GM question-solved!

So I figured I'd just re use this topic now that I actually have a gm question related to programming.

So here's my question: I have a room, that doesn't scroll, has a player, some baddies and some floors. Now I want this room to fade out to a different room (with a new background, tiles and enemies) but I don't want the character and other objects to fade out, how would I do this?
So I basically want everything else to face out then back in as something different around me.


Is there any easy way to do this?


SOLVED-
although it isn't programming related.

When I type, it types over my text in front of what I'm typing. I appears to be because I somehow activated the OVR (shown at the bottom of the code box) instead of INS.

I don't know how to switch it back to INS!


If I'm not being clear enough, please say.

This post has been edited by Fez on Sep 16 2009, 08:20 AM

Just simply press the "Insert" key on your keyboard.

Thanks.


(I should have been able to figure that out )

This post has been edited by Fez on Sep 13 2009, 07:37 PM

press your insert key (next to your home key) and I think it changes when you close game maker

^whoa! fast repliers^

This post has been edited by YoManRuLz on Sep 13 2009, 07:38 PM

I have a new programming related question, I'd love some help!

well
you can create an object like objFader that has a high depth (10000) but lower than the depth of your highest tileset layer

then keep reducing the alpha of drawing, and draw_rectangle(view_xview,view_yview,view_xview+view_wview,view_yview+view_hview
,0) [i think those are the arguments]

So I did that, and I had it so when my alpha was equal to a certain number I switched rooms the re faded in.

But it never switched rooms - all that happened was the tiles and background went black. then I tried again and nothing happened at all

testing if it's equal to is a bad idea in this situation, instead check if it's greater than 1 instead

I can make an example for you if you have gm7.
do you have it?

Yup.


Although this would be for the compo, so would that be allowed?

hmm.. i guess that could be a problem

Okay so it seems that you have the code and everything, just it doesnt work right

I think the problem is your making it something like

if image_alpha=0.8
room_goto_next()

when it should be something like
if image_alpha>0.8
room_goto_next()

this is because GM wont always land exactly on '0.8' or whatever your using. Simply change the '=' to a '>' (or maybe <...) and it should work

So that works, but it wasn't quite what I was after, so maybe I wasn't clear enough.

IF you play this game: http://www.mfgg.net/index.php?act=resdb&pa...02&c=2&id=19040 and when you move onto the next stage, you'll notice how the character, the lakitu and everything else isn't changed but the background, floor and enemies all fade out and then back in as something else.


Is there any way to do this?

Select the 'persistent' box under the 'depth'?

I cant get the game to run, maybe it was made with gm6 and i use vista. I dont feel like downloading the converter again (got wiped off when i erased some files)

But if you want stuff to stay, you can just use th persistent variable

Oh sorry, I thought I had those checked already.


Whoops, but thanks anyways.

sooo.... did it work?

wow, thats almost exactly what I said. o-well at least he gets an answer

Yes, so thank you very much!