Struggling with limits, need a little tip or two

[sinclairfan]

Hi, Even though I'm still trying to learn AGD I am struggling big time with the sprite limit of 12.

(please bear in mind, this is not a complaint about AGD!)

I am making a platform game like manic miner but in space and for example I have this on level 1

1 player sprite

1 end level door sprite

5 items to collect sprites

3 kill player on contact sprites

2 moving and animated enemy sprites

and I'm out and cannot add any more killing object enemies or moving enemies.

any tips that might help me? 

Thank you

[ultranarwhal]

If the 5 collect sprites are sprites, use objects or collectable blocks instead.

[Packobilly]

Oct 22, 2020 21:49:57 GMT ultranarwhal said:

If the 5 collect sprites are sprites, use objects or collectable blocks instead.

Also you can use deadly blocks instead static killing sprites...

[sinclairfan]

I tried using collectable blocks but for some reason could not get them working, so used sprites.
deadly blocks! Awesome, I didn't know about those. thank you!

[ramon]

You have to separate the images and the script in your mind. So you can more powerfully combine the AGD. An image can behave in different ways (scripts) and a script can adopt different images. Another important thing is to decide what has animation (cost in sprites) and what does not. I would do like this:
1 player sprite:
sprite 0 (script player)
image 0, frames 3 right.
image 1, frames 3 left.
image 2, frames 3 death.
(when LET imege = 2 dies)

1 end level door sprite
object 1 closed door (16 × 16) changes to object 2 open door when you have all the keys.

5 items to collect sprites 5 objects, don't spites. you can make them blink by changing colours. detectobject method helper to you.

3 kill player on contact sprites.
fixed in player script.

2 moving and animated enemy sprites.
The rest of sprites animated statics and enemy killers at your disposal.