User Guide

Conditions in the timer object

• Every. This condition asks for a period of time, example 1 second. During runtime, it will

be true every second in our example. Useful for ﬂashing objects, automatic incrementation

of a score etc.

• Is the timer equal to a certain value? This condition is true when the timer reaches the

given time. The timer is initialised to zero at the start of the frame.

Conditions of the create object

• Pick a random object. This powerful condition will select one object in the middle of all

the objects.

• Pick an object at random in a zone. This condition is like the previous one, but limited to

the object inside a given zone on the frame.

• Pick all objects in a zone. Will select all the objects present in a zone on the frame.

• Pick all objects on a line. Will ask you to enter the co-ordinates of two points. This condition

will draw a hidden line between the two points, and select the objects that cross this line.

Note: for the Pick object conditions, the actions will only apply to the objects selected by the

condition.

Conditions of the player object

• Read joystick state. This condition allow you to test the state of the joystick: know if the

user has pressed up, down left or right, along with the ﬁre buttons.

• Repeat while joystick is pressed. This condition will be true as long as the player presses

the wanted key on the joystick.

Conditions of the active object

The active object is very versatile, and it contains a lot of conditions. Here are the main

ones…

• Collisions with another object. Important condition, it is true immediately after the object

has been colliding with another. Use it in games, to make a ball bounce etc.

• Collisions / Overlapping another object. This condition is constantly true as long as the

objects are overlapping each other.

• Collision / Backdrop. This condition will be true if the object is colliding with a background

object (Backdrop or Quick backdrop) marked “Obstacle” or “Platform”.

• Collision / Overlapping a backdrop. This condition is constantly true if the object is

overlapping a background object marked as “Obstacle” or “Platform”…