Sequence doesn't play normally.

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hello. I have an imageSheet with common sequenceData:

ice3_1xSheet = {

    {

        name = “normalRun”,

        start = 1,

        count = 18,

      time = 300,

        loopCount = 1,

        loopDirection = “forward”

    }

}

It works for one ImageSheet but doesn’t work normally for another. It’s weird because both have same numbers of frames. It plays good after restarting level. SequenceData goes from a module… may be problem is here?

PS Very strange - tried to play it in separate scene - same result, tried to crop - same. Corona just don’t like this sheet =)

#2

Solved by increasing time of playing to 600. But interesting why does it work for one normal and bad for another?

#3

Weird. Was there any thing odd about the sprite sheet? I don’t see why time would matter.

Rob

#4

Odd? Didn’t find. Sheet was made by Texture Packer… may be something because of size?? It’s 1866x1006 but it’s alright as I know. Maximum 4096 for iPhone4s and optimal 2048 for other devices(not Apple). Mystics =)

#5

Hmm, in module which it execute playing from I have

for i = 1, 20 do

  if event.other == durTable[i] then

   if event.other.alpha == 0.8 then

     durAnim[i]:setFrame(2)

   end

  if event.other.alpha == 0.6 then

    durAnim[i]:setFrame(4)

  end

  if event.other.alpha < 0.5 then

   durAnim[i]:setFrame(1) – here, if i omit this string animation will play bad

   durAnim[i]:play()

   event.other:removeSelf()

  end

 end

end

#6

What do you mean by play bad?

There is an expectation to set a sequence before you run the play method. The docs for play hints that you must call :setFrame() or :setSequence before :play()

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/SpriteObject/play.html

Rob

#7

Play bad - i mean it’s not playing, it’s just a jump from first to last frame skipping all other frames. Do you mean setting of frame got to be every time right above :play() string?

#8

Yes, you have to either :setFrame() or :setSequence() before you can call :play()

Rob

#9

Solved by increasing time of playing to 600. But interesting why does it work for one normal and bad for another?

#10

Weird. Was there any thing odd about the sprite sheet? I don’t see why time would matter.

Rob

#11

Odd? Didn’t find. Sheet was made by Texture Packer… may be something because of size?? It’s 1866x1006 but it’s alright as I know. Maximum 4096 for iPhone4s and optimal 2048 for other devices(not Apple). Mystics =)

#12

Hmm, in module which it execute playing from I have

for i = 1, 20 do

  if event.other == durTable[i] then

   if event.other.alpha == 0.8 then

     durAnim[i]:setFrame(2)

   end

  if event.other.alpha == 0.6 then

    durAnim[i]:setFrame(4)

  end

  if event.other.alpha < 0.5 then

   durAnim[i]:setFrame(1) – here, if i omit this string animation will play bad

   durAnim[i]:play()

   event.other:removeSelf()

  end

 end

end

#13

What do you mean by play bad?

There is an expectation to set a sequence before you run the play method. The docs for play hints that you must call :setFrame() or :setSequence before :play()

https://docs.coronalabs.com/api/type/SpriteObject/play.html

Rob

#14

Play bad - i mean it’s not playing, it’s just a jump from first to last frame skipping all other frames. Do you mean setting of frame got to be every time right above :play() string?

#15

Yes, you have to either :setFrame() or :setSequence() before you can call :play()

Rob