How do i make objects stick to another on contact?

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im trying to make a katamari-like game, but im not sure how to make objects stick to eachother on contact like in the games. a few programs work but the objects still move while stuck on the object. so how do i just make it stiff and stay in the spot it was picked up in?

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Use the Sticker extension. Add it as a behaviour for the object you want to stick. When you have a collision, use the Stick action to join the two objects.

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Yes, although for something I did recently, the sticker extension didn’t give enough control.
For example, if I do this:

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So if the green circle moved to the pink hat from a different direction other than from directly below then it wouldn’t be a hat, but just a pink triangle stuck to a green circle.


And if I wanted the green circle to 'carry' the triangle within its boundaries then the collision sticker combination could not give this result:

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So, milk, I guess how you want your sticking to look affects the solution. The object stuck on the outer edge or within? And from a quick image search of Katamari, you probably want the second option?

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yea. kind of like the “pin” feature in construct 3

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From what you’re wanting to do, it really sounds like you should just use the “put an object around another” event.

ObjectA  is in collision with ObjectB | Link ObjectA with ObjectB
Trigger Once                            | Set Variable "Distance" of ObjectB = ObjectB.Distance(ObjectA)
                                        | Set Variable "RotAngle" of ObjectB = ObjectA.AngleToObject(ObjectB)

For each ObjectB
     Take into account all ObjectA linked with ObjectB | Put ObjectB around ObjectA at ObjectB.Variable(RotAngle)+ObjectA.Rotation() degrees and ObjectB.Variable(Distance)

Those two events should do what you need. The first event tracks the collision distance + angle. The second event ensures the position of Object B stays around Object A, and it keeps Object A’s rotation in account.

Here’s a quick example of an object stuck already with this logic:
https://game-previews.gdevelop-app.com/1647054550520-287438/index.html

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is the variable a scene or global variable?

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Neither. It’d be an object variable since you want it on every instance that ends up connecting to your other object.

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This is what the sticker extension pretty much does, but without the need for the dev to keep track of it.

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Another option, if you’re using physics, is to use a weld joint.