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[_189812]

so im making this game where i need this little circle to always follow and be on the player 1 object. the little circle is called p1hitbox
if a bullet hits the little circle the player will explode(you do not need to help me with this).
i have tried "move towards object" in both gml and drag and drop.
the gml code on the step event is

if distance_to_point(p1.x + 4, p1.y + 16) = 0
speed = 0
else
move_towards_point(p1.x +4, p1.y + 16, 7)

the code im currently using doesnt work, some times when it stops it starts vibrating and some times it doesnt stop in the middle of my p1 object.....


i just want the object to be right in the middle of my p1 object.
middle is
x + 4
y + 16
when the p1hitbox(the little circle) reaches the middle (x + 4, y + 16) it will stop, but when the player moves again it will move to the middle.
in other words.. the little circle(p1hitbox) should ALWAYS be in the middle of the object.
ive searched for hours and tried various things but i cant seem to get it working......


pls help i really appreciate it

[Dark Matter]

Do:

x=p1.x+4;
y=p1.y+16;

in the step event of the object.

[Rtyp06]

Do:

x=p1.x+4;
y=p1.y+16;

in the step event of the object.

Put it in the draw event so it doesn't lag.

[Dark Matter]

It won't lag in the step event any more than the draw event (which is not at all)...

[mr.muffin96]

The end step event has much less lag than the regular step event I've found. I would use that.

[Dark Matter]

They both have the same amount. Saying they're different is stupid - they do the same thing, at different times.

[mr.muffin96]

They both have the same amount. Saying they're different is stupid - they do the same thing, at different times.

I agree. I think you're misunderstanding us when we say lag. We mean there is a delay between when the "leader" object moves and when the "following" object follows. Try it yourself, make 2 objects and have one snap to the mouse in the end step event and the other in the step event.

[Dark Matter]

Oh right. I see what you mean. Lag usually means a loss in fps, so I got confused.