connecting actors

[MrB]

I have been fiddling with GE for a few days now and have managed to play with some basics, balls bouncing and speeding up and so on but what I really want to do is make a construction game.

What would be the easiest way to connect 2 actors together so that when they are picked up with the mouse they will all move as one object?

[skydereign]

Is this what you wanted? If they actually are connected then you can use parent and collide. I can explain other methods if you still don't get it, or if this is not what you wanted.
http://game-editor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6450

You could also have an actor variable connected, and set it to a variable. Then have a global variable, called selected. In the draw of your actors;
Any->DrawActor->Script Editor

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if(connected==selected)
{
    FollowMouse("Event Actor", BOTH_AXIS);
}

Then when you click an actor, it sets selected to the actor's connected.
Any->MouseButtonDown(Drag)->Script Editor

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selected=connected;

And whenever you want to connect certain actors, set their connected to the same number.

[MrB]

Really appreciated that you got back to me on this. I will have a play over the weekend and let you know how I am getting on.