move an object a certain distance toward another object

[Makkeonmies]

Hi, so in a top-down viewed game, how can I make an object jump towards another object but only a certain amount of steps?
I don't mean it to move at speed, then I could use motion_set() i believe, but instead to jump an amount of steps toward the intended other object.

 

[woods]

set the target x,y
move n pixels towards the target..


something like this?

GameMaker Manual

if point_distance(x, y, target.x, target.y) > 5
{
move_towards_point(target.x, target.y, 5);
}
else speed = 0;

 

[Makkeonmies]

set the target x,y
move n pixels towards the target..


something like this?

GameMaker Manual

if point_distance(x, y, target.x, target.y) > 5
{
move_towards_point(target.x, target.y, 5);
}
else speed = 0;

hi, not exactly, what I meant was so that the object intended to move would just 'jump' to the new position closer towards the other object, not move towards it at any speed. Its likely to do with a combination of direction and x and y values but I don't really know how... thanks for response

 

[Nidoking]

If you want an instance to move to new x and y coordinates, it's very simple.

x = newx;
y = newy;

 

[Makkeonmies]

If you want an instance to move to new x and y coordinates, it's very simple.

x = newx;
y = newy;

how do I change this so that it moves some pixels towards the direction of an object? but in this fashion?

 

[Reprom]

function ThisCoolFunctionPrehaps(x_target, y_target, distance) {
var dir = point_direction(x, y, x_target, y_target);
x = lengthdir_x(distance, dir);
y = lengthdir_y(distance, dir);
}

 

[Makkeonmies]

function ThisCoolFunctionPrehaps(x_target, y_target, distance) {
var dir = point_direction(x, y, x_target, y_target);
x = lengthdir_x(distance, dir);
y = lengthdir_y(distance, dir);
}

thanks, will try this one out asap.

 

[Tyg]

Oh NO not another Qbert

 

[Reprom]

thanks, will try this one out asap.

Actually, it is not going to work. I made a mistake and forgot that you need to add lengthdir instead.

x += lengthdir_x(distance, dir);
y += lengthdir_y(distance, dir);

 

[Makkeonmies]

Actually, it is not going to work. I made a mistake and forgot that you need to add lengthdir instead.

x += lengthdir_x(distance, dir);
y += lengthdir_y(distance, dir);

THIS is it! i felt like id forgotten something essential. that was lengthdir(). this should definitely do the job. thanks a ton