Some general questions

Getting Started Newbie Questions
#1

  1. Can I use shaders in corona or something similar? I think about glowing or distorted sprites for example.

  2. Polygons. Is there a way to draw polygons? I’ve found nothing in the API so far.

  3. Is there a way to automatically get a collision-shape for sprites or primitives? [import]uid: 74852 topic_id: 12716 reply_id: 312716[/import]

#2

Soon is what we have all heard, so you’ll probably have to do what we do, Wait for it… :wink:

Polygons are possible with Lines, read up on newLine() function

Sprites, make them a physics body of some type and you can get collisions.

hope that helps,

cheers,

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#3

Thanks for your answer ;).

  1. When did you here “soon” for the first time ;)?

  2. I mean a collision shape, which fits the shape of the sprite. If I had a star-shaped sprite I will like to have a collision shape that fits the start. Physics2D.net provides a function which generates a collision shape to fit the borders of the sprite. Is there something similar in corona? [import]uid: 74852 topic_id: 12716 reply_id: 46601[/import]

#4

To question 3, try Physics Editor - there’s a free trial version and a video on YouTube showing you what it does :slight_smile: [import]uid: 52491 topic_id: 12716 reply_id: 46616[/import]

#5

“soon” from me and roadmap

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