SOLVED: Increment integer variable EVERY step

[bacteriaman]

This seems obvious and simple, but incrementing an integer variable EVERY step has me baffled.

I have a simple STEP event containing a incremented integer variable:

point_x += 1;

This variable is intended to increase EVERY step, but instead it appears to be incremented every 4 steps.

show_debug_message(string(point_x));

Debugging the value after each increment shows:

1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3

 

[FrostyCat]

This looks like the result of 4 instances of that object in the room, each executing their own increment.

 

[hippyman]

This looks like the result of 4 instances of that object in the room, each executing their own increment.

Exactly this. Something you can do is put the instance id at the beginning of the string and it will be more clear what's happening.

 

[bacteriaman]

Thanks for your replies, guys. Indeed, multiple objects did exist, introduced by a recent change in the code.