A problem with creating an actor using script.

[Garfield501]

Hello,
I have a problem with creating an actor with a script.

When my "game" starts up, it shows to pics. No problem here.
Then it goes to the "main menu" of the game.

Here it is supposed to check if variable "Save_game_excists" is equal to 0 or 1.
And if it's 1, it is supposed to create the actor "Load_Game".
Here it goes wrong.
It create's the actor "Load_Game" anyway.
Even when I put this code before the If-Then part.

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Save_game_excists = 0;


This is the complete code I am using.

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view.x = 160;
view.y = -120;
CreateActor("Main_menu_pointer_left", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
CreateActor("Main_menu_pointer_right", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
CreateActor("Quit", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
Main_menu_pointer_left.x = New_game.x - 40;
Main_menu_pointer_left.y = New_game.y;
Main_menu_pointer_right.x = New_game.x + 90;
Main_menu_pointer_right.y = New_game.y;
Quit.y = New_game.y + 68;
Quit.x = New_game.x + 20;
if (Save_game_excists == 1);
{
    CreateActor("Load_Game", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
    Load_Game.y = New_game.y + 34;
    Load_Game.x = New_game.x - 3;
}


How can I make it work my way.
I want to create actor "Load_Game" only, when "Save_game_excists'' is equal to 1.


Thanks in advance,
Mark

[skydereign]

Okay, the problem is after your if statement, you put a semicolon. The ; will end the if statement. So what you are doing is checking if the variable equals 1 do nothing. Then it has the create. Here is what it should be.

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view.x = 160;
view.y = -120;
CreateActor("Main_menu_pointer_left", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
CreateActor("Main_menu_pointer_right", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
CreateActor("Quit", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
Main_menu_pointer_left.x = New_game.x - 40;
Main_menu_pointer_left.y = New_game.y;
Main_menu_pointer_right.x = New_game.x + 90;
Main_menu_pointer_right.y = New_game.y;
Quit.y = New_game.y + 68;
Quit.x = New_game.x + 20;
if (Save_game_excists == 1)
{
    CreateActor("Load_Game", "icon", "(none)", "(none)", 0, 0, false);
    Load_Game.y = New_game.y + 34;
    Load_Game.x = New_game.x - 3;
}

[Kalladdolf]

Oh, you just beat me to it. One second too late.

[Garfield501]

Okay, thank you.

I really must learn where to put a ; and where not.

[MrJolteon]

in the first code, you wrote exist wrong. Read 7 words from the arrow<-- that's how you write it lol

[Kalladdolf]

That doesn't affect the code though and therefore doesn't have any relevance.

[MrJolteon]

@kall I was just mentioning it.

[Hblade]

In your if statments, be sure to have 2 = signs, for example

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if (var1 == 0)
{
code here
}


With 1 equal sign, it acts as if It's setting the variable rather then reading it.

[Garfield501]

Yes, thank you all for the advice.
It's working fine now.