[img]http://i.imgur.com/yDSpBcU.gif[/img] It seems to be hard for me to go through for the "Legend Of Zelda look-alike" game. Here is my code from what I put in before: Create [code]///The pause menu //Pause particles part_system_automatic_update(1,0) //Take a screenshot back = background_create_from_surface(application_surface,0,0,640,480,0,0) //Deactivate everything instance_deactivate_all(1) //Activate the persistent object instance_activate_object(obj_control) //Play the pause sound audio_play_sound(snd_pause,0,0) global.pause = 1 alpha = 0 alarm[1]=1; displaypause= 0 [/code] Alarm [1] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha < 1) { alpha+=0.3; alarm[1]=1; } else { displaypause = 1 alpha = 1 alarm[2]=1; }[/code] Alarm [2] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha <= 1) { alpha-=0.3; alarm[2]=1; }[/code] Draw Event [code]///Draw the pause menu //Draw the screenshot if it exists if background_exists(back) { draw_enable_alphablend(0) draw_background(back,view_xview[0],view_yview[0]) draw_enable_alphablend(1) } draw_sprite_ext(spr_pause, 0, view_xview[0], view_yview[0], 1, 1,0,c_white, displaypause); draw_sprite_ext(spr_pausefade, 0, view_xview[0], view_yview[0], 320, 240,0,c_white, alpha); << Important [/code] Enter (this is where the problem made me to a stop.) [code]///Unpause the game if allow = true { //Resume particles part_system_automatic_update(1,1) //Delete the screenshot if background_exists(back) background_delete(back) //Play the pause sound audio_play_sound(snd_pause,0,0) global.pause = 0 instance_create(view_xview[0],view_yview[0],obj_pausefade) allow = false //Activate everything instance_activate_all() }[/code] OBJ_PAUSEFADE Create Event [code]alpha=0; alarm[0]=1;[/code] Alarm[0] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha < 1) { alpha+=0.3; alarm[0]=1; } else { with obj_pause instance_destroy(); sound_stop_all(); << I used to put it there, but it will ignore the alarm[0] now and focus on the alarm[1] transition_kind = 21 }[/code] Alarm[1] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha <= 1) { alpha-=0.3; alarm[1]=1; } else { game_end(); } [/code] Draw Event [code]draw_sprite_ext(spr_pausefade,0,view_xview[0],view_yview[0],320, 240,0,c_white, alpha);[/code] Is it OK for you to help me?

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I looked through the code, and there is a few things that seem to be wrong. Number one, the alarm 2 event should have this: [syntax=gml] if (alpha <= 1) [/syntax] ...should be this (considering the other parts of that event): [syntax=gml] if (alpha <= 0) [/syntax] Number 2, the allow variable should be initialized in a spot that is executed before the Enter event (such as the Create event). I don't see it initialized before the code in the Enter event, which checks out the allow variable, a variable doesn't exist. This will cause errors to show up. It shouldn't be too hard to fix. Finally, number 3, this might be minor, but what are exactly the particle codes for? I'm not familiar with particles, but it doesn't seem like they really do anything, unless you told me otherwise. Also, this is just a suggestion that doesn't really have to do much with your game, but I think you should post these kind of topics in the Coding Help topic. I think one of the reasons that topic existed is so that the Developer Discussion could be less filled with topics about coding issues. Also, you might sometimes actually get more help in there, especially considering that it's a sticky topic.

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Huh. Never knew that "Coding Help" exists. Thanks for letting me know and thank you for that error thing (it works well on the other alarm in "[pre]obj_pause[/pre]") *Also, the reason I removed "allow" is because they are unnecessary to the topic I'm trying to get at.

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I am honestly surprised I did it very well! This may be the better solution: OBJ_PAUSE [code]///The pause menu //Pause particles part_system_automatic_update(1,0) //Deactivate everything instance_deactivate_all(1) //Take a screenshot back = background_create_from_surface(application_surface,0,0,640,480,0,0) //Activate the persistent object instance_activate_object(obj_control) //Play the pause sound audio_play_sound(snd_pause,0,0) global.pause = 1 alpha = 0 alarm[1]=1; alarm[0]=25; allow = false displaypause= 0 flash = 0 alarm[3] = 20[/code] Alarm[0] allow = true Alarm[1] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha < 1) { alpha+=0.3; alarm[1]=1; } else { alpha = 1 displaypause= 1 alarm[2]=1; }[/code] Alarm[2] [code] // Screen gamma if (alpha <= 1) { alpha-=0.3; alarm[2]=1; }[/code] Alarm[3] [code]alarm[3] = 20 if (!flash) flash = true else flash = false[/code] Draw Event [code]///Draw the pause menu //Draw the screenshot if it exists if background_exists(back) { draw_enable_alphablend(0) draw_background(back,view_xview[0],view_yview[0]) draw_enable_alphablend(1) } draw_sprite_ext(spr_pause, 0, view_xview[0], view_yview[0], 1, 1,0,c_white, displaypause); draw_sprite_ext(spr_pausefade, 0, view_xview[0], view_yview[0], 320, 240,0,c_white, alpha); draw_set_font(global.numbers) draw_set_color(c_white) draw_set_alpha(1) [/code] "Enter" Event [code]///Unpause the game if allow = true { //Play the pause sound audio_play_sound(snd_pause,0,0) //Delete the screenshot if background_exists(back) background_delete(back) //Resume particles part_system_automatic_update(1,1) global.pause = 0 instance_create(view_xview[0],view_yview[0],obj_pausefade) allow = false //Activate everything instance_activate_all() }[/code] OBJ_PAUSEFADE Create [code]alpha=0; alarm[0]=1;[/code] Alarm[0] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha < 1) { alpha+=0.3; obj_pause.displaypause -= 0.3 alarm[0]=1; } else { alarm[1] = 1 }[/code] Alarm[1] [code]// Screen gamma if (alpha >= 0) { alpha-=0.3; alarm[1]=3; } else { with(obj_pause) instance_destroy(); with(obj_camera) alarm[1] = 25 instance_destroy(); }[/code] Draw [code]draw_sprite_ext(spr_pausefade,0,view_xview[0],view_yview[0],320, 240,0,c_white, alpha);[/code] I know it supposed to be for "Coding Help", but still, This is the solution I've got! But still, thanks for lending me a hand. :)

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