SOLVED pause system with surfaces messes up sprite depth

[Stratos.la]

so yea! after u unpause the game a few of my other elements get behind others! i have it in the draw event but it doenst change if i use draw gui.
this is my draw event

draw_self();
if PAUSED
{
    
    if surface_exists(pausesrf)
    {
        draw_surface(pausesrf,0,0)
    }
    //////////
    draw_set_color(c_black)
    draw_set_alpha(0.5)
    draw_rectangle(0,0,room_width,room_height,0)
    draw_set_alpha(1)
}
else if !PAUSED
{
    if surface_exists(pausesrf)
    {surface_free(pausesrf)}
}

and my left pressed event

PAUSED = !PAUSED
if (PAUSED)
{   
    if !surface_exists(pausesrf)
        {
            pausesrf = surface_create(room_width,room_height);
            surface_copy(pausesrf,0,0,application_surface)
        }
    instance_deactivate_all(true)
    instance_create_depth(room_width/2,room_height/2,-100,obj_paused_menu)
}
else if (!PAUSED)
{
    instance_activate_all();
    if surface_exists(pausesrf)
    {surface_free(pausesrf)}
    instance_destroy(obj_paused_menu);   
}

 

[Nocturne]

If instances are on the same layer in the room editor, then there is no guarantee to the order in which they will be drawn. So, when you activate/deactivate instances, they may be activated in a different order to that in which they were created, which - if they are on the same layer - will affect the order in which they are drawn. Basically, if you want to ensure that some things are drawn over or under others then you must ensure that they are on different layers or depths.

 

[Stratos.la]

thank you surprisingly i didn't know that!