Mechanics

YAHAHA Studio allows you to add mechanics, such as rotate, revolve, move and retroact, to your game by adding and configuring gameplay components.

Adding mechanics gameplay components to your objects

1. Select the object and view its properties by choosing the More icon.

2. In the Gameplay tab, choose +Component and you can add the Rotate/Revolve/Move/Retroaction component.

Rotate

The Rotate component makes an object move in a circle around the axis of rotation.

Field	Description
Condition	Determines the trigger of rotation. On start, starts rotation when you enter Play mode. Touched by player, starts rotation when the object is touched by the player.
Rotation Type	Determines the type of rotation, either Circle or Arc. Specify the angle if you choose Arc.
Axis	Determines the axis of rotation.
Direction	Determines the direction of the circular movement.
Time	Time to finish a circle or an arc in second.
Rotation NO	Specifies the number of rotation.
Loop type	Determines the loop type, either One-way or Two-way. If you choose One-way, the object rotates in the same direction. If you choose Two-way, the rotation direction changes to the opposite whenever the previous circle/arc movement finishes.

Revolve

The Revolve component makes an object move in a circle around a central axis.

Field	Description
Condition	Determines the trigger of revolve. On start, starts revolving when you enter Play mode. Touched by player, starts revolving when the object is touched by the player.
Revolving Type	Determines the type of revolve, either Circle or Arc. Specify the angle if you choose Arc.
Rotate point	The central point of revolve
Axis	The central axis of revolve
Direction	Determines the direction of the circular movement.
Time	Time to finish a circle or an arc in second.
Rotation NO	Specifies the number of revolving.
Loop type	Determines the loop type, either One-way or Two-way. If you choose One-way, the object revolves in the same direction. If you choose Two-way, the revolving direction changes to the opposite whenever the previous revolve finishes.

Move

The Move component makes an object move along specified positions in the scene.

Field	Description
Trigger Condition	Determines the trigger of movement. On start, starts moving when you enter Play mode. Touched by player, starts moving when the object is touched by the player.
Start/Relative position	Specifies the position for the object to start off. Point, the point on the coordinate where the object starts moving. Stay time, the time that the object stays when it reaches the point. Move speed, the speed of moving to the next point.
Move NO	Specifies the number of movement.
Loop type	Determines the loop type, either One-way or Two-way. If you choose One-way, the object always moves in the same direction. If you choose Two-way, the movement direction changes to the opposite whenever the previous movement finishes.

Retroaction

The Retroaction component makes an object act an force on the player who touches it and cause some effects.

Field	Description
Type	Determines the effect type of retroaction: Hit the player, pushes the player away. Dead, causes the player to die. Hit and dead, both pushes the players away and causes the player to die.
Degree	Determines the degree of pushing the player away.