Graphics 2.0 - need some advise on how to take it...

Solar2D Advanced Graphics
#1

I’ve been playing around with the new beta and it is so cool :slight_smile: great job Corona (I ran across a few issues but they are all tracked already., )

I must say I find the transition from setReferencePoint/xReference/yReference to the anchors a bit confusing and so I would like to request a some blog post (from rob? :)) on how to achieve the same results I had with the old API especially in regards to groups because even in compatibility mode I’m having issues.

Basically what is the difference between them for example how do I achieve the same result as setting BottomCenterReferencePoint on a group in the old API. will anchorX, anchorY = .5, 1 do (and anchorChildren=true)? or should I also change something with the childrens positioning?

Also another question would be how should I approach future games, I have a long term project (a shooter-scroller type) which obvisouly I’m going with 2.0,

But I also have several projects I took as a freelancer that should be published in a much shorter timeframe and I really don’t know what to do? I mean working on 1.0 when I know I’ll need to port it in the near future is disturbing…

#2

As you get more familiar with G2 you’ll realise there aren’t that many changes you need to make (unless of course you must use a G2 feature in which case… errr not a lot you can do!).

G2 is only just in beta* IMO - it has enough functionality that you can play with pretty much everything it offers (and you should, it is fun!), but is not near ready for production-type builds - it still has too many quirks and outright bugs to be useful. This is why G2 hasn’t been rolled into normal daily builds. I doubt Corona team are going to put a timescale on when it is done, as we all know what can go wrong when you do that - so don’t plan on using it in the short-term (personally I’d expect it to be in beta like this for minimum of a month, probably 2 or even more before it merges with the main daily builds, but that is just my opinion, and I hope Corona don’t feel rushed into merging as that would create more issues than it would solve).

*Alpha = not-feature complete, beta = feature complete and now just in bug-fixing phase. I actually would put G2 in late alpha using this standard definition, but the changes I foresee are minimal.

#3

As you get more familiar with G2 you’ll realise there aren’t that many changes you need to make (unless of course you must use a G2 feature in which case… errr not a lot you can do!).

G2 is only just in beta* IMO - it has enough functionality that you can play with pretty much everything it offers (and you should, it is fun!), but is not near ready for production-type builds - it still has too many quirks and outright bugs to be useful. This is why G2 hasn’t been rolled into normal daily builds. I doubt Corona team are going to put a timescale on when it is done, as we all know what can go wrong when you do that - so don’t plan on using it in the short-term (personally I’d expect it to be in beta like this for minimum of a month, probably 2 or even more before it merges with the main daily builds, but that is just my opinion, and I hope Corona don’t feel rushed into merging as that would create more issues than it would solve).

*Alpha = not-feature complete, beta = feature complete and now just in bug-fixing phase. I actually would put G2 in late alpha using this standard definition, but the changes I foresee are minimal.