change parent bug

[j2graves]

for making the screen follow the player I'm using the "centerview" way of doing it. however, when I make the player jump on a moving platform and use a "change parent" action, the view moves back to the place it was created until the player jumps off and the parent changes back to none. what can I do?

[speckford123]

well i dont know that bug, but instead of centerview you could use a function on the view in draw actor like:

if(x<player.x)xvelocity=distace(x,y,player.x,player.y)*0.5;
if(x>player.x)xvelocity=-distace(x,y,player.x,player.y)*0.5; // I use * because / can cause errors when dividing 0

if i find an answer to your problem ill let you know
if not someone else will most likely help you soon.

[j2graves]

well thanx anyway. +1.

can anyone answer my original question?

[Bee-Ant]

Why you dont use StopRight,StopLeft,StopTop,StopBottom???like in caveman???

[j2graves]

because once the player gets too far out of the view, it will stop following.

[Bee-Ant]

Did you make it like this...

[j2graves]

no but I'll try it.