GML Typewriter style text not drawing correctly via Timeline

[Agletsio]

All that follows is executed via a timeline

So I have a cutscene type thing, that flips between two rooms, seven times (then flips to new room the eighth time).

On the 1, 3, 5, 7th time, I want text to write (in typewriter style). Now I've mostly achieved this but the text only writes on 1 and 3 and doesn't write anything afterwards.

I've also noticed that they don't draw at the same coordinates, even though draw text is set to the x and y position of the same persistent object (obj_talk).

I hope this makes sense, not sure how else to explain it. Any help, insight or guidance would seriously be appreciated! I've been stuck with this for quite some time but can't get it to fully work.

This is the relevant code (in obj_talk):

//CREATE EVENT

mesg[0] = false;
mesg[1] = false;
mesg[2] = false;
mesg[3] = false;


message[0] = "'This isn't happening...'"
message[1] = "'Where could he be?'"
message[2] = "'It's been days...'"
message[3] = "'I can't give up!'"


message_current = 0;
message_draw = "";
increase = 0.37;
characters = 0;


message_length = string_length(message[message_current]);

//STEP EVENT

// Message 0

if mesg[0] = true  {
message_current = 0;

if characters < message_length {
characters += increase;
message_draw = string_copy(message[0], 0, characters);
}

else

if characters >= message_length {
characters = message_length;
}
}

// Message 1

else

if mesg[1] = true  {
message_current = 1;

if characters < message_length {
characters += increase;
message_draw = string_copy(message[1], 0, characters);
}

else

if characters >= message_length {
characters = message_length;
}
}

//Message 2

else

if mesg[2] = true  {
message_current = 2;

if characters < message_length {
characters += increase;
message_draw = string_copy(message[2], 0, characters);
}

else

if characters >= message_length {
characters = message_length;
}
}

// Message 3

if mesg[3] = true  {
message_current = 3;

if characters < message_length {
characters += increase;
message_draw = string_copy(message[3], 0, characters);
}

if characters >= message_length {
characters = message_length;
}
}

//DRAW EVENT

if mesg[0] = true {
draw_set_font(fnt_talk);
draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_center);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_text(x,y,message_draw);
}

if mesg[1] = true {
draw_set_font(fnt_talk);
draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_center);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_text(x,y,message_draw);
}

if mesg[2] = true {
draw_set_font(fnt_talk);
draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_center);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_text(x,y,message_draw);
}

if mesg[3] = true {
draw_set_font(fnt_talk);
draw_set_halign(fa_left);
draw_set_valign(fa_center);
draw_set_colour(c_white);
draw_text(x,y,message_draw);
}

Like mentioned before, the variables are executed via a timeline. Here's an example of a step:

room_goto(rain_test);

obj_talk.mesg[1] = true;

in[1] = false; // Setting variable from previous step to false

 

[Agletsio]

Is there anybody that can help me with this, pretty please?

 

[Yal]

room_goto(rain_test); obj_talk.mesg[1] = true;

So you change rooms? Timelines are run by one instance, so unless that instance is persistent, nothing will actually be running the timeline in the next room (and set those variables to true etc).

 

[Agletsio]

So you change rooms? Timelines are run by one instance, so unless that instance is persistent, nothing will actually be running the timeline in the next room (and set those variables to true etc).

Yes, the object "obj_talk" (wherein the above mentioned code is placed) is a persistent object. So changing rooms and triggering variables are working fine, it's just the result isn't what I'd like it to be.