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  1. Writerstix77

    some visible objects are invisible... why?

    This my take a minute, so bear with me. I have created 6 keys for my player to pick up. They can hold multiples of each type of key. The keys are named: oKeyYellow oKeyWhite oKeyGreen oKeyBlue oKeyRed oKeyPurple To denote how many of each key the play holds I have put in the oPlayer Create...
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    instance_place with visible

    Hi there, New to GM2 but wanted to find a way to use collision detection (using instance_place currently for id but open to options) along with visibility. For example, 2 objects are placed over each other, one visible and the other is not. When using instance_place I don't seem to be able to...
    • tr1gg3r
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    • Forum: Programming
  3. S

    GameMaker [SOLVED] Visibility Switch

    So I have a crafting menu I want to open and close at will when I click a button on the screen. I created a variable "global.craftAppear" as a toggle for visibilty. Two objects run the code, one being the button, "obj_crafting" and the other the menu, "obj_craftBox". Inside the obj_crafting...
    • Shoon
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  4. Simon Gust

    Design Lighting in my game (Metroidvania)

    I've been breaking my head over if and how I want lighting in my game. My game being a metroidvania containing roguelike elements. Screenshots of area with lighting, is this annoying or obnoxious? My fear is that the gameplay visibility is getting hindered. I want to put importance on...
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    GML Problem with collision on an invisible object

    Hey everyone! It's my first time posting so i hope that i'm doing it on the right forum. I've ran across a crazy problem that I've never dealt with in Game Maker and I've found nothing close to a solution online, so I really need help. - Here's some context: I'm making a side-scroller. As...
    • André Guilherme
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM [SOLVED] Toggling shadow through instances

    Shame that my first thread has to be about a problem I have, but grim is the life of a horrible, terrible game-maker such as myself. The story: Anyway~ I've been trying to create a dynamic shadow engine. Certain objects would run a create event that creates an instance of a shadow object of the...
    • Dans
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
  7. S

    Legacy GM (SOLVED) Object does not show after visibility is set to true

    can someone help me? I have a projectile that when I spawn it it is initially set to invisible and inactive however the alarm[0] timer is set to load it config variables, reset its position, set visible, and activate it. however since I want the visibility to be shown before I update its...
    • Shadowblitz16
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    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Programming
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