Creating an object

[KiteRyagara]

Hello

I am working on a platforming-style game which heavily focuses on the different powers of 8 playable objects. Obviously, one should not be able to have more than one of these objects on screen at a time.

However, I've run into quite an odd issue. When I try to spawn the object, it simply doesn't work.

For the sake of simplicity, I'll show the names.

Three objects in particular. Boxman, Disc, and Discman.

When Boxman touches Disc, he is supposed to turn into Discman. This is accomplished by destroying Boxman and spawning Discman in his place. However, even though the event states that Discman is to be created at the specific point of Boxman's collision with the Disc, he never shows up.

I proved that it actually went into Discman's object in general using flags as opposed to solely events. When Boxman collides with Disc, Discman's flag 0 turns on. If flag 0 is on, Boxman is destroyed. However, despite this, the command to create the object of Discman or even to position him at the same coordinates specified in the "create object" event simply do not seem to follow through. I'm at my end's wits on this issue, and it is a rather important one as well for, without it, I would not be able to continue to create the game.

I thank you for any help.

As a last bit of information, the actual events as they current are read this:

Event 1:
Collision between Boxman and Disc
Create Discman at (0,0) from Boxman
Discman internal flag 0 on

Event 2:
Discman internal flag 0 is on
Destroy Boxman

[JasonDarby]

Can you upload some code, it shouldnt be too difficult to solve.

Jason

[Almightyzentaco]

Perhaps if you had all eight objects following an invisible player object (The object would have all the controls nestled in it for the player), you wouldn't need to destroy the objects, but just shift which object is visible at any given moment.

It would have the same effect, and might be a bit more effecient.

But, to make any absolue judgements I'd need to see the code, like Jason said.

[DistantJ]

Perhaps if you had all eight objects following an invisible player object (The object would have all the controls nestled in it for the player), you wouldn't need to destroy the objects, but just shift which object is visible at any given moment.

It would have the same effect, and might be a bit more effecient.

This is the method I always use. Then use Alterable Values to switch each character's abilities on and off depending on which is currently in use. It's very effective and saves re-programming platform movements every single time.

[Sieg]

Try adding:

At start of frame
- Destroy all Boxman

If there is more then 1 Boxman instance, Discman might get positioned at the wrong one.



Or you could have all 8 sitting outside the frame, and use the "swap position with another object" action to get the right one in the play area.

[KiteRyagara]

Thanks for the tips.
I don't know why I said "all Boxman" for there's only supposed to be one. Bleh. Let me try to find the code itself..

Bah. I'm still just a newbie with this. How do I actually view the code in raw form?

[DavidN]

You can't view it in a completely 'raw' form, but to show people events I usually use the Event List editor and a PDF convertor (that acts as a printer). You can also upload the example (if smaller than 1MB, I think) into the File Archive forum.

[KiteRyagara]

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=74597#Post74597

Theere's the download link. Hope it doesn't take too long. I just can't seem to figure out why he won't spawn. It doesn't matter if he's even on the screen to begin with, he simply won't spawn.

For the sake of being smaller, I removed the other objects that didn't pertain to the problem at hand as there really wasn't much I could do with them until the problem at hand is corrected.

Thank you for the time.

[Sieg]

I figured it out.
Discman's hotspot is WAY offcenter.
The discman actually DOES spawn, but like 50 pixels outside of the frame area.

To fix it, double click discman to edit his pictures. Now move the hotspot to center (do this in both the left and right animation frame).

You can move the hotspot by clicking the eye-icon in the picture editor.

[KiteRyagara]

It works now?

..It works! YES!

Oh, thank you so much! Assuming school doesn't somehow topple this project, I'll place thanks to this forum in the credits. Ha-ha! Thank you so much! I can finally work on it again!

Edit: Bah. One last question.

I want Discman to shoot discs. When I try this, they shoot, but they're being shot from somewhere above him. Perhaps the solution is simple, but how would I get it so that they're shooting from him instead of above him or at him from above? Bah, my stupidity.