Help Killing My Player (right)

[d-soldier]

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.

[Sgt. Sparky]

use must use == for if.

[d-soldier]

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

[Sgt. Sparky]

xD

yes!

[d-soldier]

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...

[Sgt. Sparky]

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;


[d-soldier]

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,..

[Sgt. Sparky]

okay.

[Game A Gogo]

easy, change the parents!

[d-soldier]

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

[Sgt. Sparky]

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.

[d-soldier]

What step thing?!

[Sgt. Sparky]

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

[d-soldier]

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.

[Sgt. Sparky]

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