Infinite Layout

I'm making a game where the player needs an infinite space. A randomly generating world that goes as far as the player desires. I want to know 2 things:

1. Is it possible?

2. How do I do it?

-Thanks

1. This strangly get's asked often. Is it possible?

In regards to game play the answer is ALWAYS YES. It's number 2 you need to focus on.

2. You need more details. Do you need save this world? can players go back?

Either way just design the world by a 3x3 grid of large space. When player moves from 1 grid area to another create new world on the edge of new space.

There are 2 approaches you can do.

1. Move the player and recenter when changing grid areas.

2. the world moves around the player.

however I don't believe anyone really has done this in C2 so i don't think there will be any examples. But I could be wrong.

You can fake a infinite scrolling space background using this plugin

scirra.com/forum/plugin-sprite-sheet_topic78654.html

simply connect the keypresses of flying your ship to the offset x and y of the special tiled background in this plugin.

Here's an example file

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/403350/infinitespace-example.capx