Manipulate inactive players/data in an off-screen scene

RealHandy

I've got some ideas about doing "things" with the inactive player(s) in other scenes than the one the active player is in. Can I do things like:

• load a scene off-screen in addition to the one that is the active player's on-screen scene
• teleport an inactive player to a scene that is not the active player's on-screen scene
• spawn an inactive player in an off-screen scene
• have an inactive player in an off-screen scene manipulate objects and inventory
• have an inactive player in an off-screen scene trigger events as though they were triggered on-screen by the active player

As you can see, these are all different aspects of having AC know that inactive players are doing things in a loaded off-screen scene. Is that in the scope, or nearly in the scope with a little programming in the right spots, of AC?

Thanks!

ChrisIceBox

With the changes made to the player-switching system in v1.70, this should mostly be do-able:

load a scene off-screen in addition to the one that is the active player's on-screen scene

Other scenes can be loaded in additively with the Scene: Add or remove Action. Such scenes will appear in their own "world space" position, so it won't account for the active scene's position/camera.

teleport an inactive player to a scene that is not the active player's on-screen scene

Yes, the Player: Teleport inactive Action can be used to move an inactive Player to any scene - not just the one the active Player is in.

spawn an inactive player in an off-screen scene

If an inactive Player has been moved to a scene that has been added additively, they should be spawned in along with it.

have an inactive player in an off-screen scene manipulate objects and inventory

Only the "user" Player can manipulate Hotspots, but checking Is Player? in character-based Actions allow you to select specifically which Player you want to affect. This includes the Inventory: Add or remove Action via its own Affect specific player? checkbox.

have an inactive player in an off-screen scene trigger events as though they were triggered on-screen by the active player

Triggers can be configured to detect any object with a Player component or Player tag, yes.

RealHandy

Cool. Thanks for your quick and thorough answers, and for AC -- it's a great product!