Hi,
I realise GF is a bit old now but I'm still using it and was wondering if anyone could help me out with something please..
I'm making a side-scrolling game, the scrolling follows the hero.
Enemy characters are supposed to fire at the hero when they are visible on the screen.
However, what in actual facts happens is they fire before they are visible meaning that the hero is constantly being shot at from off-screen. This is obviously a bit unfair and looks rubbish.
Is there a way of specifying that the enemy only fires when they are in the play area? My current conditions are: Is the enemy in the play field and a timer, firing every 5 seconds.
It almost works, they don't fire until they are nearly on the screen but it isn't quite right. I can't find a way around this but there must be a solution. Am I missing something?
Sounds like it should work. Although if the hotspot is set to the top-left of the sprite (the default position) then it could shoot before you can really see it. Try putting the hotspot in the centre. Also, instead of saying "is enemy in play area", try "is enemy's X-coordinate less than (X Right Frame - 20)".
In the playfield means in the level, not on the screen.
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