Objects following each other

one way could be:

by creating a big object, create also the three small object in the same event ( this to have the object scope preserved ), so that you can set an alt. value ( for example: ID ), of each small object with the unique value ( fixed value ) of the big object.

This way you have a big object with three "children" objects connected to it via the alt. value "ID".

Now, when you move that big object, set the desired position of each small object having the alt. value ID equal to the fixed value of the "parent" big object. Again, use the same event ( or also a child event ) to have the scope access to the right big object. A for..each loop on the big objects will do the job.

This way each small object will follow it's parent big object.

I hope it makes sense to you.

Another way could be:

if the big object and the small objects are static sprites without animations, you may create a big sprite having the big object and the three small objects inside the same sprite/image, leaving the rest of the sprite transparent.

This way you only have to move the big sprite ( wich acts like a container ) and the big and the small objects will "move" accordingly - I hope you get my drift

Third way: there is an obhect called "object mover" if my memory serves. It acts as a container. All the objects that are contained inside it will be moved when you move it.

You could create such an object, put the big object and the three small ones just created inside the container, and move it as you like. All the four objects will move accordingly mantaining it's relative position between each other.

I can do the .mfa but I need to know more.
when the big object is created, where are the small objects created relative to it?
can the big object stop or it's always moving?

The scope of the card is not defined when you try to move the small objects that belong to it. You have to define it by selecting a card, for example with a for..each loop.
I've modified you example. I hope it helps.

You can optimize the code by running the for..each loop only when a card is moving. Right now the loop runs always, but this does nothing to the performance.

Again, if the small objects are static ( no animation ) you may consider it as a part of the image of the card. This way you have less active objects ( which is good for the performance ) and less code.

Regards,
Sergio

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Hi Sergio, thanks very much for the help.

I can't open the MFA I think because I don't have the 2.5+ DLC or the developer version. I get a 'file cannot be loaded because it has been created with a newer version' message.

Is there any way around this? Thanks again.

I strongly suggest you to buy the DLC, since it adds lots of important features and is really worth it ( like for example child events ).
That said, here the screenshots of the modified code:

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Hope it makes sense to you,
Sergio

try this , i think it works wihout dlc

si ça ne marche pas je te monrerai le code et tu le reproduira de chez toi

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here it is

replace line 23 by this 3 lines

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