can someone with experience in too many actors tell me if im wasting my time or not?

VolontaArts

so the screen can get full with the red actors. on the left and right side.

it will be about 170 actors. with rules and movable. im thinking maybe i can turn movable off as soon as they hit the floor.

please tell me is this is too much. am i wasting my time?

i was going to test on my iphone but due to funds i am not able to get a apple dev account yet. thanks everyone

and question, why are they squishable? can this be stopped?

VolontaArts

bump

tenrdrmer

More than likely its to many but you won't know until you try it. Sorry

jonmulcahy

most I've had is about 20-30 moveable actors in a screen. unfortunately you can;t adjust physics properties in game, so you won't be able to make them non-moveable.

maybe try recycling the actors, or adjusting their size so you don't need as many.

VolontaArts

@tenrdrmer @jonmulcahy thanks guys... and yea i thought of resizing =/

VolontaArts

how do you recycle?

edit: i dont need step by step i just want to know how it works.

tenrdrmer

Recycling is a process where say instead of spawning bullets. When they move off screen you don't destroy them and instead have them change back to the starting point to be fired again.

tenrdrmer

I can't remember off the top of my head but I believe we have a video on recycling at gshelper.com I'm at work right now so I can't go find you a direct link though.

Cheers

Manto

Here's a video http://forums.gamesalad.com/discussion/16062/recycle-actors-tutorial-with-project

Dok

I agree with @tenrdrmer and jonmulchany you should respawn the actors when they reach a certain co-ordinate.

VolontaArts

@dok @tenrdrmer so basically have all actors off screen?