Renegade605

I had a problem with my game and through debug mode I have determined that the create event of certain instances in the room is not executing. The following code is present in that event:

depth = x*y;
sprite_index = spr_wall;

However, once the game starts, certain instances of that object (wall) did not change their sprite nor their depth. I also find it odd that it's only certain instances of the wall, not all of them.
I have never seen or heard of this happening to anyone and I cannot figure it out.


I had found out that the problem must lie with a specific object (inactive_controller) which is present in the room. For, when I remove the instance, the instances that previously did not execute Create, do as they should. The code of the inactive_controller is as follows:

CREATE EVENT
{
   for (i = 1; i <= deactivated[0]; i += 1;)
   {
	  deactivated[i].image_alpha = 0;
	  instance_deactivate_object(deactivated[i]);
   }
   image_alpha = 0;
}

ALARM0 EVENT
{
   image_alpha += 0.04;
   if (image_alpha > 1) then image_alpha = 1;
   for (i = 1; i <= deactivated[0]; i += 1;)
   {
	  deactivated[i].image_alpha = image_alpha;
   }
   if (image_alpha != 1) then alarm[0] = 5;
}

STEP EVENT
{
   if (execute_string("return ball." +deactivated[deactivated[0]+1]))
   {
	  event_perform(ev_alarm,0);
	  for (i = 1; i <= deactivated[0]; i += 1;)
		 { instance_activate_object(deactivated[i]); }
   }
}

INSTANCE CREATION CODE
{
   deactivated[0]	=	 25;
   deactivated[1]	=  (103596);   deactivated[2]	=  (103597);   deactivated[3]	=  (103598);
   deactivated[4]	=  (103599);   deactivated[5]	=  (103600);   deactivated[6]	=  (103601);
   deactivated[7]	=  (103602);   deactivated[8]	=  (103603);   deactivated[9]	=  (103604);
   deactivated[10]   =  (103605);   deactivated[11]   =  (103606);   deactivated[12]   =  (103607);
   deactivated[13]   =  (103608);   deactivated[14]   =  (103609);   deactivated[15]   =  (103610);
   deactivated[16]   =  (103611);   deactivated[17]   =  (103612);   deactivated[18]   =  (103613);
   deactivated[19]   =  (103614);   deactivated[20]   =  (103615);   deactivated[21]   =  (103616);
   deactivated[22]   =  (103617);   deactivated[23]   =  (103618);   deactivated[24]   =  (103619);
   deactivated[25]   =  (103620);
   deactivated[26]   =  "x > 1024";
}

This object should not be affecting the instances other than those specified with the deactivated[x] array, yet it did.

Just as I was about to post this topic however, the problem resolved itself. That is to say, I ran the game once more in debug mode to run some more tests, and the game worked fine. So while it is not imperative that I know, it would be interesting to find out why this occurred, and possibly there's an easy way to avoid it in the future.

Hello, I'm looking for some pipes to fit in with my new game, and was hoping I could get some help.
If anyone wants to make these, or knows where I could find some would be great. Examples of grid snapping at end of post.

Applies to all:
Should be 20px in diameter.
The end of the segment should be a slight bit wider than the rest of the pipe.
One set gold/bronze, and one set silver (could just be a grayscale version of the first).
Arcade Style, to fit this wip.
Highlighted as if light source was coming from top right.

Straight Pipes: Pipes should be drawn in segments of 32px, 64px, 96px, and 128px. Horizontal and Vertical. (See Figure A)
Curved Pipes 1: Pipes with 90 deg. corners. Should have one tight, two mid-range, and one wide turn. Must align with pipes inside a grid. The pipes will be centered in a 32x32 grid. (See Figure B )
Curved Pipes 2: 'Squiggly' pipes, one segment 128px long, another 96px; both moving 32px to the side (one each way). (Figure C )
Junctions: To fit the same 32x32 grid of pipes. One large (96x96), and one small (32x32). (Figure D)


EXAMPLES: The dotted grid is 32x32
Figure A:
This segment is 128px long; there should also be a 96px, a 64px, and a 32px.

Figure B:
This should be about the widest size.

Figure C:
This one is 96px long; there should also be a 128px.

Figure D: It wouldn't let me put this one in... So click here to view!
This is 96x96, another should be another the same design but in a 32x32 size.

I have a code which is supposed to create an instance of an object at a position defined in a text file. The code should then set the 'specialid' variable in the new instance. However, when I execute the code, it gives me an error stating that the variable (id of the new instance -- 'object' in this case) is unknown.

{  
   var level,length,text,object;

   level = file_text_open_read(working_directory +'\levels\leveltest.lvl');

   /*
   ...
   Irrelevant Code
   ...
   */
   
   execute_string("object = instance_create(" +file_text_read_string(level) +")");
   object.specialid = real(text);
   
   /*
   ...
   More Irrelevant Code
   ...
   */
}

Note: The string it reads from the text file would look like this (without quotes)
"10,5,obj_character"

I quote the error message:

Error in code at line 27:
            object.specialid = real(text);

at position 11: Unknown variable object

Did I miss something totally obvious? Or is there a devious force at work?

I was looking at the system YYG has to upload games to see how it worked, and I accidentally went too far and actually uploaded the 'game'. It's two random pictures I had and the GM exe itself.

Should I contact YYG by e-mail to resolve this? If not, what should I do?

What does a bitwise operator actually do? What is bitwise?

I tried printing out a table (10x10) of column^row to see if there was a pattern. But it looks almost totally random, other than it's a symetrical table. So what are they?