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Solved!Been making a fairly simple quiz game, but have hit a wall. Would love
some help! self.gamemaker
Submitted 2 years ago * by bassman2112
Hey all =)
Sadly I shan't be posting my project file because I'm using JCHTML5, and
don't feel right putting all of his work up for free; but I'll be copying in a lot
of the code I'm using.
So the simple premise: I'm making a game for little kids to help them with
music. They will hear a rhythm being played, and will answer "Yes" or "No"
as to whether it was the one they heard. I plan on doing a more interesting
version of this later where they hear the sound, and then pick one of three
rhythms; but simple for now.
So I have it working with one level - here is the code that makes it work:
First-off, when the room is created, it runs this script (this will later be a
script run by a level selector):
//Initialize variables
global.level_number = 1;
global.correct_answers = 0;
global.question_number = 1;
global.clickable = 1
//Create Questions
global.level1_questions =
ds_list_create();
ds_list_add(global.level1_quest
ions, obj_level1_1);
//And so on
//Randomizes questions
ds_list_shuffle(global.level1_q
uestions);
//Referencing questions for
Level 1, providing answer in
"Yes" or "No" as string
//Answers currently all set to
"Yes" for debugging purposes
global.level_answers =
ds_map_create();
ds_map_add(global.level_answers
, obj_level1_1, "Yes");
//And so on
//Drawing on the gamespace

global.current_question =
instance_create (30,30,
ds_list_find_value(global.curre
nt_level_questions, 0));
global.yes_button =
instance_create (173, 323,
obj_btn_yes);
global.no_button =
obj_btn_no);
instance_create(0, 0,
obj_current_question);
obj_correct_answers);
So the tl;dr of that is I initialize my global variables, create a ds_list that

contains all of the objects with my visual & audio questions, randomize it,
and then associate the correct answers with a ds_map. After that I draw
everything into the room with the "instance create" commands. The last two
lines are what I'm using to draw my text of "Current Question" and "Correct
Answers" for tracking progress.
Cool.
Now to make it interactive I have my "Yes" and "No" buttons. They are both
the same, but with "Yes" and "No" switched up in one of the fourth lines.
Here is the code:
On Left Click:
//Checks if user has clicked

already
if (global.clickable == 1) {
if(global.level_answers[?
global.current_question.object_
index] == "Yes"){
//Disables
clicking/extra input
global.clickable = 0;
//Print that we've made

progress
global.correct_answers
+= 1;
global.question_number
+= 1;
//Play a sound saying

"You're right!" (Not yet
created)
//audio_play_sound(snd_correct)
//Go to alarm
alarm[0] = 30;
}
else{
//Disables
clicking/extra input
global.question_number
+= 1;
//Play a sound saying

"Try again!" (Not yet created)
//audio_play_sound(snd_incorrec
t)
//Go to alarm
alarm[0] = 30;
}
alarm[0]
//Delete that question from

its position on the list
ds_list_delete(global.current_l
evel_questions, 0);
//Delete the current instance

with
(global.current_question){
instance_destroy()
}
//Spawn the next question

//Re-enables the cursor,

again allowing input
This all works wonderfully. It keeps track of score, you can't slam on the
button 100 times and suddenly be at "question 100," et cetera.
The problem I'm having is that I want to have multiple levels; but I can't
figure out a way to properly move between them while keeping my button
code the same. I don't want to have to make an "obj_button_yes_level1"
that spawns when the user picks Level 1, for example. I just want to make
"obj_button_yes" so I'm not eating up valuable resource space.
I've tried this a few ways, neither of which has worked.
Firstly I made something that looked like this:
global.current_question_level =
string("global.level"+string(gl
obal.level_number)
+"_questions")
This one would spawn the initial question, as I wanted; but as soon as I
gave a single answer it would end - saying it had finished all of the
questions. I don't quite get why, tbh.
The second way I tried was this:
//Init
global.array_level_questions[25
] = 0
//Usage
global.current_level_questions
=
global.array_level_questions[gl
obal.level_number]
//Creating the questions for

Level 1
global.array_level_questions[1]
= global.level1_questions;
ds_list_create();
//later I would call

in place of
global.level1_questions
But this just straight-up doesn't work. It makes me think that, perhaps, GML
doesn't use arrays in the way I'm used to with other C-based languages?
Any guidance would be extremely appreciated =)
Sorry for the long post!!!
Edit:
Still broken.
So as talked about in the comments, I added a For loop to initialize the
variables; but that didn't help. I'll copy my starting script, as well as the
error it displays:
//Initialize variables
global.level_number = 1;
global.correct_answers = 0;
global.question_number = 1;
//Init
for (i = 0; i < 25; i++){
global.array_level_questions[i]
= 0;
}
//Creating the questions for

Level 1
global.level1_questions = 0;
global.array_level_questions[1]
= global.level1_questions;
ds_list_create();
//Et cetera
//Randomizes questions
ds_list_shuffle(global.level1_q
uestions);
//Referencing questions for

Level 1, providing answer in
"Yes" or "No" as string
//Answers currently all set to
"Yes" for debugging purposes
global.level_answers =
ds_map_create();
//And so on
//Usage
= 0;
=
obal.level_number];
//Drawing on the gamespace

global.yes_button =
obj_btn_yes);
global.no_button =
obj_btn_no);
obj_current_question);
obj_correct_answers);
This is the error I get:
Creating instance for non-

existing object: -4
at
gml_Script_scr_level1_questions
answers (line 58) -
That line previously worked when I was not using the arrays, so I'm not sure
why it is not anymore D=
Again, any help would be massively appreciated
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[]SaladLizard 1 point 2 years ago
Initialising that array like this:
global.array_level_questions[25]=0;
is only going to set the 25th value to 0, so the rest of the values are
undefined. Use a loop to define them all.
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I assumed it would create and initialize everything up until that point haha -
guess GML doesn't work exactly like other C-based languages.
I'm on my phone, but would you do a for loop? Something like this?
For (i = 0; i > 25: i++) {
global.array_level_questions[i] = 0
}
Otherwise, does it seem like my syntax is reasonable?
Thanks a ton
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[]TheWinslow 2 points 2 years ago
That for loop will never run but that is the basic idea.
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[]bassman2112 S 1 point 2 years ago*
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I'm curious as to why the for loop wouldn't run =)

Edit: Oh because < rather than >, right?
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[]TheWinslow 1 point 2 years ago
Yup! i > 25 would always return false.
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[]bassman2112 S 1 point 2 years ago
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Thanks =D
Sorry to bug, but would you be willing to take a look at my edit and see if
you have any advice? =)
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[]TheWinslow 1 point 2 years ago
//Creating the
questions for
Level 1
global.level1_qu
estions = 0;
global.array_lev
el_questions[1]
=
global.level1_qu
estions;
global.level1_qu
estions =
ds_list_create()
;
ds_list_add(glob
al.level1_questi
ons,
obj_level1_1);
//Et cetera
ds_list_add(glob
al.level1_questi
ons,
obj_level1_12);
//Randomizes
questions
ds_list_shuffle(
global.level1_qu
estions);
I'm wondering why you add global.level1_questions to the level questions

array before you initialize the list. As is, the array is initialized with
global.array_level_questions[1] = 0 as global.level1_questions = 0 at that
point. If the rest of the levels' questions are added like this, you would end
up with an array where every value is 0.
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I typed up a big response as to why I made those changes; but thought

"wait, if it's an execution order thing..." and moved
the global.current_level_questions =
global.array_level_questions[global.level_number]; line
below global.array_level_questions[1] = global.level1_questions; and
it worked. This is weird to me because I thought the former line was
initializing the latter, but I guess I misinterpreted how I was coding it.
It now appears like this, and works
//Init
for (i = 0; i
< 10; i++){
global.array_
level_questio
ns[i] = 0;
}
//Usage
global.curren
t_level_quest
ions = 0;
//-----------
-------------
-------------
-------------
-------------
----------//
//
LEVEL 1
QUESTIONS
//
//-----------
-------------
-------------
-------------
-------------
----------//
//Init
global.level1
_questions =
0;
//Creating
questions for
Level 1
global.level1
_questions =
ds_list_creat
e();
ds_list_add(g
lobal.level1_
questions,
obj_level1_1)
;
//Etc
ds_list_add(g
lobal.level1_
questions,
obj_level1_12
);
//Randomizes
questions
ds_list_shuff
le(global.lev
el1_questions
);
//Inserts
Level 1
questions
into proper
Array spot
global.array_
level_questio
ns[1] =
global.level1
_questions;
global.curren
t_level_quest
ions =
global.array_
level_questio
ns[global.lev
el_number];
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[]mixmax2 1 point 2 years ago
i < 25
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Er, right, my bad haha

I'll give this a shot tomorrow and edit how it works =)
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[]I find your lack of pointers disturbingAtlaStar 1 point 2 years ago

So the first comment is wrong in the sense that they didn't look at your code
to see that you are initializing the values inside the array using
global.array_level_questions[1] = global.level1_questions;
the issue in the prior to edited second attempt code is that you are
initializing the data inside the array after defining the usage
//Usage
=
obal.level_number]
meaning global.current_level_questions is undefined since

global.array_level_questions[] has every index except 25 undefined before
you assignment occurs...so basically from what I am seeing in that code
block and all the edited code blocks, you are creating the map after
assigning the array indexes to 0, meaning they will never store the maps Id
so when you use instant create and search your maps and lists using the id
stored, it is using the id 0 since you are initializing everything in the
incorrect order, and that is the id of a non-existing data structure...really
hope what I said makes sense since I am in a hurry and can't go into more
details right now
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Thanks for the reply! In another response I actually fixed it =D I wasn't

aware that setting the array with the [25] didn't set all of those before it,
which was my mistake. I ended up using a for loop to set all of those before
it, and it worked well =)
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[]I find your lack of pointers disturbingAtlaStar 1 point 2 years ago
Yeah I read it afterwards, but the loop setting the array's variables to 0 isn't
what fixed the problem, because the first code you were using was
initializing the array's elements to 0, hence why the second test using a for
loop didn't work...what happened is you were making
global.array_level_questions[x] = global.levelx_questions
which at the time were zero, then afterwards making global.levelx_questions
equal a newly created list. at that point global.array_level_questions[x] = 0
and global.levelx_questions = the new list id. the last code you posted
before the first edit would have worked if you had first made your
levelx_questions equal a new list, then added that value to the array, and
even in C based languages variables themselves don't point to another
variables data, they simply copy it at that instant and do not pay attention
to changes that come later...hence why i said what I did...not just because I
wanted to help you find a quick solution, but also so you would understand
the language as well as other languages better and how assignment happens
top down... simply put if x = 0, y = 1 then you make x = y and y = 2, x will
= 1 and y = 2 unless you do y=2 x=y in which case both will equal 2...basic
programming my friend
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It is simple enough to create a single multiple choice question, but the problem I'm having is
figuring out the most efficient way to make a multiple choice question pull from a pool of many
questions and corresponding answers.
So basically I'll have a question box and 4 answer boxes and I'll have a pool of questions and
those questions will each have 4 possible answers attached to them. Any help/suggestions in
the best way to do this would be appreciated as I'm having a hard time thinking of the best
solution for this. The methods I am thinking of I am sure are a lot more work than are actually
required and I know some of you will have a much more elegant solution.
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Hi and welcome to the GMC!
I'd suggest creating a ds_list, adding arrays to it like this:

Code:
mcQuestions = ds_list_create();
var a;
a[0] = "Question 1";
a[1] = "Answer 1 to question 1";
a[5] = 4 /* correct answer */;
ds_list_add(mcQuestions, a);
a = 0;
a = 0;
...
ds_list_shuffle(mcQuestions);
You can then keep selecting the first array in the list, save it to a temporary variable and read its
question and answers.
Then delete the first array from the list and you won't select the same question again.
Do remember though to delete the ds_list at time.

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I'd create a map to represent a question. And a list to hold the maps.
Code:
question = ds_map_create()
question[?"question"] = "what is the answer?"
question[?"ans1"] = "42"
question[?"ans2"] = "yes"
question[?"ans3"] = "idk"
question[?"ans4"] = "beats me"
question[?"correct"] = "ans1"
questions = ds_list_create()
ds_list_add(questions, question)
ds_list_mark_as_map(questions, ds_list_size(questions)-1)
Then when you want to display things and check the correct answer its easily layed out.
But there are many many ways to lay it out.

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Thank you for the help, this is pretty much exactly what I needed. It has been a long long time
since I have used GM so I'm basically re-learning from scratch (because I forgot everything). I
watched some videos on ds_lists and ds_maps and I understand how to create the list itself and
its purpose, but I'm still not sure how to actually pull from the list.
What I mean is, say I have a room with 4 blank answer boxes and 1 blank question box, I don't
know how to actually get the list to populate the question/corresponding answers into their
boxes. I set the boxes as their own objects but it may be better to simply use coordinates to line
up on top of the boxes. Either way, I'm feeling kind of silly for not being able to figure out
something that should be simple (I chose this as a project because I wanted to try something
easy to help re-learn everything). Previously I had relied on the pre-made "action" things GM is
known for rather than using code and I told myself I'd try to use code more instead...but maybe
that isn't the best idea, as I really am terrible at coding.
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Nah, coding is fun!
There are many applications by now that will convert D&D actions to code,
so if you know how to do something in D&D and want to know how it could look like in code,
you can use one of those tools to learn the syntax.
Examples are:
https://forum.yoyogames.com/index.php?threads/drag-and-drop-to-gml-converter.138/
and:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/D-and-D-to-GML-Converter.shtml
Anyway, as to get the information from the array to the other objects,
you could have 1 object pick an array from the list and store it in a global variable.
The other objects can then read the information from the global variable.
(You'll also have to change mcQuestions to global.mcQuestions in my previous post

and the code in my previous post would be executed before any of the codes below)
So, you would have a controller object (mayby the box with the question in it)
with this in its create event:
Code:
global.qInfo = ds_list_find_value(global.mcQuestion, 0);
ds_list_delete(global.mcQuestions, 0);
And you could then use the instance creation code (room editor, right click on instance,
"creation code") to assign every button object its status:
Code:
// Button with first answer
myAnswer = global.qInfo[1];
amICorrect = global.qInfo[5] == 1;
You would replace 1 with 2 here for the button with the second answer and so on.
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can anyone tell me what a map is?
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Charliebailey03 said:
can anyone tell me what a map is?
A map is sometimes also called a dictionary.

In a dictionary, you've got a list of words with their corresponding meaning.
The words are ordered alphabetically, so you can efficiently lookup words and find their
respective meanings.
Maps are datastructures that behave similarly.

They keep track of "keys" (words in the case of a dictionary) and their corresponding values
(meanings in the case of a dictionary).
Maps then allow to find the value corresponding to any key very quickly.
In GameMaker, maps look like lists, but have as big difference that lists only accept numbers as
indices/keys and need a value at every index they have.
Maps however accept strings as indices/keys too.
For example, this doesn't make sense:

Code:
show_message(array["index"]);
but this does:

Code:
show_message(map[?"index"]);
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jo-thijs said:
Hi and welcome to the GMC!
I'd suggest creating a ds_list, adding arrays to it like this:

Code:
var a;
a = 0;
a = 0;
...
You can then keep selecting the first array in the list, save it to a temporary variable and read its question and
answers.
Then delete the first array from the list and you won't select the same question again.
Do remember though to delete the ds_list at time.

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how can i apply it on my project ?? Please, guide me step by step..

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//Drawing on the gamespace

So the tl;dr of that is I initialize my global variables, create a ds_list that

//Checks if user has clicked

//Print that we've made

//Play a sound saying

//Play a sound saying

//Delete that question from

//Delete the current instance

//Spawn the next question

//Re-enables the cursor,

//Creating the questions for

//later I would call

//Creating the questions for

//Referencing questions for

//Drawing on the gamespace

This is the error I get:

Creating instance for non-

I'm curious as to why the for loop wouldn't run =)

I'm wondering why you add global.level1_questions to the level questions

I typed up a big response as to why I made those changes; but thought

Er, right, my bad haha

[]I find your lack of pointers disturbingAtlaStar 1 point 2 years ago

meaning global.current_level_questions is undefined since

Thanks for the reply! In another response I actually fixed it =D I wasn't

Multiple Choice Question

I'd suggest creating a ds_list, adding arrays to it like this:

Do remember though to delete the ds_list at time.

But there are many many ways to lay it out.

(You'll also have to change mcQuestions to global.mcQuestions in my previous post

A map is sometimes also called a dictionary.

Maps are datastructures that behave similarly.

For example, this doesn't make sense:

but this does:

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I'd suggest creating a ds_list, adding arrays to it like this:

Do remember though to delete the ds_list at time.

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