Check Point Help (Game Maker)

[Mr.S]

Yep i need check point help. My game is using a different engine and when sonic dies he turns into a object (Sonic dieing Animation) how could i set up a check point system.

Thanks

[Damizean]

Use global variables: Everytime you start the game or finish an act, you should set a global.check_point variable to false. So, when Sonic collides within a check point, set global.check_point to true, and then store the X and Y positions of the check point on global.check_point_x and global.check_point_y.

After that, when the level is restarted, you've gotta check if global.check_point is true. If it is, create the Sonic object at global.check_point_x / global.check_point_y instead of the common start place.

[VectorSatyr]

Just remember to initialize the global variables in another room before the gameplay starts. Use the room creation code.

[UltimateSonic]

If I'm not mistaken, this method could easily be applied to MMF as well?

[VectorSatyr]

Exactly, if its has variables that are persistant.

[Mr.S]

Use global variables: Everytime you start the game or finish an act, you should set a global.check_point variable to false. So, when Sonic collides within a check point, set global.check_point to true, and then store the X and Y positions of the check point on global.check_point_x and global.check_point_y.

After that, when the level is restarted, you've gotta check if global.check_point is true. If it is, create the Sonic object at global.check_point_x / global.check_point_y instead of the common start place.

Thanks just one more thing how do i store the X and Y positions ?

[Kain]

Checkpoint's collision with Sonic:

global.check_point = true;
global.check_pointx = x;
global.check_pointy = y;

Unless you mean storing them somewhere else, like a file or something.