can you make a game with both top down and side scroll stages?

[sodamnuncouth]

Just wondering if this engine allows your game to alternate between top down and side scroll stages like the old contra games on nes did? or are you limited to one view for an entire project?

[Baz]

Yea you can, you can control gravity as much as you want so you could just change to a side view character object when its side view level and top view object when its top. Do note you will need to start the project as a top view project to get access to auto y sorting when in top view. You might like this video, it goes over the differences and how to change them:
https://youtu.be/9YVDzyTVrV0

[sodamnuncouth]

thanks for the quick response. before buying pgm i have actually been watching your videos from the start, but with the sale going on i figured i better ask now as i didnt see that topic coming up.

that being said i only have one last question: if top down can do both styles, why would you make a side scrolling project? are there any perks exclusive to it other than presets?

[Baz]

Originally posted by sodamnuncouth:

why would you make a side scrolling project? are there any perks exclusive to it other than presets?

Side scrollers typically do not need auto y sorting, and really in most cases do not want it at all so it's actually a benefit not to have in side view scenes. Top view can mimic the side view no y sorting by setting specific display priorities for objects, but side view cannot mimic auto y sorting (thus on a both view game you want top view). The other benefit of side view projects is when you create a scene they automatically come with gravity, where if you have top view game they automatically don't come with gravity. So if you know your game isn't going to have top view designs, then definitely go with side view.