How do I compare distance to another object

Hi,

Im trying to compare distance between player and an object, so a skill can only be activated when they come within a certain distance. any help would be great thanks.

There is a distance function that takes the x, y value of the first object followed by the x, y value of the second and returns the distance. Use the system's compare two values event and type:

distance(<name of object 1>.X, <name of object 1>.Y, <name of object 2>.X, <name of object 2>.Y)

in the first value and the desired distance in the second.

I owe you another thank you frag thank you

Seems to be saying syntax error for the first less than bracket in that code I cant figure out how to fix it lol

post your expression here so we can see the syntax error

Also, if you only want the horizontal distance, you can use a distance variable that saves the difference of player.x and object.x then use that variable to check if the distance is within that value you want

thanks sgn15, ill try that, but as for the error, I was referring to frags code he has there, c2 doesn't like the less than bracket at the start.

What FragFather meant was to:

replace everything inside the < > including both signs (less than and greater than) with your object

<name of object 1>.X,

<name of object 1>.Y

<name of object 2>.X,

<name of object 2>

so it should be:

player.x

player.y

object.x

object.y

You just misunderstood him.

Oh, about the variable thing I suggested, use abs(player.x - object.x) for the variable. Then if you want to check if the object is to your (player's) left or right, use Compare X to check if object is at your left or right. (greater than means to your right, less than to your left)

haha yes I did, thank you for that sgn15 greatly appreciated and thanks for the last tip I was wondering that.