Help with object Id's, something to do with loops?

[Dynamite]

Ok so I have 2 bouncy balls and I'm using the advanced direction object to calculate the distance between the balls and the player. I made it so if the distance of the ball is at a certain point with the player then it stops moving.

The problem is that if one ball is at that point where it stops, all the other balls stop.
I'm guessing I need to use a loop or something to change each balls value so the specific ball stops if it is in the certain distance, not all the balls.

So how do I do that?

[Werbad]

You can try always setting one of the balls alterable values to the distance and check that value instead. Should get around the object picking issue with doing it directly in a condition.

[Dynamite]

Nope, doesn't work. They still all stop at the same time.

[Brandon]

Nope, doesn't work. They still all stop at the same time.

Post an example, it doesn't seem like it would be too hard to fix.

[Dynamite]

I can't post an example due to important reasons.

[droberson]

Are these object duplicates or clones? If duplicates they will all stops. If clones they look similar but act independently. I like the idea of setting the alterable value and then the event to stop moving if alterable value is x.

[Dines]

Like Werbad said:

Create an alterable value inside the balls, and call it something like "Distance"

then:

ALWAYS
--- Ball: Set "Distance" to:

sqr(
      ( x("Ball") - x("Player") )
                                 pow 2
                  +
      ( y("Ball") - y("Player") )
                                 pow 2  )

Ball: "Distance" > '200'
--- Ball: Stop Moving

That'll work if done as above.

MMF needs to have it clearly spelled out which ball it's referring to. In this case, it's the ball whose distance value is greater than 200. Even MMF can't mess that one up, LOL