{Solved} 2 second delay problem

[Specter]

I want to get my game to restart after the player is destroyed with an explosion, but I'm having trouble making it work. Here is what I did. I'm using a Controller object to test if the player exists, I've used in the step event- if instance_number(obj_Player)=0 {alarm[1]=60}. In the alarm[1] game_restart, but the game just keeps running after the player is destroyed. If I put the game_restart in the player object in the collision event after it is destroyed then it restarts but you don't see the explosion. I need the delay to see the explosion, but not sure how to do it since the sleep command is no longer valid. I see from another post that it is probably because I set the alarm in the step event so it always stays at 60 but if not in the step then what?

 

[Jakylgamer]

do this instead

if !instance_exists(obj_player) {
   if alarm[0]=-1 { //check to make sure alarm isnt running
      alarm[0]=60; //then set alarm to 60 steps
   }
}

you first need to check and see if the alarm is running or not else it will continuously loop

 

[Perseus]

The alarm keeps being reset to 60 every step as long as that condition is true, so the alarm event never gets to trigger. You should make sure that it hasn't already been activated by checking if alarm[1] equals -1 prior to setting it to 60 steps.

if (alarm[1] == -1) {
    alarm[1] = 60;
}

 

[Specter]

do this instead

if !instance_exists(obj_player) {
   if alarm[0]=-1 { //check to make sure alarm isnt running
      alarm[0]=60; //then set alarm to 60 steps
   }
}

you first need to check and see if the alarm is running or not else it will continuously loop

Nope that doesn't work either.

 

[Specter]

Nope that doesn't work either.

Ok I got it I didn't have it exactly the same, thank you very much.

 

[Perseus]

Ok I got it I didn't have it exactly the same, thank you very much.

You're welcome. Glad I could help you.