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  1. SuperRonanCraft

    GameMaker Path prediction for projectiles

    I've been trying to find a way to get the angle that a supposed turret will need to aim at taking into consideration projectile speed, distance and the current position an enemy is in to where they WILL be when a projectile could hit its mark This is what i have at the moment, this only aims...
  2. giraffeman210

    GML Visual How do I flip a sprite based on player position?

    I have an enemy in my game that follows the player. How would I be able to make the enemy sprite flip depending on if the player is to the left or right of the enemy so that the enemy is facing the player. I am not worried about up and down just left and right. I am using dnd in GMS2. Thanks!
  3. M

    GameMaker [SOLVED] Turing till on point... help

    I want to know how to make an object slowly in a turn in towards a target direction However I want the object to turn left or right depending on which way would be faster to reach the target direction So this will not work if direction > target direction -= 1 else direction += 1 Why? what if...
    • Mythi.T
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming
  4. Architheutis

    Simple Weapon-Aiming and Shots

    Hi Folks, I`m an interested beginner in programming and using GMS2. I´ve already seen different YT-Tutorials, f.e. making a Jump`N`Run game. I can follow all codes and steps. But I hang up on a simple weapon behaviour. Maybe there is somebody can gimme a hint!? I have a fully functional...
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    GameMaker [Solved] How do I get the X and Y axis values from a direction value?

    Say I have a direction and that I want to get the x and y axis values from that. Similar to how I can get a direction from a gamepad with point_direction, is there anything I can use?
    • 1nkFa1c0n
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming
  6. inertias

    GameMaker 8-direction stuttering between angles

    Hey everyone, so in trying to replicate a diablo-style movement system, I came across an annoying issue. So the code is really basic, the actual movement has to do with creating an object and then moving to it. The direction the player can move is locked to 8 angles. The code for 8 directions...
  7. Tiago Carvalho

    Android Help - Smooth Directions

    Good evening. I've been tweaking some smooth movements with a virtual joystick for Android. As is, the joystick allows you to control the direction of the player and works perfectly, but the character changes directions immediately. I've managed to make the player change directions smoothly...
  8. R

    Enemy Bugs out when flipping image scale before falling off edge

    I've been messing around with my code for a few hours now, and I'm unable to figure out why, my enemy object doesn't just, turn around when he reaches the edge of a block. Please let me know if you need any clarification. //no fall if ((fall_ == false)...
    • RustyWaffles
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
  9. E

    Legacy GM How to move player at his direction?

    For example, my player look in direction 90°. If I press UP-key, player move itself at it direction. I don't use basic GameMaker movement variables, like direction, speed, hspeed, vspeed, but instead of them dir, hspd, vspd, spd, maxspd and stuff so I need make it with lengthdir_x, lengthdir_y...
    • Edwin
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Programming
  10. inertias

    Windows Motion_set with acceleration/deceleration

    Hey everyone, I'm currently using motion_set for movement. You basically play as a ship that can move in any direction via motion_set(image_angle, spd). The variable "spd" is simply a value, really basic stuff. This works fine, but I can't get any form of acceleration/deceleration to work with...
  11. A

    Windows Crazy movement object

    I'm making a game about dark holes and gravity, but i can't figure out how to make work the move_towards/direction function dark hole gun step code (Gravity Traveler): DarkHole=0 if keyboard_check(ord('A')) {DarkHole=1} else {} if keyboard_check_released(ord('A')) {DarkHole=0} else{} Or the...
    • alvarosaez316
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
  12. M

    Rotate sprite when move direction is changed

    Hey guys, I'm pretty new to programming and recently got a problem which I can't solve on my own: if (horizontalgeschw != 0 || vertikalgeschw != 0) { while (angle_difference(direction,image_angle) < 0) { image_angle += 2; } while (angle_difference(direction,image_angle) < 0) {...
    • Muvvin
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
  13. R

    PCG wall issue (Solved)

    So I have created a PCG system which makes floor tiles etc. inside the dungeon (everything there is working amazing), My problem lies in the wall creation. I'm trying to tell the wall objects what image_index to show based of left, right, top, bottom, bottom_right etc., using open spaces around...
    • Rizlad
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  14. C

    Legacy GM [Solved] Moving right to left

    In an alarm[1] event called obj_ufospawner I have the following code: // set the direction of the UFO var ufo_dir = irandom(1); var x_start = 0; // set the x start point var y_start = random(400) + 60; // set the y start point if (ufo_dir == 0) { direction = 0; // go right x_start =...
    • chaslinux
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Programming
  15. N

    GML [SOLVED] Track angle dif for drag and swing sword

    I have a sword with angle approaching a point_direction at mouse. What I want is, when I click the mouse I can start drag its angle and when I release the mouse, the sword swing approach the angle stored at the start (when the mouse clicked.) Then starts again. I do drag from angle 5 to -5 but...
    • noobhere
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    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Programming
  16. W

    Finding out the direction from mp potential step

    Hello, I'm trying to get the direction that is created through mp_potential_step or something similar. I just need the direction for an enemy to move in while updating to avoid solid objects. I've tried doing this: mp_potential_step(obj_Player.x,obj_Player.y,0,false); ScoutDirection =...
    • WretchedShrub
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Programming
  17. B

    GameMaker Having trouble with sprites facing directions.

    My character stops in the correct direction where the key is supposed to be (turning Right and stops where it suppose to look) But when I turn left and stop, it just turns the opposite where it supposes to go. look at the gif to for better understanding.
    • BlueBird02
    • Thread
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Programming
  18. D

    3D *help* 3d direction based camera rotation isnt smooth

    the above image is just the camera rotation around but it isn't smooth, if you notice it sometimes goes smooth and then itll go fast. also periodicaly when this issue is happening the character wont walk forward but at an angle. so im thinking I have something messed up with how im manipulating...
    • Dengar
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Programming
  19. D

    Obj. Resets Rotation after movement (image_angle = dir)

    My obj in a top down click to move game has: image_angle = direction; It faces the direction it is moving towards, but once the movement stops, the sprite resets to it's original right-facing orientation. How can I force the sprite to stay pointed in it's last known direction? Thank you!
    • Daniel Watts
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  20. P

    Help: Changing Sprite Based On Movement

    Hey, I'm using GameMaker Studio 1.4 to create a horizontally-scrolling SHMUP. I have create multiple sprites based on the direction the player character's ship is moving towards. I've been working on implementing the sprite for the ship's upward movement, but I don't have an understanding on how...
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