Looks like you are not using hierarchies properly. You can set "transform width/height" for all children in a hierarchy. Then when you change the scale of the parent object, all children will be scaled automatically with it.

You also don't need to link parts of the hierarchy with instance variables. If collider_char is the parent object, to pick its head you simply use "collider_char Pick Children Head" condition.

You can create a family called Limbs for all arms/legs sprites. Then the code may look like this:

> if Body Scale=0.5
Body pick children Limbs : Limbs set scale to 0.7

Thank you for replying!

Looks like you are not using hierarchies properly. You can set "transform width/height" for all children in a hierarchy. Then when you change the scale of the parent object, all children will be scaled automatically with it.

I'm not sure I get this! I do have "transform width/height" ticked and they are scaling correctly. I scale the body and then everything scales acordingly. It's only that when I have the "baby size" (0.5), I don't want the head and the arms to scale to 0.5 but 0.7.to give the chibi look.

I want to do this only for baby characters in the loading stage. But when I try to add at the end of 'on start layout' it does nothing. If I add it a single trigger it does affect all the bodies, regardless thir escale.

I could only make it work when 'on drag', but i need it to happen before you interact with the character.

Hello!

I have some characters based on a template. When I start the layout I load the config from the Json and call a function that changes the sprites to the frame, size and color I want.

I have 3 sizes: Adult, Kid and baby. For the baby, additionaly to the sizing I wanted to modify the scale of the arms and head.

this is the intended result.

The problem I found is that when I try to load it by the condition for the body scale (since the condition doesn't exist I stored it as a var) It affects all the bodies, not just the "baby". I only could make it work by a trigger like 'on drag' or "on drop" but not in the normal loading where it should be :/

Any ideas on how to trigger this?

In my opinion you should change the conditions to start the timelines, perhaps using variables

Well... that's another thing, this setup is placeholder. I actually couldn't get the timelines to play only in the replicas that are dragging for example, they play in all of them... I tried to pick them in different ways, tried with a state machine, etc. Nothing worked :/

As for the angles, any idea of what it is happening? :/ is there an angle restriction?

Yeah sure, you can send it to diegocqo@scirra.com

Mail sent ^^ Thank you!

Can you share your example project?

Maybe there are some performance improvements that can be done on Construct's side.

Yes! Is it okay if I share it privately by DM?

> Thank you for those insights! My games are exclusive to android devices, is it still work to switch to 60hz and observe performance?

You should definitely try your game with different monitor refresh rates, I do this regularly to make sure I didn't forget to use delta-time or something like that.

But the performance on mobile is vastly different. The game that works perfectly on PC may lag pretty bad even on a high-spec mobile phone. So I suggest you test it on different mobiles.

I'll try! Thank you very much! I have another game shipped and it works more or less okay!

One thing I'd note, is, you have a 240hz monitor, and get around 70% gpu usage. Can assume if you divide by 4, that would be a more common result (so around 17% gpu usage for 60hz monitors).

Maybe performance is fine but is struggling to render so quickly!

To lower gpu usage overall, be mindful of any effects you use. You could also make a "quality" system by using System>Set Canvas Size, where you'd get a blurred result but allows people with weak GPU's or high refresh rates to be able to get a more stable FPS.

Your cpu seems pretty good for 240hz.

I'd recommend switching your refresh rate to 60hz to observe performance, so you have good idea of what most people would experience.

Thank you for those insights! My games are exclusive to android devices, is it still work to switch to 60hz and observe performance?

I think this is tricking you as Construct doesn't draw when nothing is moving but instead keeps showing the front buffer instead.

So in that case the cpu draw calls and gpu usages goes down to basically 0. So I think it's not due to the tweens themselves but instead because the tween causes a new frame to be drawn ~220 times a second as now the screen is changing every tick.

Try adding a simple rotating box to make sure the screen is still redrawn every tick in the tween off benchmark.

Yep, you are completely right, I did the test with a rotating cube + characters without tween and I obtained the same performance... Is there any way to make it better?

Hello!

I've seen old posts about this issue, and I believe it was improved, however I'm seeing my performance going up real quick when tweening. I attached a video. Basically all the characters are replicas made of several sprites that load a config from a Json. When I have the tweens off, performance is good. When I turn it on it goes up so quick... This is an exploration, so the full game has a lot of other stuff going on, that summed to this may be very problematic. I was trying to go for timelines to see if the performance was better (also I have more visual control) but I couldn't make them work in the replicas...

Any ideas on what to try?