Overlapping same object type and checking variables?

Edit: blackhornet fixed the old problem below but now I have a new problem. In another layout of my game If a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite with a powerup, only the first sprite's size is changed to 50,50. not both. How would I do this?

Old Problem: In my game if a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite without a powerup, the sprite without a powerup has his size changed to 16,16.

If a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite with a powerup, both their sizes are changed to 50,50.

I got the second part working, but the problem is when a sprite with a powerup, overlaps a sprite without a powerup the first sprite changes size but it should stay the same.

How do I fix this?

Here's the link to my cap: http://www.mediafire.com/download/ron6o ... ables.capx

In your first block of events, above where you set the family size, add an action to set the size of the greenSprite to whatever its default size is and it will work. I'm guessing because you've differentiated between an instance and a family in the event that you also need to do this in the action, otherwise it will just blanket it under the family and apply the size change to both.

Thanks but I just tried that and it still doesn't work.

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/jmei3 ... ables.capx

Does anybody know a good way to pick between two objects of the same type when they're overlapping and compare their variables?

Sorry, it's possible I misunderstood what you're trying to do - try this caphttps://www.dropbox.com/s/zjzz44zvarv8hfy/test.capx?dl=0 - from your description, it seems to do that - when the sprite with the power overlaps the one without, the powered sprite stays the same size but the unpowered one reduces in size.

This still doesn't work. You changed all the sprites sizes to 64,64 but I need them to all be different like in the cap in my first post.

Does anybody know a fix for this?

You have to be careful of your picking order.

http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/ ... s_BHT.capx

Thanks that does fix this problem, but I have another issue.

In another layout of my game If a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite with a powerup, only the first sprite's size is changed to 50,50. not both.

How would I do this?

I saw that as I was working on your code. Switching to the method I provided fixed it.

Thanks I switched to your method and that worked, but in another layout of my game If a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite with a powerup, only the first sprite's size is changed to 50,50. not both.

How do I make this?

You'll have to post another example, as my sample should work.

I tried changing it to work but it still doesn't. If a sprite with a powerup overlaps another sprite with a powerup only the 1st one should change to 50,50 but it's not working.

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/hg4fv ... ables.capx

You've subtly changed your wording, so it's the opposite of what I *thought* you were wanting. So the problem is, if two object overlap, how do you define the "first". They both overlap at the same time, so there is not really a first and second.

I think of it as the second sprite being a different object.

Like instead of the 2nd sprite being a green sprite, what if it was a red sprite? If the second sprite was a different object the event would work perfectly, but I need both sprites to be the same object type.

What about the 'power' value? Is that supposed to change with the change in size also - that will make a difference.

No the power value doesn't change with the change in size, but what if I needed it to? Can you show me how to do both?