iaint21 wrote:
its at 1:43. its the thing in the section under movers, and is the second one, next to the gyroscope. what is that may i ask?
It's a Mover but at this time, I honestly can't remember specifically what it does from just looking at its in-game icon.
Here's some more general information on Movers though:
StevenI wrote:
MoversThere is a new category of tools called the "movers", which literally move objects about. They come in two broad types - linear and rotational. Both have simple variants that move the object in a specified direction, but can be switch controlled (on/off, speed, strength control), through to more complex versions. If you combine movers with anti-gravity devices, you can gain incredibly precise, complex control over contraptions for top-down dynamics and flying machines, etc. We spent loads of time playing with these and the possibilities are endless, hence why there is so much detail in this section.
The linear movers are controlled by x and y speeds and also have speed, acceleration, and deceleration properties. x and y are normally the x and y directions for the level, but it is possible to tweak them so that x and y are relative to the orientation of the object. The difference between these two modes is how the mover responds to the object being rotated. There are also follow devices, which can be used to follow (or flee from) a player or magnetic key. Maximum range to follow can be set, as can minimum range - so your object will stop if it gets too close. You can even get the follower to be locked into a single axis (so it only follows horizontally for instance). There is also a magic rocket device, which simulates the existing jet object, but as a non-physical tool that can be compacted down into microchips etc.
The rotational movers rotate the object, as with linear movers there are speed, acceleration and deceleration tweaks. Similar to the follow object, there is a "look at player" device, which will point itself at the player, or at a magnetic key. This gives very smooth aiming mechanisms. There is also the gyroscope tool which will attempt to keep an object upright by rotating it back to vertical - again, this can be tweaked to modify how well it corrects and can also be switch controlled.
There is also a special mover, for shifting objects between layers. This is what is used in the trailer to make the wheel move out and what is used to make the little top-down racers work on ramps. Note that all objects are still locked into the existing layers - when you move it back a layer, the movement happens instantly as far as physics is concerned, but visually the object takes a short period to shift. You cannot stop an object between the layers so the game is very much still 2.5D.
Most of the movers can take one or more inputs, and a disable / enable signal which can be used to neatly override them.
jackofcourse wrote:
iaint21 wrote:
but one question steveni, saw under the tools, (i think it might be under movers) one was shaped sorta like a sackboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5S5vZjybw&playnext_from=TL&videos=DoXHRSniz4k
its at 1:43. its the thing in the section under movers, and is the second one, next to the gyroscope. what is that may i ask?
It's actually a rotator not a mover. It's a rotator that will point at Sackboy wherever he goes. So if you bolted a piece of wood to something and placed it on the end, it would angle itself so it was always pointing at Sackboy. For an example of when it is useful, something like a tracking system for weapons etc. You can also have it follow a mag key instead of Sackboy if you wanted.
Like the light in LBP's introduction level?
NivekKom wrote:
jackofcourse wrote:
iaint21 wrote:
but one question steveni, saw under the tools, (i think it might be under movers) one was shaped sorta like a sackboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5S5vZjybw&playnext_from=TL&videos=DoXHRSniz4k
its at 1:43. its the thing in the section under movers, and is the second one, next to the gyroscope. what is that may i ask?
It's actually a rotator not a mover. It's a rotator that will point at Sackboy wherever he goes. So if you bolted a piece of wood to something and placed it on the end, it would angle itself so it was always pointing at Sackboy. For an example of when it is useful, something like a tracking system for weapons etc. You can also have it follow a mag key instead of Sackboy if you wanted.
Like the light in LBP's introduction level?
Yep, exactly 
jackofcourse wrote:
NivekKom wrote:
jackofcourse wrote:
iaint21 wrote:
but one question steveni, saw under the tools, (i think it might be under movers) one was shaped sorta like a sackboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P5S5vZjybw&playnext_from=TL&videos=DoXHRSniz4k
its at 1:43. its the thing in the section under movers, and is the second one, next to the gyroscope. what is that may i ask?
It's actually a rotator not a mover. It's a rotator that will point at Sackboy wherever he goes. So if you bolted a piece of wood to something and placed it on the end, it would angle itself so it was always pointing at Sackboy. For an example of when it is useful, something like a tracking system for weapons etc. You can also have it follow a mag key instead of Sackboy if you wanted.
Like the light in LBP's introduction level?
Yep, exactly
nice, so they made a sack-tracker gear. no longet do we need to use three way switches and the motion detectiors!
jackofcourse wrote:There's a mover follower as well. So that will physically follow you not just rotate to face you. You can tweak it's movements quite in depth too. Things like whether it can move up and down as well as side to side. Whether to can move between layers etc. Again, you can also set it to follow a mag key instead of your Sackboy if you want.
a sackbot stealing claw anyone?
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