how to make an actor follow another

[Wolly08]

here is a script i just made.

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player1.yscreen=player2.yscreen;

or you could replace the y in yscreen for x

[Game A Gogo]

also
player1.y=player2.y;

as yscreen and xscreen are just the position of an actor on the screen, o,o being the top left corner.

[DilloDude]

using xscreen and yscreen has an advantage over x and y: x and y are relative to the actor's parent (if there is one). xscreen and yscreen are always relative to the view. So, if one actor has a different parent than the other, using x and y will get weird results. Using xscreen and yscreen will fix the problem. (same with getting distance and direction).

[Bannock]

What if you desired the actor who is following to stop a little way to the side of the actor who is leading?

[Fuzzy]

What if you desired the actor who is following to stop a little way to the side of the actor who is leading?

Use the distance function to measure and unattach parent if he gets too close.