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I'd like to know if it's possible to specify a "group type", something like for example, uh.. in create actor

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actorType=wall;


And then Collision - Any Actor - Script Editor

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if(collider.actorType==wall)
{
    //code
}


This way I wont have to keep adding physical response codes and whatnot, so if I wanted to add a moving platform I'd simply add actorType=wall to the script.

This would also come in handy for other things too


something tells me the answer is right in my face... lol

I do this with enemy actors and collisions sometimes. You need to use any actor for your collision event.

Thanks

So wait, would that make you able to specify that it is a wall in its create actor and instead of adding new code to the other actors, you just put in that and it is done in one simple code.

By using an actor variable called wall, collider.wall means what ever the collision actor is cliding with, so it'd be like this:

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switch((int)collider.wall) //(int) for safty reasons? I haven't tested this yet
{
    case 0: //no wall
    //dont collide
    break;
    case 1: //wall
    //physical response, code, etc
    break;
}


or just use if(collider.wall==1)
{
code
}

In general though, you can use a single actor variable for many different types. So if you name it type, or similar, you can use it for more than just walls.

True! Wans't thinking outside the box hehe

so you could divide it up into perhaps, weapon collisions, or even canvas?

Sure can =)