Game Maker Help Thread!

[Kegluneq]

Kickass! That's just what I needed!

Sorry for the language ya'll, I'm just excited to have found it.

[gummybears123]

Found what?  What does that do?

[marsgreekgod]

don't worry gummy, just know 2 player is doing better.

Anyway, level feelings? anyone help?

[gummybears123]

Hey can some one help me with level feelings? I made two new ones but the message only shows if there is two messages playing..

What do you mean by 2 messages playing?

(I STILL need this answered
And how do I make it so that you freeze when you're in that state (unless you press _) )

[marsgreekgod]

Hey can some one help me with level feelings? I made two new ones but the message only shows if there is two messages playing..

What do you mean by 2 messages playing?

(I STILL need this answered
And how do I make it so that you freeze when you're in that state (unless you press _) )

In other words, if you get an evil  level and a snake level both play like if you get a dark and snake level, but if you only get an evil level...

[gummybears123]

MGG, can you please just tell me the ceiling-touch code because I can't find it, and when I DO "find" it, it works funnily

[marsgreekgod]

I already did and you didn't even seem to care

Code:

if (collision_point(x+8, y-1, oSolid, 0, 0)) status = HANG;

thats the bats code.

[kinnik]

Hey Gummy:  it would help me if you explain (or link where you do) what is your trying to do. To do with ceiling collision, that is...

if your looking for the code that changes the bats status from attack to hang, it is in the oBat object -> step action -> at the very bottem.
It reads as follows:


    if (collision_point(x+8, y-1, oSolid, 0, 0)) status = HANG;
    else
    {
        dir = 90;
        xVel = 1 * cos(degtorad(dir));
        yVel = -1 * sin(degtorad(dir));  
    }


Ah, MGG beat me... ill post anyhow ;P

[marsgreekgod]

he did explain what he watned to do, he is making vamp mod and he wants it when your in bat form you can hang on the roof.

(which sounds cool)

[kinnik]

oPlayer1 step action ->
if (kUp and collision_point(x+8, y-1, oSolid, 0, 0)) state = HANGING;

??

I'm sure that is way too simple to work...

...nope, but you can glide up the walls

try reading through characterStepEvent in scripts->platform engine line > 396 to learn about hanging as it relates to the player.


if (hangCount == 0 and y > 16 and !platformCharacterIs(ON_GROUND) and kUp and colUp and (collision_point(x+8, y-1, oSolid, 0, 0) or collision_point(x+8, y-2, oSolid, 0, 0)))
    {
        state = HANGING;
        move_snap(1, ;
        yVel = 0;
        yAcc = 0;
        grav = 0;
    }


doesn't work either... 

[gummybears123]

I already did and you didn't even seem to care

Code:

if (collision_point(x+8, y-1, oSolid, 0, 0)) status = HANG;

thats the bats code.

That's what I meant by "didn't work".  Those coordinates are relative to the bat's center which is 0, 0.  oPlayer1's center point is 8, 8 and therefore, I had to change the coordinates... But thanks anyway.

And Kinnik, that's helpful, thanks.  But as you said, it doesn't really work.

EDIT: I got it!  But there's a mess-up..... I created a new state and used that state to make active = 0;.  Here's the state

if (kFlap and collision_point(x, y-9, oSolid, 0, 0)) kFlappers = kFlap and collision_point(x, y-9, oSolid, 0, 0);
else kFlappers = false;


(Yea, I know, I called it kFlappers)

And here's the code:

if kFlappers
{
sprite_index = sVHang
active = false;
kJumpPressed = true;
}

(sVHang is the hanging vampire sprite)


But when I do that, it works, but I can't move at all once I turn into hanging bat... I tried making another state in which when kFlappers and kJump happens, active = true, but that didn't work out....... I think all I have to do is add something to the code or change the active = false; to something else........

[marsgreekgod]

yeah he can't do anything once you deactivate  him

[gummybears123]

Can't I do something like active = false UNLESS ______?

If not, what should I put instead of the active = false?

[banna8]

put something like this:

Code:

if (UNLESS)
{
state = true
}
else
{
state = false
}

[gummybears123]

What's the "(UNLESS)"?

And I don't get that code...

I want to get "stuck" in a position/state UNTIL I press Jump

EDIT: It works!!! I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

if kFlappers
{
sprite_index = sVHang
active = false;
}
    if (checkJumpPressed() and state != DUCKING and state != DUCKTOHANG and not whipping and
    sprite_index != sPExit and sprite_index != sDamselExit)
    {
    active = true;
    }