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[NoFontNL]

Hi, this doesn't work:

with (obj_projectile(not self)) instance_destroy();

Can someone please give advise??

Thank you!

 

[samspade]

Hi, this doesn't work:

with (obj_projectile(not self)) instance_destroy();

Can someone please give advise??

Thank you!

What are you trying to do? You can write the above as:

with (obj_projectile) {
    if (id != other.id) {
        instance_destroy();
    }
}

But that will destroy every instance of obj_projectile except for the calling instance of obj_projectile. Is that really what you're trying to do?

 

[Guest]

FrostyCat addresses this here: https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/with-block-recipe-cards.25326/

 

[NoFontNL]

I'm trying, when shooting a bullet (projectile) if it touches another projectile but it musn't detect itself, that it will destroy itself.

So:

Scenario:

Player 1 shoots bullet,
Player 2 shoots bullet,
Bullets connect,
Both of the bullets will get destroyed,
BUT the other bullets that don't touch another bullet will remain.

Hopefully this makes it clear Please help. I'm stuck

 

[Meowanator]

Not sure if this is what you want, but in the obj_projectile's collision with obj_projectile event:

instance_destroy();
instance_destroy(other);

 

[samspade]

I'm trying, when shooting a bullet (projectile) if it touches another projectile but it musn't detect itself, that it will destroy itself.

So:

Scenario:

Player 1 shoots bullet,
Player 2 shoots bullet,
Bullets connect,
Both of the bullets will get destroyed,
BUT the other bullets that don't touch another bullet will remain.

Hopefully this makes it clear Please help. I'm stuck

If that is what you are going for, you definitely do not want to do what you initially suggested as that will destroy all bullets except the bullet which calls the code and if both bullets call the code it will likely destroy all bullets.

Meowantator's suggest is the simplest solution.

 

[NoFontNL]

BUT

Stupid of me, didn't thought about the collision event *facepalm*. Thank you! Is this also possible in GML code? I'm working on doing basically everything in code... Except for alarms and for collisions... But still, I want to know how it should work in code... Or isn't it possible?

 

[samspade]

BUT

Stupid of me, didn't thought about the collision event *facepalm*. Thank you! Is this also possible in GML code? I'm working on doing basically everything in code... Except for alarms and for collisions... But still, I want to know how it should work in code... Or isn't it possible?

Meowantator's suggestion of putting:

instance_destroy();
instance_destroy(other);

in the projectile's collision event would do what you want.

 

[TheouAegis]

with instance_place(x,y,obj_projectile) {
instance_destroy();
instance_destroy(other.id);
}