GML Storing multiple values in one variable - vec equivalent?

[Slyddar]

So shaders have the ability to store multiple variables in one variable, vec2 holds 2 variables, vec4 holds 4, etc. Does GML itself have a way to do this, beyond coding it yourself?

I want to store the last 20 positions of an object, x, y and z, and having multiple lists seems inefficient. Using GLSL's vec's, or an equivalent, would be very useful.

 

[FrostyCat]

Arrays in GML have been playing that role for quite some time now.

Assuming that you are on GMS 2, here are two examples:

coords = [15, 23, 96];

ds_list_add(list, [x, y, z]);

 

[Slyddar]

Well I know vecs are just arrays, and of course it's possible in GML, but I was wondering if there was an actual function, or another method people were using. Adding an array to a list like you've shown I guess is the easiest method I could use.

Thanks for replying.