I'll have a look at your example, thanks Steven.

Final problem thats been niggling me:

I want it to function so the collision change will only occur if the cursor overlaps the target for X seconds. If the cursor is removed then the duration will count down to 0.

Hope that makes sense - If I move the cursor over the target, after 5 seconds (for example) the collision will change, if I remove the cursor before 5 seconds, the timer will deplete, but if I move back over again it will start counting up again from its current value.

Okay, for whatever stupid ignorant reasons, I just cant get it to function, so what I have done is create a seperate sprite to act as a bounding box collision, then creating it on collision, then destroying it after 5 seconds.

Seems to do the job.

I'm not too clued up on families yet, but I'll take your advice and guidance and try to work it out myself first, rather than asking.

Cheers mate

Cheers guys - I downloaded the latest build. Thans for all your help

0.99.62

I only downloaded it about a week ago.

Cheers for the reply, but when I try and open the file, I'm getting an error message:

'an unknown error occured while accessing an unnamed file'

Another noob question I'm afraid.

Whats the best technique to allow the player to hold the ceiling? I have set a sprite to act as the volume to define which areas are grabbable, which will be hidden, but I have no idea what to do next.

I want the player to be able to jump, hold the ceiling and move along it, then drop off when they want, or when hit.

Hi newt, thanks for the response.

I've tried what you said - by 'sprite: set filter' do you mean the colour filter?

I have assumed it is, and what happens when I run is the sprite will change colour for 5 seconds, but the collision does not change. I have tried setting the sprite properties with 'solid' checked, and also tried with 'solid' unchecked.

I have tried changing 'set collision mode' to add/remove attribute: solid, in the first event, then set collision mode: none, in the second. This works, so hopefully I can get away with it.

However - as soon as I trigger the event, all duplicates of the sprite are affected, how do I make it affect only one sprite per collision?

EDIT: I'm guessing its to do with applying a private variable, but I cant quite get my head around it.

I have no doubt this question has been asked before, and I also have no doubt that someone will point me to an existing tutorial or doc, but I have searched and tried, I even thought a section of the basic ghost shooter tutorial would be the answer, but its not.

Basically, I want a sprite (TARGET) to have no collision, and when another sprite (CURSOR) crosses or otherwise touches it (moved using the mouse), it will become solid and change colour for 5 seconds, before reverting to normal.

I have tried the following events, after adding a private variable (TIMER) to the TARGET with a value of 0:

on collision between CURSOR and TARGET, TARGET: set TIMER to 5*TimeDelta

TARGET value TIMER greater or equal 1*TimeDelta, system TARGET add attribute 'solid'. Target subtract TimeDelta from TIMER

TARGET value TIMER less than 1*TimeDelta, system TARGET remove attribute 'solid'

When I run, the TARGET will become solid, but it stays solid permanently.

I'm not a noob to design, but coding and similar logic isnt my strong point. Id appreciate help

Hi guys,

I stumbled upon construct by pure chance.

I've always been into game design since the early 80's. Six years ago I gave everything up to chase my dream career, so I got a job in QA, after four years I got a designers position, dream come true.

Until a few weeks ago when I was made redundant

So now I am preparing some pitches to shop around or secure investment, and construct is an excellent tool for rapidly visualising prototypes.