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  • I built my current project using C3 v368.2 - the stable version before HTML layers were introduced. I had to save as a project folder then edit the version number in project.c3proj so it would open - I know that's unsafe, but it was just for a test.

    I still saw the error (specifically the one with the enlarged sprite - no. 1 in my original post), so I can rule out my theory that it might have been the new HTML layers introduced in r379.

    Next step is to see if I can reproduce the issue using a really old version of my project in the current c3 version.

  • Hi,

    I've noticed an intermittent bug where several graphic issues are present when switching to my game after it's been put into the background using task switching then resuming it after a while.

    Three issues specifically:

    1. One sprite whose top edge is anchored to "Viewport top" on a 0% parallax layer is shown enlarged maybe 10x so covering most of the screen - fortunately it's transparent so I can see and access controls beneath.
    2. Drawing canvas is not being displayed.
    3. A spritefont sprite sheet is showing - stretched vertically.

    Restarting the layout clears the issues, but that means the player restarting their game and losing progress.

    Problem has happened on both an iPad 6th Gen and and iPhone SE 2020 - both running iOS 17.4.1.

    I'm aware of this issue:

    github.com/Scirra/Construct-bugs/issues/7626

    And wondering whether it's related (as both that and my issue fall under the broad "graphical issues when resuming app" category).

    I don't think I'd seen the issue until a few weeks ago, so not sure whether C3 version dependent or not - or it could just be that my testing has been more intensive recently. I did wonder whether it was related to the recent update the HTML layers.

    Unfortunately, it's intermittent, and I'd have to create iOS builds each time to test.

    I will try some older versions of my game and of C3 to see if I can get any more clues.

  • I think it's because that second "Every 1.0 seconds" condition is under a triggered event so will only happen once when the key is pressed. Try replacing "On R pressed" with a "Key is down" condition.

  • I can think of a slightly indirect way to do it - maybe someone can think of a more elegant way? But check out the section titled "Tween actions - value" in the manual:

    construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/behavior-reference/tween

    Let's assume you just want to tween the sprite's x position and that its origin is a 0,0 and image point at 10,10

    Essentially what you do is start a "Tween (value)" on an object (doesn't matter what object it's on, but probably easiest to put it on the sprite you want to move) and importantly give it a tag.

    Then use condition "Tween: Is playing" using the same tag.

    Then in the actions for that condition, you can "Set X" of the sprite to:

    sprite.Tween.Value("tag_name") + 10

    (Adding 10 so it appears that the sprite's image point was used rather than its origin).

  • Not a direct answer, but alternatively you could load the fonts into the project or use sprite fonts.

  • Any reason you're doing this in C3 and not in someone like Inkscape?

  • Isn't this just a simple subtraction?

    Ultimate = 350 - bossHP

    Or if you want to normalize it so Ultimate ranges from 0 to 100

    Ultimate = 100 * (350 - bossHP) / 350

  • My guess is that there's a short amount of silence at the start of your sound, so it WAS playing, but you heard nothing because it kept restarting before the silence ended.

  • https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/centroid#what-is-the-formula-for-the-centroid

    (this website has a ton of math that you could try)

    I recently used: https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/projectile-motion to help with my game and needed to solve one of the equations for a different variable but don't have sufficient maths skills. I wrote to them and got the solution back the next day with the full solution including the method handwritten, scanned and attached to their reply. Amazing site and people.

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  • Not sure why it isn't working for you so decided to make a quick test:

    drive.google.com/file/d/1ml8vHFI01obDk5ljDXfP_QD1dJMEb6ah/view

    It appears to work fine. Note the "Trigger once" condition without which it would play the sound every tick whilst the mouse is over the sprite.

  • I had this problem so used a sprite font instead.

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