How do you make an actor follow another actor where ever you go?

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• tenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934

  January 2012

  You said the keyword. "Constrain"
  
  you would need to make some attributes to track the lead actor and then using the expression editor make your followers position be less than you leads position.
• The_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922

  January 2012

  Head over to the unofficial GS guide and there is a link to a video about what you want to do. It's under actors in the index. http://gleesongroupmedia.com/gsguide/gsguide.html
• reginald.bernardin Member Posts: 346

  January 2012

  @tenrdrmer less than the leader u mean having a negative value on the follower
  
• JohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256

  January 2012 edited January 2012

  yeah like constrain self position x to playerx-10
  
  or whatver you want.
  
  
  
• reginald.bernardin Member Posts: 346

  January 2012

  Oh so like self x to positionx. The same with y right?
• tenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934

  January 2012

  You would just want to offest it
  
  So lets say
  If self.motion Linear velocity.X is Greater than 0
  Constrain self.position.x to game.leader.x-50
  
  Theres lots of different ways to accomplish what you want. This a simple way but depending on what you are doing you will need to adapt it.
  
  Another option would be Tracking the leader Speed and distance from the follower
  
  you would do some thing like this in the follower
  
  If game.distancefromLeader is > 50
  -Constrain self.linearverlocity.x to game.leadervelocityX
  -Constrain self.linearverlocity.y to game.leadervelocityY
  
  Lots of ways to do the same thing. You will just have to decide whats best for you. Definitly watch the videos too. Theres prob another way to do it in those.
• reginald.bernardin Member Posts: 346

  January 2012

  Thanks in a try it
• reginald.bernardin Member Posts: 346

  January 2012

  well for example a person moving with a bat. I want the bat to be in his hand and follow with him where ever he goes.