Noob needs help

[Devil Metal Knight]

Okay I started on this a while ago and know some things. But I want to know this....

How do I make it so when I pick someone like Mario in a character selection and then it shows a picture about him. After that I pick a level and when it starts i'm Mario. Then when it's done and I want to play as Luigi and pick a level and when I start I'm luigi. How do I do this?

[Thanx]

Here, I made a little sample program. Study the scripts and you'll understand. If you have any questions, just ask. Oh, and there's one problem you might have: I made it in version 1.3.9 So, this might not be compatible with you Game Editor... Worth a try...

[Devil Metal Knight]

ya I tried an it doesn't work... Could you just post the script? Or something like that?
Please and Thank you

[Bee-Ant]

Very simple...but first, do you know how to add user variable?

[Devil Metal Knight]

No I don't how?

[Bee-Ant]

Ummm...you need to know it first...
No mean to tease you...but, this will need a lot of variables

[Devil Metal Knight]

woops! I found it out.... But I did use them before. So I do know how. I just forgot what they were.
sorry

[Bee-Ant]

I'll make a demo tomorow...I'm really tired...

[Thanx]

You don't need many variables. On onclick just use change animation. If the animation for that picture is Mario, then change animation-> Mario animations. No need for variables, just check for the type of animations used earlier.
Do you understand? I could detail.

[Bee-Ant]

But how about Changing Animation of an actor which you control?
It need variable...

[Thanx]

Devil Metal Knight said that there would be a picture that shows the chosen character. With an if statement it can be solved.
An actor with animations have a property called animindex.
If you've got two animations, the 1.st is Mario, the 2nd is Luigi, then for Mario the animindex is 0; for Luigi it's 1;
In Key-down event add if statement
if animindex == 0
Use mario anim
if animindex ==1
Use Luigi anim
No need to understand variables. But they are usefull! Should know them, and I have no objection on doing it with variables, but it can be done other ways... If that's your weak-point.

[DilloDude]

if animindex == 0
Use mario anim
if animindex ==1

For the second one, you'd want to use an else if, so you don't need to check again if the first was true... or even better, use a switch.