Hey,
I was just wondering how do you stop the .bmp added pictures from moving in your level.I've added them fine and put them in the right place but as the avatar gets close to it it moves and follows the position of the avatar. I just want it to stay in the exact same position??

??? do you mean a sprite rotating with the player? If so, assign this action to it to make it stop:

action no_rotate
{
my.facing = off; // stops the automatic rotation
}

If not, have "on" instead of "off".

Another option is to add a tiny rotation to the sprite, 90.007 is as close as you'll get. If scaled, this will vary.

oh sorry yea I meant a sprite. So do I have to write a new script file and then attach it to the sprite.
Im very new to this and haven't started to write any scripts yet so slightly confused....

You have four options:

1. Use the script I provided (untested).
2. Rotate the sprite very slightly. 90.007 (instead of 90) is as close as you're going to get.
3. You could also have the rotation at 270 instead of 90 (for the first one, the pan). You may need flip the texture horizontally though to get it to look right.
4. Use a model instead of a sprite.

The first method takes out the confusion and keeps the accuracy, but you may need some scripting knowledge, mainly just where you can place the code. The second method also does, but is slightly less accurate. If you need high-precision placement of objects (especially in the case of joining two sprites right next to each other), the second option isn't for you. If the first two options aren't for you, the third option retains the accuracy and gets rid of the rotation effect, but requires a simple modification. If the texture is flipped when you have the rotation at 270, then you'll need to do a quick horizontal flip in your graphics edittor. If you don't want to be bothered with the horizontal flip, if there is the need for it, option 4, using a model instead, is just as good. A sprite is nothing more than a model with 4 vertices and two triangles forming a square or rectangle, of which has a texture tossed onto it.

from above i just meant to ask. I added the action you provided to my script. it was fine.no errors but the action doesnt appear in the resourses in wed under actions. why is that. How do you get you action to appear in actions either in the resources or when you click on a model or sprite etc be able to select it as a behavior??

To be able to select it as a behavior, there are two methods:

1. (permanent - always updated) Go into WED's preferences and for updating of externally modified files, choose "Auto" instead. This way, any edit you make will be updated automatically in WED. You may need to close WED and reopen it and your level though.
2. (temporary - works once, but has to be redone in a future case) Just close WED and reopen it and your level.

ok that worked well. its there now as an action but the action doesnt do anything!
action no_rotate
{
my.facing = off; // stops the automatic rotation
}
that was the code I put in and added the action to the .bmp sprite but it is still moving. I went into the behavior and its there but there's nothing in it??

Manual quote:

Quote:

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If neither flag is set, the sprite will look like a billboard, standing upright, and horizontally always turning to the player.

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Code:

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action no_rotate {
	my.oriented = on;
	my.facing = off;
	my.decal = off;
	//my.pan = 90.007;
}

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guys ye are legends. It works.
sound out!!