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[Sejemus]

Hello there.

I have a problem with GM 8.1.

The Var problem:

In the game start menu i have a controller.

Menu controller create event: set variable gun = 0. (TO object player. NOT self)

In player.

in key press ctrl: if variable gun = 1 then create instance bullet.
also in key press ctrl: if variable gun = 2 then create instance bullet2
also in key press ctrl: if variable gun = 3 then create instance bullet3

In a shop menu i have a button that have the following:

left mouse button (on buy gun button): set variable gun = 1 and change instance to (upgrade gun button)
left mouse button (on upgrade gun button): if gun is higher than 2 then set gun to 3 and show massage "gun at maximum" ELSE set gun = 1 RELATIVE.

Again gun variable IS on the player on both buttons.

Problem: When i start the game. I go to the shop and click the "Buy gun button" it tells me that it is at maximum already.
And if i click ctrl. It says that gun is a unknown variable?? (here is the error report:

[ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Press Event for <Ctrl> Key
for object obj_player:

Error in expression:gun
position 1: Unknown variable gun])


The AI problem:

I don't know what information to give here. So i give all of it.
But the problem is that when it jumps and hit the side of a block it gets stuck. It have a sprite that are a square so it isn't because the pixels are bugging

obj_enemy

(Event) [Parts]

(Create): [code:
direction=floor(random(2))*180;
speed=4; hspeed *=-1;
ShootTimer=0 - End of code
set variable hp = 50]

(Step): [code:
if obj_player.x>x && distance_to_object(obj_player)<300
{
hspeed=4;
}
if obj_player.x<x && distance_to_object(obj_player)<300
{
hspeed=-4;
}
ShootTimer += 1
if (ShootTimer mod 60 = 59)
{
if distance_to_object(obj_player)<100
{
instance_create(x,y,obj_bullet)
hspeed=0;
}
} - End of code
, if a positions is colitions free then set gravity 270, 0.5 else set gravity 270, 0. if hp is smaller than 1 then destroy instance self.

(Collision with wall): move to contact direction: direction maximum: 12 against solid objects, set vert. speed 0

(Collision with wall2(this is where the problem is)): move to contact direction: direction maximum: 12 against solid objects, set vert. speed 0

(Draw): draw sprite spr_enemy

I hope someone can help me :). Thanks. Sry if this is in the wrong section. But I didn't really think it should be anywhere else?. And sry for my bad english.

[Madales]

[ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Press Event for <Ctrl> Key
for object obj_player:

Error in expression:gun
position 1: Unknown variable gun])

In the Create Event, you must define the first value for the variable gun ( gun=0 or gun=1 or ... )

[Sejemus]

[ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Press Event for <Ctrl> Key
for object obj_player:

Error in expression:gun
position 1: Unknown variable gun])

In the Create Event, you must define the first value for the variable gun ( gun=0 or gun=1 or ... )

But i don't want it to be reset every time i load a map. I want it to be saved.

EDIT: and the create variable is in the menu. a controller in menu (the var is linked to player)

Edited by Sejemus, 24 February 2012 - 08:18 PM.

[Madales]

Maybe, in the shop menu button, you've assigned the variable gun to the wrong object (if the menu button is an object different from obj_player)... Try to check!

[Sejemus]

Maybe, in the shop menu button, you've assigned the variable gun to the wrong object (if the menu button is an object different from obj_player)... Try to check!

No. it is linked to obj_player. I have checked all gun variables.

[Nial8r]

Can you post the exact code for the controller and player?

[lukew23]

Basically, you have two options (if you want the gun var to be conserved). Either make the player object consistent, or make gun a global variable.

[Thagrahn]

The AI problem:

I don't know what information to give here. So i give all of it.
But the problem is that when it jumps and hit the side of a block it gets stuck. It have a sprite that are a square so it isn't because the pixels are bugging

obj_enemy

(Event) [Parts]

(Create): [code:
direction=floor(random(2))*180;
speed=4; hspeed *=-1;
ShootTimer=0 - End of code
set variable hp = 50]

(Step): [code:
if obj_player.x>x && distance_to_object(obj_player)<300
{
hspeed=4;
}
if obj_player.x<x && distance_to_object(obj_player)<300
{
hspeed=-4;
}
ShootTimer += 1
if (ShootTimer mod 60 = 59)
{
if distance_to_object(obj_player)<100
{
instance_create(x,y,obj_bullet)
hspeed=0;
}
} - End of code
, if a positions is colitions free then set gravity 270, 0.5 else set gravity 270, 0. if hp is smaller than 1 then destroy instance self.

(Collision with wall): move to contact direction: direction maximum: 12 against solid objects, set vert. speed 0

(Collision with wall2(this is where the problem is)): move to contact direction: direction maximum: 12 against solid objects, set vert. speed 0

(Draw): draw sprite spr_enemy

I hope someone can help me :). Thanks. Sry if this is in the wrong section. But I didn't really think it should be anywhere else?. And sry for my bad english.

Alright, your problem here is one of two things.

If wall2 is a vertical wall object that is suppose to stop horizontal movement, then the horizontal movement is what needs to be set to 0.

If wall2 is meant to trigger the jump, then vertical speed needs to be set to a negative number.

[Sejemus]

Alright, your problem here is one of two things.

If wall2 is a vertical wall object that is suppose to stop horizontal movement, then the horizontal movement is what needs to be set to 0.

If wall2 is meant to trigger the jump, then vertical speed needs to be set to a negative number.

I have a invisible object to trigger the jump. So the wall shouldn't trigger the jump.

But i want the AI to jump over the wall2 objects automatic by the jump trigger. and NOT get stuck on the side of the wall2s.

Edited by Sejemus, 25 February 2012 - 09:22 AM.

[Sejemus]

Basically, you have two options (if you want the gun var to be conserved). Either make the player object consistent, or make gun a global variable.

i'll check it out.

[Sejemus]

Can you post the exact code for the controller and player?

I can try. But i have used a little code and then these icons stuff things.

controller create event: set score = 0 set lives = 0 set gun = 0

Player:

create: set health = 100 set var player = 0(this is a var i use to change the sprite when walking right and left and not moving.)

step: set's the grav. and checks the health and the lives.

collision with wall AND wall2: move to contact in direction, 12, solid only. Set the vert. speed 0

collision with bullet: set health = -10 relative. Destroy instance OTHER.

movement keys (wsad): just basic movement with jump to possision.

X-key: interacts with objects

Left mouse button [Not working]: Checks gun var. If = 1 create bullet. if = 2 create bullet (i change this when i have fixed the problem) if = 3 create bullet (also changing)

Draw: just drawing

That's about it.

[Sejemus]

If gun is global. Does it need to be set to the player also? and it's like global.gun right?

[lukew23]

If gun is global. Does it need to be set to the player also? and it's like global.gun right?

yes, every time it is referenced, it is global.gun But it only needs to be initialised in the first room by an object only in the first room so it doesn't reset.

[Sejemus]

If gun is global. Does it need to be set to the player also? and it's like global.gun right?

yes, every time it is referenced, it is global.gun But it only needs to be initialised in the first room by an object only in the first room so it doesn't reset.

Yea. So it's in menu controller: set var global.gun = 0 (Does it need to be linked to player? or self?)

then the rest.?

[Sejemus]

It won't work.. Nomatter what i do it won't check the variable global.gun. It dosen't give me an error. But it just does nothing??

Edited by Sejemus, 26 February 2012 - 08:26 PM.

[111Studio]

You need to provide us with the actual code that references to global.gun. Initialization, all checks, all modifications to the variable. Also, please place all code snippets in [.code] [./code] tags without the periods preceded by something like "Step Event of objPlayer" to designate where the code is located. Lastly, if you have more to say and no one has posted after you, please edit your previous post. If you're posting multiple times in order to use the quote function, you can put multiple quotes by clicking on the MultiQuote button or manually type [.quote=Username]Quoted text here[./quote]

[Sejemus]

You need to provide us with the actual code that references to global.gun. Initialization, all checks, all modifications to the variable. Also, please place all code snippets in [.code] [./code] tags without the periods preceded by something like "Step Event of objPlayer" to designate where the code is located. Lastly, if you have more to say and no one has posted after you, please edit your previous post. If you're posting multiple times in order to use the quote function, you can put multiple quotes by clicking on the MultiQuote button or manually type [.quote=Username]Quoted text here[./quote]

But I havn't used code to the var.'s. I use the built in stuff. I havn't used much code.

[Nial8r]

In the player, use global.gun instead of gun.

[Sejemus]

In the player, use global.gun instead of gun.

I have tried that. It just won't check. No errors. But it doesn't work