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How can I make a wiring system like minecraft? Not in 3D, but for a platformer?
a simple one, like, if we have a switch, all the wires connected to it will be active if the switch is active too... same it its not active

Whats the right way to use particles? At the moment I have about 12 particles on my game, and each have a part system... like this:

//Create Event

atkS = part_system_create();
atkT = part_type_create();

part_type_shape(atkT,1);
part_type_size(atkT,0.50,0.50,0,0);
part_type_color3(atkT,255,255,16777215);
part_type_alpha3(atkT,0.50,0.50,0);
part_type_speed(atkT,5,10,-0.50,0);
part_type_life(atkT,0,20);
part_type_direction(atkT,-20,20,0,0);
part_type_orientation(atkT,0,360,0,0,1);
part_type_gravity(atkT,0,270);
part_type_scale(atkT,0.30,0.30);
part_type_blend(atkT,1);
part_system_depth(atkS,0);
atkS = part_emitter_create(atkS);

Is this wrong?

I'm having trouble using string_width:

   //draw the normal name
    draw_text_outline(mouse_x,mouse_y+20,name,c_white,c_black);
    //draw grade
    draw_text_outline(mouse_x-string_width(name)-5,mouse_y+20,string(grade),c_lime,c_black);

What happens:
On the inventory, wich uses the same way to draw the name, it works perfectly, now on Chests, it draws like this:


GodLike draws properly, and Superior doesn't, why? They both use the same code

btw: I've changed halign of the text, and it works if I use fa_right, but I want fa_center... and with fa_center it gives too much space

I'm having some trouble using surfaces to make lights:

draw event

surface_set_target(lights);

draw_clear_alpha(make_color_hsv(0,0,darkness),1);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_add);

draw_sprite_ext(spr_light_256, 0, mouse_x, mouse_y, 1, 1, 0, make_color_rgb(255,221,128), 1)
surface_reset_target();

draw_set_blend_mode_ext(9,1);

draw_surface_ext(lights,view_xview+0,view_yview+0,1,1,0,c_white,1);

draw_set_blend_mode(0);

I'm using views, and the surface doesn't work properly when the player starts to move around, and the view follows him, the surface walks around the screen, how to fix this?

How can I change the view settings of a persistent room?
I want to change it before the room starts... so I have a room that sets the room view like this:

room_set_view(rm_test,0,true,0,0,global.View_w,global.View_h,0,0,global.View_w,global.View_h,global.View_w / 2,global.View_h / 2,-1,-1,obj_player);

this works if the room isn't persistent, but I need it to work with persistent rooms, what can I do?