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So I've got my map all finnished and I'm working on the whole player getting killed and spawnpoints and such... but heres my problem:

I expect my player to die (healthbar reaches zero) and as a destroy actor event a "dying player" actor is created to fall to the ground (stop at animation finnish).

What actually happens is:
When my player dies, the "dying actor" is created, but you only see it for a split second because the view follows destroyed player actor back to x0y0 of the map in a quick swooshing motion. I realize that this happens because the view is parented to a nondrawn object that is set to match the players movement (with a controlled weight for smoother transitions).

So, I figured (trying things before I ask here based on my limited understanding of GE coding) I would make a variable(actor) called "Alive"
and on my player create-actor script would have "Alive = 1" and the destory actor event would have "Alive = 0". Easy enough? So then my actor that smoothly follows the player (which the view is parented to) would have a draw-actor script as:
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int weight = 10;
if(Alive=1)
{
x = ((weight -1)*x + player.x)/weight;
y = ((weight -1)*y + player.y -25)/weight;
}
if(Alive=0)
{
x = ((weight -1)*x + player_die.x)/weight;
y = ((weight -1)*y + player_die.y -25)/weight;
}
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"player_die" is the dead player actor btw... But this does nothing in changing which actor the "smoothly following non-drawn actor" follows. So, here I am again asking any of you smart people for help. Please.

use must use == for if.

so it would be:
if(Alive==0) !?!? thats it!?

xD

yes!

Now it treats my player like he's dead from the beginning... double checked the variable to be sure that the player "creation (and tried Draw) event" had "Alive=1;" abd the "destroy actor event" had "Alive=0;"... Something's not right here... :(
Edit: Tried "Alive==1; & Alive==0" as well.. no luck... help needed...

for a smooth view use the code you have,
but change the draw actor event for the view to,

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if(alive == 1)angle = direction(x + width / 2, y + height / 2, player.x, player.y);
directional_velocity = distance(x + width / 2, y + height / 2, player.x, player.y) / 5;
if(alive == 0)angle = direction(x + width / 2, y + height / 2, player_die.x, player_die.y);
directional_velocity = distance(x + width / 2, y + height / 2, player_die.x, player_die.y) / 5;


Cant just change the view... Background objects (sky, moving clouds, city, etc.) are following the "view_target" object (which the VIEW is parented to) .. So i need to modify that obecjt, not the view... but I'll take what you just said and see if I can apply it the right object,..

okay.

easy, change the parents!

Not THAT easy (wish it was).. too much going on with too many actors...

xD
what part of your game moves(other than the player)!? xD
and oh,
about that step thing,
make the backgrounds x = player.x / 2;
or somthing like that so it does not keep moving when the player runs into a wall.

What step thing?!

where you wanted one of your backgrounds to move with each step your player made. xD

I had it that way before, didn't like it... How it is now (with the weight adjustment, following my "view_target" is perfect, and super smooth.

okay,
I am uploading my updated effect thingie with the grass fuzzy liked only it is scaled!