Not sure if I need to use "mod" or??

[KLiK-iT]

Ok here goes, I have a counter and if you click on the + object it adds one to the counter and if you click on the minus object,..you guessed it,.it subtracts one from the counter. This counter will control the levels of the game.

#1. What I'm looking to do is change global values using this counter, but I don't want to use 100 lines of code. Example: counter = 1 do this,..counter = 2 do this and so on. Is there a way of using one or 2 lines to do this using "mod"? If so what would be the expressions? I want to add 1 or subtract 1 from the global values based on the counter value.

#2. I also have a "best level" counter that saves to an INI also. Example: if the player is on,..lets say level 8,.I would like above counter (Level Counter) only able to reach level 8 and stop. The player can play level 1 through 8 if they want. If they get to level 9 or more they can play those levels only.

Thank you

[Chrille]

#1 Wouldn't be easier to add/substract directly from the global value instead and then just "Always > Set Counter to Global Value"?

#2 You could use "Always > Set Counter to Min (Counter Value, "best level" Value)"

[KLiK-iT]

Chrille,
#1 works, thank you.

#2 however doesn't. The reason is that when a player plays the game and finishes for example level 3,.I'm saving the number being 3 to an INI. If I set the "level counter" to always " Min value of the "best level",.the player won't be able to select a level they want to play. In this example 1 through 3,.but no higher until the next level is beat. Unless I'm misunderstanding you?

[Chrille]

Well, since you are now using the Global Value to control level number, you should change that instead. So let's say the "best level" value is 3 and that your events look something like this:

+ User clicks "+"
- Add 1 to Global Value

+ User clicks "-"
- Sub 1 to Global Value

If you add this event after those two:

+ Always
- Set Global Value to Min (Global Value, "best level")

The Global Value will always be within the range of 0 to 3. If you change the event to this:

+ Always
- Set Global Value to Max (1, Min (Global Value, "best level"))

The range will be between 1 and 3.


You can use the mod operator as well. Then you'd probably want to change the code to:

+ User clicks "+"
- Set Global Value to (Global Value mod "best level") + 1

+ User clicks "-"
+ Set Global Value to Global Value -1

+ Global Value = 0
- Set Global Value to "best level"

[KLiK-iT]

Excellent,.thank you. I will give it a shot.....

[KLiK-iT]

Chrille, I sent you a PM.....

[KLiK-iT]

Sorted. Thank you Chrille...!!

[Chrille]

Glad it works