GameMaker What am I doing wrong ?

[Bilbo]

Hello guys,
so basically im using this code:
if (keyboard_check(vk_right))

x = x + 4;

if (keyboard_check(vk_left))

x = x - 4;
but my problem is, that when I move the object it draws itself there. I basically have my sprite all over my room. Could anyone help ?
Thanks in advance

 

[PhenomenalDev]

What's the complaint with it drawing? It's meant to. Btw your codes a bit unoptimised it should be:

if (keyboard_check(vk_right))
{x += 4}

if (keyboard_check(vk_left))
{x -= 4}

 

[dphsw]

Do you mean you're ending up with lots of copies of your sprite drawn all over the room?

If so, then the problem is somewhere else other than this code. The first thing I'd suggest is to make sure that 'Clear Display Buffer' is ticked in your room settings.

 

[Bilbo]

What's the complaint with it drawing? It's meant to. Btw your codes a bit unoptimised it should be:

if (keyboard_check(vk_right))
{x += 4}

if (keyboard_check(vk_left))
{x -= 4}

But what can I do if I dont want it to draw ?

 

[Xer0botXer0]

Disable the objects sprite, enable it's mask if required.
Draw the sprite using the draw event at specified location therefore even if your object moves your sprite will remain in it's position, according to what you want.

If that's not right, then you need to be more clear on what you're looking for, perhaps an explanation of what you're trying to achieve.

 

[NightFrost]

Maybe it is not the same in GMS2, but in 1.4 a sprite trail would form if you didn't give a room a background image and turned off background color drawing.

 

[Bilbo]

Disable the objects sprite, enable it's mask if required.
Draw the sprite using the draw event at specified location therefore even if your object moves your sprite will remain in it's position, according to what you want.

If that's not right, then you need to be more clear on what you're looking for, perhaps an explanation of what you're trying to achieve.

Im trying to move an object left and right but it " copys " itself on its position