How to use: slice contains?

[sheamkennedy]

EDIT: I actually think the answer might be that I'm comparing my hitbox to see if it lies within the zone container which consists of many rectangle slices attached to zone 1. Since my script is checking if "f" is within "zone container" then perhaps the case is false because "f" isn't contained within every instance of the rectangle... This is just a thought though, I'm not sure.

I'm having trouble implementing the "slice contains" function and am wondering if I am not understanding it correctly.

I have the following script called within my autorun script:

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#  if (FindCollidingSlice (ZoneContainer,f)) then(
  if (slice contains (ZoneContainer,f)) then(
    # Fall Down Pit
    # Perform Death Dissolve
    ...
    game over
  )

Note: When I perform a collision check with "FindCollidingSlice (ZoneContainer,f)" the script works fine but I'd prefer to use "slice contains" as it seems more practical for what I'me trying to achieve.

In the game I have a pit. The pit is represented by a rectangular slice. When my hero's foot hitbox is completely contained within the pit slice I would like the player to fall into the pit resulting in a game over.

[TMC]

I'm confused. The following two statements seem contradictory:

I'm comparing my hitbox to see if it lies within the zone container which consists of many rectangle slices attached to zone 1.

In the game I have a pit. The pit is represented by a rectangular slice.

If you want to find whether one slice is entirely within a rectangular region, use "slice contains". Your code for that looks correct. Note that "slice contains" ignores all children of both slices, so they are just two rectangles.

"find colliding slice" tests for any amount of intersection, not just total containment. You were also using that command correctly.
Note that "find colliding slice" ignores the children of the slice you're checking against (f). Because it loops through lots of slices, it can be used for non-rectangular areas.

Are both f and ZoneContainer parented to map layers or the walkabout layer? The collision detection is done based on screen position, and it doesn't matter what they're parented to. But if one is parented to the default scriptlayer slice, then its position doesn't move with the camera, so its screen position might not be what you expect.

[sheamkennedy]

Ahh, I think what you said about parenting is the reason for the script not working. After parenting to the same map layer everything seems to work fine. Thank you!