blowing up things

[daredevil911]

I know how to make a element move, but how do i make an explosion explode when the element comes in contact with something?

[blanius]

One way is to hide your element and place an explosion animation at the same x and y and show it.

[zoranvedek]

Another way is to make a seperate object that looks indentical to the first but is actually broken up, so that when it collides you can have pieces flying around. This is difficult though, I did it a while back trying make some glass shatter and it took forever just to get everything to look right. An alternative would be a combination of both, use the explosion and then have some of your original showing and flying off. Say you wanted to blow up a car, you could hide the car and show an explosion, and at the same time have a wheel or two flying out as well..................

-J

[daredevil911]

Originally posted by zoranvedek
Another way is to make a seperate object that looks indentical to the first but is actually broken up, so that when it collides you can have pieces flying around. This is difficult though, I did it a while back trying make some glass shatter and it took forever just to get everything to look right. An alternative would be a combination of both, use the explosion and then have some of your original showing and flying off. Say you wanted to blow up a car, you could hide the car and show an explosion, and at the same time have a wheel or two flying out as well..................

-J

Hey thanks ^^

[daredevil911]

Originally posted by daredevil911
Hey thanks ^^

I was wondering if you couldb give me the code for it- use "car", "Building 1", and "explosion"

[zoranvedek]

I'm not one for much coding, I basically use what's built in to the program. In this case I'd use either a seperate movie, or else have it on a seperate scene, and then call up that movie or scene when the collision occurs..........

-J

[blanius]

Or put them on a slideshow element and just change the slide when you need to.

[daredevil911]

Originally posted by blanius
Or put them on a slideshow element and just change the slide when you need to.

im sry but i must be dumb or something; i still dont get it. car runs into house, house blows up and dissapears.