Legacy GM QUESTION I CAN'T EXPLAIN PRECISELY PART 2

[Heat4Life]

SO IF I DO THIS:
Code:
var randomangle = random(360);
var o;

o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 0 + randomangle;
o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 120 + randomangle;
o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 240 + randomangle;

with (obj_deadplayer) {
direction = angle;
image_angle = angle;
speed = 3;
}
AND I WANT TO DRAW A TEXT TO THE SCREEN SO I CAN KNOW WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ANGLE NOW:
Code:
var randomangle = random(360);
var o;

o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 0 + randomangle;
o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 120 + randomangle;
o = instance_create(x, y, obj_deadplayer);
o.angle = 240 + randomangle;

with (obj_deadplayer) {
direction = angle;
image_angle = angle;
speed = 3;
draw_set_color(c_red);
draw_text(32, 32, angle) // or maybe o.angle?!
}
Will that work? Lol I'm dying...

 

[seanm]

try it out

 

[FrostyCat]

Of course it won't work, it's not a Draw-type event.

If you want to know what the value of angle is at that point, you have numerous options that don't involve drawing functions:

• show_message() for a popup that pauses the runner
• show_debug_message() for output to the compile console and the debugger
• Running the game in debug mode with the locals panel open and placing a breakpoint after var randomangle = random(360);

 

[TheouAegis]

Just make a Draw Event for obj_deadplayer and put in it:

draw_self();
draw_set_color(c_red)
draw_text(x-32, y-32, angle);
draw_set_color(c_black);

Just make sure if you do it that way that you create obj_deadplayer via Shaun's code so that angle is created before the Draw event can run.

 

[Heat4Life]

Just make a Draw Event for obj_deadplayer and put in it:

draw_self();
draw_set_color(c_red)
draw_text(x-32, y-32, angle);
draw_set_color(c_black);

Just make sure if you do it that way that you create obj_deadplayer via Shaun's code so that angle is created before the Draw event can run.

Will this work now? Lol

 

[TheouAegis]

If it wouldn't work, why would I post it?

 

[Heat4Life]

If it wouldn't work, why would I post it?

Why are we gonna set the color red and then set the color black again? :l

 

[TheouAegis]

So the draw color isn't red all the time.

Say you had two objects - one that draws a message on the screen like, "Game Over", and your obj_deadplayers. If you want Game Over to draw the text in black, you'd either have to set the draw_set_color(c_black) before drawing the Game Over text or set it back after you draw the red text.

You don't have to set it back to black, but it's just common practice from the olden days. It stems from the use of draw_set_halign and draw_set_valign when typically only one thing would be drawn centered and everything else would be drawn left-aligned, so it made more sense to just reset the alignment immediately after centering it for the centered text.

 

[Heat4Life]

So if we did draw_self() it will draw the sprite of the current Object? will the actions, events still work when we draw the sprite of that object?

 

[Nocturne]

Why did you make another topic for something that you already have a topic for? Please, keep all the same stuff in ONE topic only. https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.p...cant-explain-precisely.4421/page-2#post-34662

PS: Please stop reporting your topics and asking for them to be removed. They won't be without a very good reason, so take responsibility for what you post...