GML Questions about views

[TheOnlyWRT]

Hey guys, so i would like to program in my own views using GML instead of making them in the room editor. I have read a few tutorials about views and i dont completely understand how to code them in. For example, do i put the code in my players object? or in a controller object?

also, if anyone has a link to a very basic, clear, straight foreward guide/tutorial, that would rule. Thanks!

 

[Jakylgamer]

gms2 or gms1.x ?
the view systems are very different

 

[TheOnlyWRT]

gms2

 

[Jakylgamer]

this is basically all you need to make a camera in a script
run this in the players create event.

_index  = 0;//index of the view you want to target
_width  = 960;//set the value port width
_height = 540;//set the value port height

view_enabled = true;//enable the view
view_set_visible(_index, true);//set it to be visible
view_set_wport(_index, _width);//assign the port width
view_set_hport(_index, _height);//assign the port height
//resize game window and center it
window_set_rectangle(display_get_width()/2-view_wport[_index] / 2,display_get_height()/2 - view_hport[_index] / 2,_width,_height);
//resize the application surface (for gui purposes)
surface_resize(application_surface,_width,_height);
//create a camera
camera = camera_create_view(0, 0, _width, _height, 0, obj_player, -1, -1,_width/2, _height/2);
//assign the camera
view_set_camera(view_camera[_index],camera);

alternatively you can set the camera position using

camera_set_view_pos();

if you want to have control over that

 

[TheOnlyWRT]

sweet!! and how do i make the camera follow the player in the map? (im making a 2d platform game)

 

[Jakylgamer]

this does it change the obj_player to your player objects name then its good to go

camera = camera_create_view(0, 0, _width, _height, 0, obj_player, -1, -1,_width/2, _height/2);

 

[TheOnlyWRT]

And if it is in the create event, will it create a view in every room the player is placed?

 

[Jakylgamer]

just place that code in the room start event and it should apply to all rooms.

 

[TheOnlyWRT]

worked great, thanks!!!