Whats The Code For SOmething Like

If Position Is Empty
{
(Blahblahblah)
}

What I Want To Know Is What Is THe Code For The "If Position IS Empty". I'm Just Starting To LEarn Code So Please Help ^_^

Place_Free (x,y)

There is something like "Place_Empty(x,y), but I don't know what's the differents so I use Place_Free(x,y)

if Acard = 1
if position_empty(16,16);
{
instance_create(16,16,A)
}
if Acard = 2
if position_empty(144,16);
{
instance_create(144,16,A)
}
if Acard = 3
if position_empty(272,16);
{
instance_create(272,16,A)
}
if Acard = 4
if position_empty (400,16);
{
instance_create(400,16,A)
}
if Acard = 5
if position_empty(528,16);
{
instance_create(528,16,A)
}
if Acard = 6
if position_empty(16,176);
{
instance_create(16,176,A)
}
if Acard = 7
if position_empty(144,176);
{
instance_create(144,176,A)
}
if Acard = 8
if position_empty(400,176);
{
instance_create(400,176,A)
}
if Acard = 9
if position_empty(528,176);
{
instance_create(528,176,A)
}
if Acard = 10
if position_empty(16,336);
{
instance_create(16,336,A)
}
if Acard = 11
if position_empty(144,336);
{
instance_create(144,336,A)
}
if Acard = 12
if position_empty(272,336);
{
instance_create(272,336,A)
}
if Acard = 13
if position_empty(400,336);
{
instance_create(400,336,A)
}
if Acard = 14
if position_empty(528,336);
{
instance_create(528,336,A)


I Don't GEt It. The Variable Is Named "Acard" (The Name Of The Monster Is "a") And This SHould Create 14 Of Them IN 14 Different Positions But Instead It Keeps On Creating Them Every Single Second (Even On Spots They Are Already On). I Only Want It To Create It Where They Aren't. How Come? (If I Dind't Explain It Enough I'll Break It Down More)

Oh, And Whats The Code For Exiting An Event?

Code "For Exiting An Event" is exit

I'm still trying to figure out "position_empty"

Even worse, I ran The Game On Debug Mode And Checked Some Variables. The Variables Were Working Fine, However, For SOme Reason All 14 "A" That I Want To Appear All Appear At The Same Time (I Ran It AT 1 Room Speed). That Code Should Prevent More Then 1 Appearing At A Time. The Variable Randomizes Itself And It Was. It Was Going Perfectly Fine. Something Is Wrong With This Code But I don't Know What. o_O

And Thanks For That "exit" Thing Roger

Something Is Wrong. I Globalized Something Called "Alimit"."Alimit" INcreases By 1 Everytime An "A" is Made In Order To Make Sure Only 2 "A" Can Even BE There Or The Code WOuld Exit Itself

if Alimit = 2
{
exit
}

if Acard = 1
if position_empty(16,16);
{
instance_create(16,16,A)
}
if Acard = 2
if position_empty(144,16);
{
instance_create(144,16,A)
}
if Acard = 3
if position_empty(272,16);
{
instance_create(272,16,A)
}
if Acard = 4
if position_empty (400,16);
{
instance_create(400,16,A)
}
if Acard = 5
if position_empty(528,16);
{
instance_create(528,16,A)
}
if Acard = 6
if position_empty(16,176);
{
instance_create(16,176,A)
}
if Acard = 7
if position_empty(144,176);
{
instance_create(144,176,A)
}
if Acard = 8
if position_empty(400,176);
{
instance_create(400,176,A)
}
if Acard = 9
if position_empty(528,176);
{
instance_create(528,176,A)
}
if Acard = 10
if position_empty(16,336);
{
instance_create(16,336,A)
}
if Acard = 11
if position_empty(144,336);
{
instance_create(144,336,A)
}
if Acard = 12
if position_empty(272,336);
{
instance_create(272,336,A)
}
if Acard = 13
if position_empty(400,336);
{
instance_create(400,336,A)
}
if Acard = 14
if position_empty(528,336);
{
instance_create(528,336,A)


The Problem Still Persists. 14 Continue Appearing All At The Same Time. Does Anyone Know Why?

But watch out, you may exit the event, but you don't exit the whole event, like if you have a script and then some D&D in the same spot. It will only exit the script and not the D&D

None Of The DND Creates "A". That Code Is The Only Thing That Creates Them. The REst Is Just SEtting Up Variables And STuff

if position_empty(16,16);
{
instance_create(16,16,A)
}

does this:

if position_empty(16,16)
{
;
}

{
instance_create(16,16,A)
}

Remove the ";" and thee shalt be rid of thy problems :)


I would recommand a switch-statement for this situation:
switch(Acard)
{
case 1: ...
case 2: ...
...
}

Take a look at it in the help-file.

how do just destroy an instance!

I put instance_detroy( )
but wht is wrong with it, it wants an assignment...

You haven't told it what to destroy.

I tried listing an object, and even 'self' or 'other' but it still doesnt work

Well, i'm not good at code, so i can't help. I know

Instance_create

and

image_angle=direction

(not even sure if that is quite right)

Quotehow do just destroy an instance!
I put instance_detroy( )
but wht is wrong with it, it wants an assignment...

"instance_destroy()" should destroy the current instance. It needs no argument and it doesn't have to be preceded with an instance.
Did you put this statement in a code-section or a script? It's probably something after or before the statement you did wrong.

Could you give us the complete code you wrote, or at least the part with the destroy-action in it?

ok, i just tried it. I make a person, Bob, and when his animation ends (about 1 second of frames) he should be detroyed. I put 'instance_destroy' in a code box. When i try to play it, it says:

FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Other Event: Animation End
for object bob:

COMPILATION ERROR in code action
Error in code at line 1:
instance_destroy

at position 16: Assignment operator expected.

i dont need the code for something like that, but i need it for other things. There i could just D&D

Quoteok, i just tried it. I make a person, Bob, and when his animation ends (about 1 second of frames) he should be detroyed. I put 'instance_destroy' in a code box. When i try to play it, it says:

FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Other Event: Animation End
for object bob:

COMPILATION ERROR in code action
Error in code at line 1:
instance_destroy

at position 16: Assignment operator expected.It's instance_destroy() even though there's nothing, you still need the ().

() indicates it's a function. If you don't put the brackets, the compiler thinks it's a variable. Enter the brackets, like Nintendoteen says.

ive tried tht, and it STILL doesnt work. Same error as before

Quoteive tried tht, and it STILL doesnt work. Same error as before
Are you putting the ()s?
It should be:
instance_destroy()

I'll Try What You Said.

And For The Instance Destroy, It Works Like This

instance_destroy(object)

Type In The Objects Name. If THe Object Has Spaces IN It's Name, Fill Them With _

if Alimit = 2
{
exit
}

if Acard = 1
if position_empty(16,16)
{
instance_create(16,16,A)
}
if Acard = 2
if position_empty(144,16)
{
instance_create(144,16,A)
}
if Acard = 3
if position_empty(272,16)
{
instance_create(272,16,A)
}
if Acard = 4
if position_empty (400,16)
{
instance_create(400,16,A)
}
if Acard = 5
if position_empty(528,16)
{
instance_create(528,16,A)
}
if Acard = 6
if position_empty(16,176)
{
instance_create(16,176,A)
}
if Acard = 7
if position_empty(144,176)
{
instance_create(144,176,A)
}
if Acard = 8
if position_empty(400,176)
{
instance_create(400,176,A)
}
if Acard = 9
if position_empty(528,176)
{
instance_create(528,176,A)
}
if Acard = 10
if position_empty(16,336)
{
instance_create(16,336,A)
}
if Acard = 11
if position_empty(144,336)
{
instance_create(144,336,A)
}
if Acard = 12
if position_empty(272,336)
{
instance_create(272,336,A)
}
if Acard = 13
if position_empty(400,336)
{
instance_create(400,336,A)
}
if Acard = 14
if position_empty(528,336)
{
instance_create(528,336,A)


I Tried It But Now The Opposite Problem has Arose. It Doesn't Create Anything At ALl. Any Idea Why?

Your scripting is WAY too sloppy. Clean it up some, and you'll be able to see what's wrong!

I Just Started Learning How To Do Code. What Do You Meaan By Sloppy?