Question: Mouse Down Event- No Coding Allowed!

[Just4Fun]

There must be an easy way to use Mouse Down Events to change an Actor's animations, but I can't seem to find it.

1. I have 6 separate animations on one Actor.
2. I have 2 actors. (One Actor is for Animations and one Actor is for Mouse Down Events)
3. I want to click on the Mouse Down Event Actor and have the Animation Actor change animations.

I already know how to do this using code, but I do not want to use script for this. Anyone know a way to achive this WITHOUT using the script editor?

As always, any help would be appreciated...

[ingsan]

You point out an important thing here.
Events cannot be called directly with Script Editor. Maxslane, maybe you could figure out something like that. A unique Event called "Global Actor" in the Actor Control panel that allows you to program your actor globally, giving it all its general attitudes and actions.
Ex :
Global Actor > Script :
onCreateActor
{

your code ;

}
onCollision[collided actor,Repeat]
{

your code

}
It might be of GREAT use for all. Thanks Rachel

[Just4Fun]

Hmm,
No takers on my original question?

[makslane]

In your Mouse Down Event Actor create a Change Animation action and select the Animation actor

[ingsan]

In your Mouse Down Event Actor create a Change Animation action and select the Animation actor

Yes but what Racke is telling is that she wants to do all this inside the Script Editor.

[Just4Fun]

Well...Ummm, Err, Actually...

I wish I could take credit for your great Global Event Actor idea Ingrid, but I just want to change animations using the mouse down button (NO SCRIPTING ALLOWED).

The problem: The mouse down event will not work for me with multiple animation changes.

Actor's original Animation is set to Picture.jpg

Mouse Down--> Change Animation -->Picture1.jpg (Works)

Add another Mouse Down ---> Change Animation --> Picture2.jpg
( Doesn't display Picture1.jpg. Jumps to Picture2.jpg)

I want to do all of this without using the script editor. I know how to do this with script, but I don't want to use script.

[jazz_e_bob]

You need the action:

change animation next

( it doesn't exist )

add

change animation prev
change animation first

and you could build a slideshow app using 4 actors with no scripting!

[Just4Fun]

Thanks Jazz,
That is just what I thought, but it never hurts to ask.

You always seem to know what I am up to! (I was just trying some attempts at no code and no game programming in GE using "Mouse Down Event" for a SlideShow!)

Makslane,
What do you think about adding these actions to the feature list
1. change animation next
2. change animation prev
3. change animation first

[jazz_e_bob]

This would be neat.

It can use the same dropdown menu used to select the animation name!

While you are there include a "random" option to round it off.

[ingsan]

I know how to do this with script

Sorry to insist. I'm still on the GlobalActor thing
You KNOW how to place Events ( like MouseDown Event ) in script ?
Please explain

[Just4Fun]

No, no, no..
I do not place "Mouse Down" Events in the Script Editor.

I meant that I know how to create script to make the slide show.

As far as that script goes, I would simply count the mouse clicks in order to change the animation.

Scripting wasn't what I wanted to use though...

[ingsan]