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[Maxamilius291]

Hey,

I'm wondering if theres any way to set the alpha value of a drawn variable, like a variable version of draw_sprite_ext. This is my first non-tutorial game on gamemaker, so sorry if this is a stupid question.

[IceMetalPunk]

You can use draw_set_alpha(newAlpha) to set the alpha before drawing. So if you wanted to draw text at 45% alpha:

draw_set_alpha(0.45);
draw_text(...);
draw_set_alpha(1);

The last line is just to reset the drawing alpha to 100% so things drawn after it aren't also using a 45% alpha.

-IMP

[Maxamilius291]

You can use draw_set_alpha(newAlpha) to set the alpha before drawing. So if you wanted to draw text at 45% alpha:

draw_set_alpha(0.45);
draw_text(...);
draw_set_alpha(1);

The last line is just to reset the drawing alpha to 100% so things drawn after it aren't also using a 45% alpha.

-IMP

Thanks, it's working perfectly now