How to make object attached to an object disappear

[TJKeets]

Hi,

I'm tying to make an enemy and a gun only become visible when within a certain range of my player.

The enemy works fine but not the gun. I've tried many different things but I either get errors or guns being drawn at every position the enemy moves.

The gun object is created at the create event for the enemy.

gun = instance_create_layer(x, y, "Weapons", oPistol);

In the step event I have this code:

with(gun)
{
x = other.x;
y = other.y;

}

I have this code in the draw event for my enemy:

if(instance_exists(oPlayer))
{
    if(distance_to_object(oPlayer)<150)
    {
    draw_self();
    }
}

What would be the best way to make the gun disappear too?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

 

[FrostyCat]

If you simply want things to disappear, just use visible, no need for separate Draw event code.

visible = instance_exists(oPlayer) && distance_to_object(oPlayer) < 150;
with (gun)
{
    x = other.x;
    y = other.y;
    visible = other.visible;
}

 

[Yal]

with(gun) {
  x = other.x;
  y = other.y;
  visible = other.visible;
  image_alpha = other.image_alpha;
}

 

[TJKeets]

@FrostyCat Thank you! That works now.