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There must be an easy way to use Mouse Down Events to change an Actor's animations, but I can't seem to find it.

1. I have 6 separate animations on one Actor.
2. I have 2 actors. (One Actor is for Animations and one Actor is for Mouse Down Events)
3. I want to click on the Mouse Down Event Actor and have the Animation Actor change animations.

I already know how to do this using code, but I do not want to use script for this. Anyone know a way to achive this WITHOUT using the script editor?

As always, any help would be appreciated...

You point out an important thing here.
Events cannot be called directly with Script Editor. Maxslane, maybe you could figure out something like that. A unique Event called "Global Actor" in the Actor Control panel that allows you to program your actor globally, giving it all its general attitudes and actions.
Ex :
Global Actor > Script :
onCreateActor
{

your code ;

}
onCollision[collided actor,Repeat]
{

your code

}
It might be of GREAT use for all. Thanks Rachel

Hmm,
No takers on my original question?

In your Mouse Down Event Actor create a Change Animation action and select the Animation actor

makslane wrote:In your Mouse Down Event Actor create a Change Animation action and select the Animation actor

Yes but what Racke is telling is that she wants to do all this inside the Script Editor.

Well...Ummm, Err, Actually...

I wish I could take credit for your great Global Event Actor idea Ingrid, but I just want to change animations using the mouse down button (NO SCRIPTING ALLOWED).

The problem: The mouse down event will not work for me with multiple animation changes.

Actor's original Animation is set to Picture.jpg

Mouse Down--> Change Animation -->Picture1.jpg (Works)

Add another Mouse Down ---> Change Animation --> Picture2.jpg
( Doesn't display Picture1.jpg. Jumps to Picture2.jpg)

I want to do all of this without using the script editor. I know how to do this with script, but I don't want to use script.

You need the action:

change animation next

( it doesn't exist )

add

change animation prev
change animation first

and you could build a slideshow app using 4 actors with no scripting!

Thanks Jazz,
That is just what I thought, but it never hurts to ask.

You always seem to know what I am up to! (I was just trying some attempts at no code and no game programming in GE using "Mouse Down Event" for a SlideShow!)

Makslane,
What do you think about adding these actions to the feature list
1. change animation next
2. change animation prev
3. change animation first

This would be neat.

It can use the same dropdown menu used to select the animation name!

While you are there include a "random" option to round it off.

I know how to do this with script

Sorry to insist. I'm still on the GlobalActor thing
You KNOW how to place Events ( like MouseDown Event ) in script ?
Please explain

No, no, no..
I do not place "Mouse Down" Events in the Script Editor.

I meant that I know how to create script to make the slide show.

As far as that script goes, I would simply count the mouse clicks in order to change the animation.

Scripting wasn't what I wanted to use though...