Group Solid Floor Objects?

[CryptidProductions]

Okay, as of now I'm having to do this sort of thing in my gravity script with adding a new if statement for everything that can be a solid floor or ceiling

//find ground and land on it, setting vsp to 0 once feet are planted 

//normal floor block
if place_meeting (x, y+vspd, wall_block_obj) {

  
    while !place_meeting (x, y+sign(vdir), wall_block_obj) {
    y += sign(vdir)
    }

vspd = 0;
}



//moving block 1
if place_meeting (x, y+vspd, Moving_Platform_1_Obj) {

  
    while !place_meeting (x, y+sign(vdir), Moving_Platform_1_Obj) {
    y += sign(vdir)
    }

vspd = 0;
}

Is there a way to define a object as a part of a group so I can just check for that object group?

 

[Slyddar]

You should make an empty object which will be the parent, and make the wall and platform children of it, then you can just run the checks on the parent object.

 

[CryptidProductions]

You should make an empty object which will be the parent, and make the wall and platform children of it, then you can just run the checks on the parent object.

Huh

I didn't realize it was that simple as the child objects inheriting checks relating to the parent

Does the parent object have to actually be in the room or is just existing within the game files enough?

 

[hogwater]

It doesn't need to be in the room.

 

[Slyddar]

I didn't realize it was that simple as the child objects inheriting checks relating to the parent

Does the parent object have to actually be in the room or is just existing within the game files enough?

No, they just have to exist. Read the manual about parenting as it's very useful and an essential tool.

 

[CryptidProductions]

No, they just have to exist. Read the manual about parenting as it's very useful and an essential tool.

Thanks, that actually has a lot of really useful information that could come in handy for creating object groups