GML Multiple instances with same ID?

[Dr_Nomz]

I'd like to set up a spray of shotgun pellets with the same ID so that I can better control their behavior when they all hit something at once, so for example they won't all be destroyed upon impact with something else.

Is this possible or will all of them having the same ID cause issues?

 

[Mr Magnus]

Instance id's are unique. You can not have two instances that have the same id, especially considering id's are read only and automatically assigned by game maker.

They however all share an object ID if they are all instances of the same object. you can use that with for instance a with(object) loop.

 

[BlueBot5000]

Each ID Is It's Own Instance Even When An Object Creates Them IDs Are Also Have The Purpose So That You Can Do This In The Creation Code

if (Certain ID Do Something Probably Something About X And Y Postions)
{
    Activate Certain Code Maybe Play An Animation
}

 

[TailBit]

you could assign them the same ds_list with the id of each of them in it .. that way they can communicate with the "group"

 

[Dr_Nomz]

Alright I'll try the ds_list idea, thanks TailBit.