Different Character Costumes - Do they all need to be on the same actor?

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• UtopianGames Member Posts: 5,692

  December 2011 edited December 2011

  I would make an integer ID and use 0 for normal 1, 2, 3 etc for others and then simply make a rule in the main actor if ID = 0 animation, change images etc then in otherwise do if ID=1 etc etc.
  
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• beefy_clyro Member Posts: 5,394

  December 2011

  2 ways you can go about it;
  
  1. When costumes are unlocked and chosen you change a global attribute. Then in your main character actor, if game.costume = 1, change image to xxxx and animate when touch xxxxx etc etc. If game.costume = 2, change image to yyyyy and animate when yyyyy etc etc
  
  2. Have a separate character for each with the relevant animations. Upon starting a level have an actor that references the global attribute for costume and then spawn the correct way one at the start.
  
  One little spawn like that won't hurt performance but me personally, i always load things like this into the 1 actor.
• debugdesign Member Posts: 886

  December 2011

  Thanks guys - I will give it a go...
  
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