solidity definitions and tile sets

[spoon]

Does a sprite need to belong to the same tile set as say a platform tile in order for the solidity definition of the platform tile to work?

I am building a game and was trying to bulid it with multiple tile sets. But I cannot make a tile in tile set 3 solid when my sprite belongs to tile set 1.

is it just a simple case of this will never work or am I doing somethng wrong?

thanks

spoony

[bluemonkmn]

That shouldn't be a problem.  Let me walk you through a simple series of steps that should demonstrate how this would work; then you might be able to tell what the problem in your situations is.
1. Create tileset "Sprite" with the default set of parameters.
2. Draw a big red circle and store it in the first tile; exit the tileset editor.
3. Create tileset "Tiles" with the default set of parameters.
4. Draw a solid white block and store it in the second tile (skip the first because it's the background tile).
5. Go to "Tile Categories and Solidity".
6. Select "Tiles".
7. Type "Solid" in the "Current Category" box.
8. Drag the solid white tile from teh bottom to the top.
9. Type "Standard" in the "Solidity Definition Name" box.
10. Select "Solid" from the "Solid Tile Category" box.
11. Click Save and the Close.
12. Go to "Edit Maps".
13. Type 0, 0, 640 and 480 for Map Display Left, Top, Width and Height respectively.
14. Type 1024 and 1024 for the Map Width and Height.
15. Enter "TestMap" for the map name.
16. Click "New Map".
17. Select the "TestMap" map.
18. Enter "TestLayer" in the Layer Name box.
19. Select "Tiles" from the Tileset box.
20. Enter 1 for the X scroll rate and Y scroll rate.
21. Click "New Layer"
22. Select the "TestLayer" layer.
23. Click "Edit"
24. Draw a solid floor across the bottom of the map and a small wall rising from it (draw whatever you want really, as long at it uses the solid white tile).
25. Hold the right mouse button and select "New Path" from the Paths menu.
26. Type the name "TestPath" and press Enter.
27. Click once in the empty space above the floor.
28. Right-click to end the path.
29. Escape out of the map editor.
30. Close the Maps dialog.
31. Go to "Sprites and Paths".
32. Enter "Player" in the Name box.
33. Enter "Player_t" in the Template box.
34. Check "Initial Instance".
35. Select "Single" from the "States" box.
36. Select "Sprite" from the Tileset box.
37. Drag the red circle into the state preview.
38. Click on the "Motion" tab.
39. Select "TestPath" from the "Paths" list at the top.
40. Select "Standard" from the Solidity box.
41. Select "Input Device" from the "Controlled By" box.
42. Click "Create Sprite".
43. Go to "Player Settings".
44. Select "Test Map" from the "Start on Map" box.
45. Click OK.
46. Go back to the maps dialog.
47. Select "TestMap".
48. Click on the "Player Interaction" tab.
49. Select "Player" from the "Player Sprite" box.
50. Play the game.
51. Move down until you hit the solid white floor.  Solidity should prevent you from going through the floor or the wall.

[durnurd]

If you are trying to make a platform sprite, then the same fact is true, you don't need both sprites to be in the same tile set or tile solidity category or anything like that.  You just need to make two sprites and have a sprite collision where A rides on B when sprite A collides with platform B.

[spoon]

hello,

Thanks for that big reply!

I followed your indstructions and that works fine.

but in the game i am writing, i follow the same principals but it still does not work. I have been fiddling with it for hours to try and make sense of it and not write a stupid post here, but I am stuck.

What are the possible stupid mistakes I am making

[spoon]

Ok I  think I might be able to re-phrase my question now.

I think my proble boils down to Map Layers

I have made a simple version of my game. It has 1 map That map has 2 layers.

I can make tiles solid on the background non transparent layer. But I cannot make tiles solid on the transparent layer. I'm guessing this is probably impossible?

So how do i use more than one tile set on my original background layer?

Thanks

spoony

[durnurd]

Your sprite cannot interact with layers other than the one it is defined on.  You can only have it interact with a solid tile on its own layer.  You cannot have a layer use more than one tileset, but you can create another transparent layer right in front of it, like you have done, and place the graphics you want to show up on this second layer, then place tiles with the same solidity on the "active" layer (the one with the sprite) underneath the ones with the graphics you want so that the solidity works properly.

Alternately, you could place the graphics from the layer in front to be in the tileset used for the background layer as well.

[spoon]

Thanks,

Yep I get it now 

I am going to re write the game and make my tilesets much bigger and also make some 'dummy' tiles to go behind the transparent ones.

Thanks for the support 

spoony