SOLVED Need help with Delaying Projectiles when Character Shoots.

[Abdur Olajuwon]

I been trying to work on how my character will shoot projectiles and have some sort of delay in-between them. I have this code but what's its doing is that it fires one shoot and it doesn't fire anymore. What I am trying to go for is having the player shoot 3-5 projectiles at a time and have a slight pause.

Create Event

//Shooting
canShoot = true;
shoot_delay = 1

Step Event

if keyboard_check_pressed(ord("W")) && canShoot
{
    canShoot = false
    alarm[0] = shoot_delay
    with(instance_create_layer(x,y,"BULLETS", obj_projectile))
    {
    direction = 90
    speed = 10
    }
}

 

[woods]

are you setting canShoot = true in alarm[0] ?


can also set another alarm to create the delay for the pulse?

 

[Abdur Olajuwon]

I got it to work. I did not make an alarm for canShoot = true. Since I did that, it does delay my projectiles, thank you so much.