question

J_PAN

@QuestionMan, maybe recycle the circles

UtopianGames

Make a self boolean attribute in the actor and when touch is pressed or inside change it to true then do a rule if (self.boolean) = true do the animation.

Darren.

QuestionMan

thanks @UtopianGames i'll try that now

tatiang

Are you using When Mouse is Down instead of When Touch is Pressed? If you use When Touch is Pressed on an actor, the other actors shouldn't be affected.

QuestionMan

well I'm using the Windows version so it only gives 1 option for 'touch', so I guess I am

tatiang

@QuestionMan, yes... if you dragged the Touch condition then the default is Pressed. Have you tried creating a new actor, adding If Touch is Pressed --> Animate, copying the actor a few times, and seeing what happens? I'd be curious to know what your result is, since maybe another rule is affecting your circles.