Lengthdir

[Dark Blade]

OK, I'm using a langauge that most of you won't know (GML - Game Maker Language), and two of the commands are lengthdir_x(length,direction) and lengthdir_y(length,direction). For _x, it gives the following definition:
Returns the horizontal x-component of the vector determined by the indicated length and direction.

Um.. so can anyone translate that so I could understand?

[Dusty]

Try this..

Lots more info on the Weird & Wonderful Web (aka WWW)

Good luck

[Dark Blade]

Thanks, Dusty. I'll look into that, and (hopefully) I should be using lengthdir in no time.

[Neil]

Gaming Master Apprentice

Oxymoron 

[Dark Blade]

Eh.....?

Well, I've learnt how to use lengthdir now, just from one look at the diagram (I didn't read through the whole thing), so my game making skills have progressed.

Now, I can do code such as:
instance_create(x+lengthdir_x(20,image_angle),y+lengthdir_y(9,image_angle),shot), where the shot will always be create from exactly where your gun is, no matter which way you face.

So yeh.

[Dusty]

Good to hear of your progress, look forward to you posting your completed game and letting us know where to have a go.

Cheers.