Subroutines

[jazz_e_bob]

What's the problem with your method?

It cuts off my option to use physical response. (also getting a little messy and complicated.)

I think what is required is a paradigm shift here. I am so used to programming in procedural languages I tend to want to fall back into old habits.

I think I might treat actors as Finite State Machines. Will debut my ideas and coding concepts with new build of microFooty which, I might add, features stunning new graphics.

[makslane]

treat actors as Finite State Machines

Is a nice thing to make with Activation Event, but I don't have tested this

[makslane]

I'm studying a form to make the internal actor vars alteration in the global code feasible

[jazz_e_bob]

OK Hope you are well.

Here is my first attempt at what I hope to be a nice way of coding within GE. (Treating the actor as a finite state machine?)

The actor is a simple countdown timer.
It comes with its own set of states and properties.
All coding is done within create and draw actor.

http://www.maybanana.com/pantzboi/game_editor/countDownTimer.zip