A problem with obstacles!

[Liu-Kang]

I've run into a problem with obstacles recently that I could use some help with. In my Giant Monster game buildings serve as obstacles for the battling behemoths. Unlike obstacles in most games though I want these buildings to leave behind piles of rubble once they are demolished. Making them leave behind rubble was easy enough, but the end result isn't pretty:



I want the rubble to essentially become a part of the ground, so that the Monsters can walk over the rubble without being covered like in the picture above. Any help with the problem would be greatly appreciated. 

[LeeBrother]

Well why don't  make the rubble as a part of the ground? Now place building obstacles in front of the rubble. Once they are destroyed, only the rubble-ground is left.

[Liu-Kang]

Well why don't  make the rubble as a part of the ground? Now place building obstacles in front of the rubble. Once they are destroyed, only the rubble-ground is left.

I'd like to use this as a last resort because their are some buildings that leave behind bigger rubble from when they were standing like this ferris wheel and it would look incredibly awkward just looking like that:



EDIT:

Now this is creepy, we have the same post count 

[zamuel]

setlayer {int}
~This entity will be displayed as if it were at z position {int}, regardless of it's actual position.

Try playing with it some to find a value that works best for you.

[Bloodbane]

 I agree with zamuel, setlayer is the solution.
 Try setlayer 1 to the rubbles.

[Liu-Kang]

Damn, I was hoping I could put setlayer for just the end frames  I'm gonna have to have the building death spawn a whole new entity rubble huh?

[Bloodbane]

 Ah, so the rubble is part of obstacle.
 If that's the case, add this script in obstacle's DEATH animation

anim death
@script
    if(frame==0){
      void self = getlocalvar("self");
      changeentityproperty(self, "setlayer", 1);
    }
@end_script
...

 This script will set layer at 1st frame when DEATH is played.
 If you want it run at other frame just change 0 to other frame number.

[BeasTie]

Nice one, handy script.

[Bloodbane]

 Yeah, but use it at your own risk. AFAIK there's no way to reset setlayer so once you set it with this script, entity will be stuck in that layer!

 I normally use this in 2D mod since there's no z axis and entity depth position can be controlled by setlayer so it's safe to use in 2D mod.

 And, I should post also that the script can be declared in other animation. Aside of frame, the value can also be changed. Just change 1 next to "setlayer" to any value.

[Liu-Kang]

Thanks Bloodbane  You are WAY too helpful around here!