'Planet' on collision with 'Planet'?

Hi guys,

If i had the a physics object called Planet which has different animations then setup the following event.

-'Planet' on collision with 'Planet'

--------Is animation 'default' playing? -> 'Planet' destroy.

--------Is animation 'sun' playing? -> ?????

This would give me the following results in game.

-In a planet vs planet collision both planets would be destroyed.

-In a planet vs sun collision only the planet would be destroyed.

However, In a sun vs sun collision I want both suns to be destroyed, but I don't know how to separate the two instances to compare them. Is one self and the other planet?

Thanks in advance.

Why not put the Planet in a family as well, then do the collison checks between Planet and Family(Planet).

spongehammer Thank you. That is a helpful suggestion and I will probably end up doing it that way. However, I was kind of hoping for something more elegant i.e. built in functionality. If it doesn't exist then that's fine.

Edit: Gahhh... I cannot access the planet's instance variable through a family. So unfortunately that wont work

Here's how you could do it with a for each. Much more complicated than just using families though...

Always put important objects in a Family IMO, with the instance variables on the family

Well, a free scrub like me can't use families. You *could* probably go:

On Collide Planet (sun) -> Planet (sun)

--System -> Pick Nth Instance Planet (sun) 1 | Planet -> Destroy

--System -> Pick Nth Instance Planet (sun) 0 | Planet -> Destroy

Yup, and it's indeed easier than looping. I always thought "pick nth instance" used IID, but I was wrong ! Here's the updated capx.

Magistross

codah

spongehammer

Unnatural20

Thanks for your help guys. I actually avoided the situation in the end by creating separate objects for each type. However, I do come across this problem semi-regular so I'll be sure to try this nth instance trick.