100 replies to this topic

[Blazed Pyro]

Wow thanks Chronic, ive been banging my head against my desk wondering how to do this, and wondering why game maker didn't have it...

- Pyro

[Kapser]

I just learned this function from another tutorial 2 minutes ago. I can't believe I did'nt know that.

[Mattz]

Wow, I never new about this, now I can have 1 object and rotate it within the room... Thankyou so much for this!

Mattz

[cronus616]

wow.
i didnt know that

[Excalibur333]

Cool I just found this a few days ago it is pretty nice.
Excalibur

[Twisted-Liquid]

Love it! wish i knew sooner. I already made a billion objects that one single object could have done for my current project.

[GloryAndBen]

Now I don't need to make so many goddam objects over minor differences...
Thanks for this!

[Alex]

Wow. I can't believe all this time it was written there in plain English and I never tried it. Thanks for this. This will definitely solve a lot of problems.

[The_Cookie_Monster]

Wow, nice, cool, this will help alot!

You deserve a cookie now!

[Daniel-Dane]

I can't believe that so many didn't know of this. There are both the manual and the explanation in the room editor. Good someone wrote this .

[Blue_Ninja_Frog]

Okay, question. Exactly WHEN do the actions in the Instance Creation Code get executed? In order to use this properly I will need to know this.

[Chronic]

All i know is that its sometime before the instances create event. You'll have to do your own tests to see if anything is ran any earlier if required.

[Daniel-Dane]

Okay, question. Exactly WHEN do the actions in the Instance Creation Code get executed? In order to use this properly I will need to know this.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Why didn't you test it first?

Here is the order: (GM7)
1. Creation code
2. Create event
3. Game start event
4. Room start event

[Jenner]

Thanks a lot Chronic, you just made my life a lot easyer. Please if you have more tricks like this one POST IT!

[Grego]

First, in the current room (if any) all instances get a room-end event. Next the non-persistent instances are removed (no destroy event is generated!).
Next, for the new room the persistent instances from the previous room are added.
All new instances are created and their creation events are executed (if the room is not persistent or has not been visited before).
When this is the first room, for all instances the game-start event is generated.
Now the room creation code is executed.
Finally, all instances get a room-start event.

Is that what you meant about the order..?

[PLAY: More]

All i know is that its sometime before the instances create event. You'll have to do your own tests to see if anything is ran any earlier if required.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think it's after the Room Start but before Instance Create event.

[Blue_Ninja_Frog]

In my experiences with it, It runs before the create event which became a bother due to unknown variables and the like >.>

[Splayer]

Wow! Someone sticky this now! You have no idea how many problems this solves that i've had in the past. Thank you so much!

[Igl00]

Hmm... Why is it, that almost all the ppl here on GMC, didn´t knew that function? It was, kinda the first thing i learned, when i decided to start coding... Weird!

[dark_master4]

I knew this function existed 'cause I did read the whole manual... But I don't know why, I kinda forgot to use it because of everything I was learning at the same time. You tut is well done and did remind me this existed and I'll definetly use it in the futur, if needed.