Well I have never worked with health before, so is "hitpoints" the built in point system or a global var you made? hitpoints SHOULD be appearing orange... Try this..
When I use a .gmk file in Game Maker 8 and run the game (by pressing the green arrow), its smooth and works great.
Using a gmk file in Game Maker 8.1 and running the game with the green arrow, give me like 5 fps. Unbelievable choppyness :/
It didnt work.
And even if it did, I wouldnt want users playing my game and having their computer block a virus :/
When I use that code and enter the overworld portal, the game crashes