Legacy GM Changing Step Event through Creation Code?

[DIYDamian]

Is there any way to set what's in the step event by using creation code? I'm making little turrets for a bullet hell game, and want variety with the patterns. I just need to change how the code is in the step event to make this work. The other way I found of doing this was by creating an entirely new object for each pattern, but I'd much rather not do that.

 

[DesArts]

You can set a variable 'pattern' which can be 0-however many patterns you want

pattern = 0;

You can set this when the object is created to whatever pattern is needed.

And in step:

switch (pattern)
{
    case 0:
        //do pattern 0 stuff
    break;
    case 1:
        //do pattern 1 stuff
    break;
    case 2:
        //do pattern 2 stuff
    break;
}

 

[DIYDamian]

You can set a variable 'pattern' which can be 0-however many patterns you want

pattern = 0;

You can set this when the object is created to whatever pattern is needed.

And in step:

switch (pattern)
{
    case 0:
        //do pattern 0 stuff
    break;
    case 1:
        //do pattern 1 stuff
    break;
    case 2:
        //do pattern 2 stuff
    break;
}

that seems to work. thanks for the help

 

[IndianaBones]

You can use object parenting and just override the step event for the child objects.

Alternatively you can use script_execute(pattern_script) in the step event, with pattern_script being set to the preferred script id when the instance is created. This would remove the need for hard coding a case statement and all the associated code in one big step event.