Shall we just assume Tags just aren't getting fixed?

HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
in Working with GS (Mac)
Hi Guys,

I've been having trouble with tags in that some actors respond to tag rules and some don't. I can't see any correlation between actors that are working with the tag rule and those that aren't. I think it's just a bug, but I'm seeing threads on this go back as far as 2010 so it doesn't look like it's ever been fixed. Shall I just assume that tags are unreliable in GS and if they haven't been fixed since 2010 it ain't happening? Has anyone found a good workaround?

Appreciate the advice in advance!

Cheers,

HK

Comments

  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    edited June 2013
    I'm using tags a lot in my projects, never had problem with that, can you describe what is "not working?" For some actors in that tag? Is it collision?

    Roy.
  • StormyStudioStormyStudio United KingdomMember Posts: 3,989
    Like wise, never had a problem with them... but then I don't always use them...
  • LeonardDeveloperLeonardDeveloper Member Posts: 4,630
    Work perfectly for me
  • The_Gamesalad_GuruThe_Gamesalad_Guru Member Posts: 9,922
    edited June 2013
    Yep works fine for me. Try trashing your copy of Creator and reinstalling.
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    I also use tags in just about every project i've ever done and never had any problems.
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    I have to agree with the "no problems" folks. Your best bet is to try what FBS said.
    - Thomas
  • tutysestutyses Member Posts: 134
    Used them in many projects. Never a problem
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Hmmm... guess it's just me then. I'll try reinstalling I guess. For info - It's collision. I'm using line drawing and I don't want to be able to draw the line (which spawns line segments) over certain actors. If I do draw a line over those actors in the tag then the particular segment in the line automatically gets destroyed. It's a simple command and works fine with about 12 of the 15 actors. I can't find anything in common with the actors that it doesn't work for.
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Just tried running it from another mac and getting the same issue, so it can't be a creator problem on my primary mac. If anyone has any thoughts here I'd appreciate it as I can't figure it out or see anything in common with the actors it works for or doesn't work for. Some are objects on screen, another is part of the HUD for example.
  • jamie_cjamie_c ImagineLabs.rocks Member, PRO Posts: 5,772
    If it works fine on 12 out of 15 actors that tells me there is something else different/wrong with the 3 actors its not working on. Double check all your other behaviors and actions and see what else might be causing the issue perhaps?
  • SnapFireStudiosSnapFireStudios Member Posts: 1,603
    If you can't find the issue after double checking, post some more details about how it functions and how it should function.
    - Thomas
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Thanks all. I'll take another look and see if there is anything I can find to provide more info, or upload some code to help. Appreciate all of the comments!! Thanks
  • DenimSharkDenimShark Member Posts: 192
    Make sure atleast one of the 2 colliding actors has the moveable attribute checked off to true, otherwise they wont collide
  • CodeWizardCodeWizard Inactive, Chef Emeritus Posts: 1,143
    @HappyKat78
    If you have a project that shows this problem, be sure to send it to me in IM and I'll get it looked at.
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Ah ha, @DenimShark hit the nail on the head. I'm drawing a line over a scene (which spawns line segments) but destroys them if they overlap with certain actors (as I don't want to draw over or behind them). Is there a way around this as I don't want the line or the actors to be movable?

    Thanks for solving the cause none the less!
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Also, I tried changing self.physics.movable during the scene as that would have worked, but it doesn't seem to let me change it during the scene (well it does change it from true to false, but the behaviors don't actually seem to change)
  • FajlajpFajlajp Member Posts: 666
    I'm sure @codewizzard want to take a look(if it's a bug)
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    Just bumping this to see if there is a way to get around this my previous comment. I was thinking I could make the objects moveable during the part where I'm drawing the line and then make them self.physics.moveable to false when I want the physics to start working, but it doesn't look like I can change self.physics.moveable during the scene for some reason. Looking for bright ideas to workaround this. :-)

    Thanks!
  • POMPOM Member Posts: 2,599
    edited June 2013
    Sorry man it's not possible to change
    Movable of the fly.
    What you can do is wrap all the collision/physics rules inside one big rule with a boolean and disable it by flag it down when nessecarry..

    Roy.
  • HappyKat78HappyKat78 Member, BASIC Posts: 173
    @Roy - Would you mind elaborating on your suggestion? I didn't quite understand what you were suggesting. Appreciate it! HK
  • jonmulcahyjonmulcahy Member, Sous Chef Posts: 10,408
    Also, I tried changing self.physics.movable during the scene as that would have worked, but it doesn't seem to let me change it during the scene (well it does change it from true to false, but the behaviors don't actually seem to change)
    physics can't be changed during gameplay unfortunately.
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