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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: augustdds on November 30, 2021, 05:11:15 PM

Title: Hopefully super easy fix: Global variable manager
Post by: augustdds on November 30, 2021, 05:11:15 PM

Hello all, new user.  I want to use Global variable to activate a wave of enemies.  Then wait a bit, then activate another wave.  I made a game object and attached is the FSM.  i want to activate a global variable and then go to a wait state, but it just activates the global variable and does not go to the wait state.  Thanks so much.

Title: Re: Hopefully super easy fix: Global variable manager
Post by: Fat Pug Studio on December 01, 2021, 03:50:07 AM

Well yeah, it transitions to the global transition so it doesn't even fire next frame event.

Title: Re: Hopefully super easy fix: Global variable manager
Post by: djaydino on December 01, 2021, 09:42:18 AM

Hi.
A fsm can be only on 1 state at a time.

you send a event to newspawn before the next frame event, so next frame event is never triggered (and will never go to state 5).

you can :
A : place a wait after state 2, or before state 3 (and connect the global there)

B : make a 2nd fsm and use send event (By name)
     (have a 'Timer' fsm and a 'Spawner' fsm)


Just a side note.
You should name your states, so later on you know what they are doing.
It will help a lot when debugging.

Title: Re: Hopefully super easy fix: Global variable manager
Post by: augustdds on December 02, 2021, 09:39:38 AM

Thanks all for your help.  I set up an empty object with multiple FSMs as a spawn manger and activate the FSMs after waits and it works pretty good! Thanks for your help.