Question 2D be in front or behind depending on the Y axis

Hello,

Sorry if this question already exists, I'm new to C# and new here and couldn't find the answer.
Here is what I want to get :


I want the game to say "Ok, his Y is higher so he'll be behind this enemy".
Is it possible, and if so, how can I do this please ?

Thanks !

 

In an update function you need an if statement that compares the players y position to the enemies y position. If the players has a lower value, change the sorting order of the players sprite renderer to be higher than the enemies, and vice versa if the players position is higher than the enemies.
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Renderer-sortingOrder.html

 

Thanks for the answer, that makes much sense to me and is very clear !
I'm going to do that as soon as I can

But will it slow the program, or is it really soft ?

 

Don't do it manually. Just use the sorting axis feature and set it to sort by Y and appropriately configure the pivot position for each sprite. See https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/2DSorting.html for more information

 

It does have some overhead, but I've never found it to have much of a negative impact, and occasionally I've done it to hundreds of sprites at a time.

The sorting axis feature is great and works in a lot of situations, but it has the limitation of being global, so it won't work if you have groups of sprites you don't want to sort in the same manner as the rest.

 

I see, thank you both for your answers, layering is the way too go, clearly !
Thanks for documentation, too !

 

you should use the transparency sort axis and sort by y, order in layer is limited to 60k positions instead of infinite, 60k positions is not enough, just think how many positions exist in between y= 0 and y =100, it looks like 100 but what about decimals? 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.35 etc you cant fit 60k in there.

The transparency sort axis is much superior