GML [Solved] Rare Glitch - Gun Not Reloading

[Red Phantom]

So the gun successfully reloads 95% of the time, but on the rare occasion it does not re-load and the character cannot shoot to kill the enemies meaning he dies to the enemies and the game restarts.

Keyboard Event for Z-key Key(i.e. when the main character presses z, shoot!):

execute code:

///SHOOT
if global.inconversation = true or instance_exists(obj_Red_Building_Locked_Text_Orphan) exit;

if loaded = true and sprite_index != spr_Meskhenet_Walking and vsp = 0
  {
  separate_bullets = instance_create(x + 10,y + 18,obj_Bullet); //relative origin of bullets has been tested and is correct.
  if image_xscale = 1
    {
    separate_bullets.hspeed = 10
    sprite_index = spr_Meskhenet_Walking_with_Pistol_Shot_Flipped
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
  if image_xscale = -1
    {
    separate_bullets.hspeed = -10
    separate_bullets.x -= 25 //when Meskhenet faces other direction bullets x_origin must be adusted appropriately
    sprite_index = spr_Meskhenet_Walking_with_Pistol_Shot
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
 
  loaded = false
  script_execute(scr_Set_Time_Line,tml_Re_Load,false)
  }
 
if loaded = true and sprite_index != spr_Meskhenet_Jumping and vsp !=0
  {
  separate_bullets = instance_create(x + 10,y + 18,obj_Bullet_Jumped); //relative origin of bullets has been tested and is correct.
  if image_xscale = 1
    {
    separate_bullets.hspeed = 7.07
    separate_bullets.vspeed = 7.07
    sprite_index = spr_Meskhenet_Jumping_with_Pistol_Shot_Flipped
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
  if image_xscale = -1
    {
    separate_bullets.hspeed = -7.07
    separate_bullets.vspeed = 7.07
    sprite_index = spr_Meskhenet_Jumping_with_Pistol_Shot
    separate_bullets.image_xscale = -1
    separate_bullets.x -= 20 //when Meskhenet faces other direction bullets x_origin must be adusted appropriately
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
 
  loaded = false
  script_execute(scr_Set_Time_Line,tml_Re_Load,false)
  }

The timeline used to re-load the gun!

Information about time line: tml_Re_Load


Step   15:
execute code:

loaded = true

The enemy(obj_soldier) also shoots and uses tml_Re_Load!

Step Event:

execute code:

///SHOOT
if obj_Meskhenet.meskhenet_health = 0 then exit
if global.inconversation = true then exit
//The next two lines fix Bug 39
if instance_number(obj_Exit_Game) = 1 then exit
if instance_number(obj_Red_Building_Locked_Text_Orphan) = 1 then exit

if obj_Meskhenet.vsp != 0 then exit

if loaded = true
  {
  if obj_Meskhenet.x > x + 20 //If Meskhenet is right of soldier (was 38)
    {
    instance_create(x + 26,y + 22,obj_Enemy_Bullet); //Shoot Right
    (obj_Enemy_Bullet).hspeed = 10;
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
  if obj_Meskhenet.x < x + 1 //If Meskhenet is left of soldier
    {
    instance_create(x - 3,y + 21,obj_Enemy_Bullet); //Shoot Left
    (obj_Enemy_Bullet).hspeed = -10;
    pistol_recoil_count = 1
    }
  loaded = false
  script_execute(scr_Set_Time_Line,tml_Re_Load,false)
  }
 
//Pistol Recoil Count
if pistol_recoil_count > 0 then pistol_recoil_count += 1

finished_recoil_timer = 6
if pistol_recoil_count = finished_recoil_timer
  {
  sprite_index = spr_Soldier_Walking_Pointing_Gun
  }

 

[Vishnya]

Write in timeline

if object_index == player
    show_debug_message(current_second)

To check if the problem in timeline

 

[Red Phantom]

Like this?

I tried this it does not do anything when the re-load error occurs, perhaps because step 15 of the timeline is not being reached or the timeline is not at all being run.

 

[Vishnya]

Like this?
View attachment 23864
I tried this it does not do anything when the re-load error occurs, perhaps because step 15 of the timeline is not being reached or the timeline is not at all being run.

To check if the timeline is not being run, you can create step 0 and insert

if object_index == obj_Meskhenet
    show_debug_message("Timeline has started")

 

[Red Phantom]

I just inputted the code as suggested. When the error occurred, the debug message did not show, so the timeline is not running? How do I fix this?

 

[Vishnya]

I just inputted the code as suggested. When the error occurred, the debug message did not show, so the timeline is not running? How do I fix this?

May be problem in script. Or in variables in if statements. You should enable debug mode and see where you were wrong