Earlier in this chapter, you learned about Attributes, which are changeable and configurable properties of Behaviors. What kinds of Attributes are at your disposal?
Reference - The Types
Stencyl includes the following resource types.
| Type | Stencylpedia Article? |
|---|---|
| Actor | Yes |
| Actor Group | Yes |
| Actor Type | Yes |
| Animation | Yes |
| Anything | --- |
| Boolean | --- |
| Color | --- |
| Control | Yes |
| Font | Yes |
| Image | Yes |
| Image Instance | Yes |
| List | Yes |
| Joint | --- |
| Map | Yes |
| Number | --- |
| Region | Yes |
| Scene | Yes |
| Shader | Yes |
| Sound | Yes |
| Text | --- |
What do the attribute configurators look like?
Here are some examples of common Attribute types and how they may appear on an Actor Type’s Behaviors page.
| Attribute Type | Appearance in Actor Type Editor > Behaviors |
|---|---|
| Actor Group |  |
| Actor Type |  |
| Animation |  |
| Boolean |  |
| Color |  |
| Control |  |
| Font |  |
| Number |  |
| Scene |  |
| Sound |  |
| Text |  |
Gotchas
Something you might bump into fairly early on is shown in the following image:
Why are some Attributes unconfigurable?
- There's nothing to configure, or the configurator would be of limited value. (e.g. Image Instance, Shader)
- It's an Actor behavior, so until the actor's actually inside a scene, there's no context for being able to pick out a specific (Actor or Region)
For the latter case, this can be addressed by customizing the Actor once it's inside a scene.
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7 Comments
Chris24XD
A small difference:
Attributes: Useful as shortcuts, making behaviors.
Game Attributes: Can be saved/loaded when using save/load events.
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A small difference:
Attributes: Useful as shortcuts, making behaviors.
Game Attributes: Can be saved/loaded when using save/load events.
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trwilson3
This guide only lists 12, where are the answers for the other four attributes?
Also seems like we need two more for messaging, and gravity.
Ted
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This guide only lists 12, where are the answers for the other four attributes?
Also seems like we need two more for messaging, and gravity.
Ted
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toscano
When you say that these guides don't really help ..., I could say that game programming is not for you.
don't give up, do it for fun like me at least.
Thank you everybody.
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When you say that these guides don't really help ..., I could say that game programming is not for you.
don't give up, do it for fun like me at least.
Thank you everybody.
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andyclark
The Guides are PRICELESS and I find them very helpful. Game making is VERY complex yet some people expect it to be easy. I downloaded Stencyl for free, I made some free games to amuse myself. I have not yet paid my $199 but I will in a couple days when i got the money. Anyone who complains about anything they get for free (like poster below) is not thinking straight IMO. Thank you, Stencyl.
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The Guides are PRICELESS and I find them very helpful. Game making is VERY complex yet some people expect it to be easy. I downloaded Stencyl for free, I made some free games to amuse myself. I have not yet paid my $199 but I will in a couple days when i got the money. Anyone who complains about anything they get for free (like poster below) is not thinking straight IMO. Thank you, Stencyl.
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emerarudosempai
First comment huh? Just saying but... These guides don't really help... Me at least... AT ALL.
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First comment huh? Just saying but... These guides don't really help... Me at least... AT ALL.
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