[SOLVED] Alarm loop quits

[jana]

I have an alarm loop that runs approximately 25-30 times, then just quits. I've used alarm loops before with no problem.

Here's how I set it up in this program that quits after a while:
http://www.screencast.com/t/nByb9BYfMC

Here's the set up for when the alarms goes off:
http://www.screencast.com/t/HQlz5p3ovHRC

What could be causing it to stop? DId I miss something? The reason I know the alarm loop is stopping is that I'm printing a text message to the compile window in the two parts of the loop while the game is running, so I can see this object simply drops out, and the game action also reflects that the object dropped out.

 

[CedSharp]

I can only see 2 things that might stop the alarm:

1. Is the instance in the room destroyed at some point? The alarm would stop running if the object gets destroyed.

2. Is the variable that you are using, 'global.deliveryTiming', changed during the game? If it reaches 0 or a huge number, the alarm might stop running, or at least take longer before it triggers.

Sorry I can't say much more since you didn't show anything else than 'piece of code' and 'set alarm0 to room_speed*global.deliveryTiming'.

 

[jana]

Thanks, I'll give those things a try. The more I look at my post, the more I realize it's pretty hard to get online help on this one. I'd have to post my whole game. I'll post here when I think I have it solved.

 

[jana]

It turns out that these lines I added for debugging:

show_debug_message("a_value_I'm_watching = " value);

were the problem. I removed all of them, and the loop doesn't quit anymore.