Thanks, R0J0hound! You're my savior yet again.

How did you know what it is? Is there a list somewhere which shows the Python equivalencies of all of the conditions and actions available on the event sheet? I often seem to run into the problem of knowing how to build something using the event sheet GUI but not knowing how to access the same properties, actions, etc. in a Python script. The Wiki is not very helpful in this regard.

Hey all,

How do I access the "Has wall to right" condition (part of the Platform behavior) in a Python script? What is it called in the script editor?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Zumbooruk

That's what I thought. Thanks for the clarification. I just wanted to be sure.

It's there.

For one of your conditions, click "New action." Choose the object you have the Physics behavior applied to. Go to the Physics tab. At the bottom, there should be a Velocity section with an option that says "Set velocity." It will ask you to input the X and Y components of velocity for the object.

You can also read the object's velocity instead of setting it. If you want something to happen when the velocity in the x direction reaches a certain level, for example, you could do the following:

Insert event --> System --> Compare --> select the "Value 1" field --> select the object from the list of objects at the bottom of the window --> go to the Physics tab --> choose "Get velocity x component"

You can then choose the value to compare the x velocity to. When you're done, you'll have a new condition on the event sheet. You can then add actions to that condition which will execute when the condition is met.

Is it possible to toggle an object's Solid attribute on and off in a Python script? If so, how? Note: I don't want to change the collision mode to in effect "remove" the Solid attribute; I want to toggle the Solid attribute itself.

Any thoughts?

-Zumbooruk

Thanks! OverlapsOffset works perfectly.

I was starting to go crazy. I was trying Overlaps with double quotes, single quotes, and without quotes -- none of which works.

-Zumbooruk

I've run into a problem with the Overlaps condition in Python. In my test file, I've got a moving block (object1) and a stationary block (object2). When the moving block is overlapping the stationary block, I want a text object (text) to display "True." When the moving block is not overlapping the stationary block, I want the text object to display "False."

I've gotten this to work using the normal events on the event sheet, but I want to do it using a Python script. I've tried the following, but it doesn't work:

if object1.Overlaps(object2) == True:

text.Text = "True"

else:

text.Text = "False"

What am I doing wrong? The text object displays "False" even when object1 is overlapping object2. Overlaps doesn't seem to work how I expect it to. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to get this to work? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

-Zumbooruk

The more I think about this, the more it makes sense. Please disregard this thread and go about your business.

Woops! I feel very silly now. I just spent more time wandering around the Wiki and found the answer. Instead of using XY, I should be using SetXY. XY is used for retrieving the X,Y position of an object and not for setting it. Yes?

I guess the Wiki left me with one question: if .X can be used to change the position of an object, what's the point of SetX?

These accomplish the same thing:

object.X = 0

object.SetX(0)

Hey everyone,

I'm new to Construct and Python so please be gentle.

I have a very simple question. How do I set the XY position of an object using a Python script? I can set the X and Y positions separately, but how do I set them using the XY property?

Setting the positions separately is easy:

object.X = 0

object.Y = 0

Setting them together doesn't seem to work with any of these approaches:

object.XY = {0,0}

object.XY = [0,0]

object.XY = (0,0)

What syntax should I use?

-Zumbooruk