How do I count instances overlapping one sprite?

Hey guys I want my sprite to count the number of instances of the laser beams overlapping it.

How do I do that?

http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=233 ... 9905966696

Credits for laser beam capx go to R0J0hound

I just modified the capx to generate multiple beams

If I understand your capx correct, at the moment your laser stops after overlapping one instance. So the maximum will be one.

Edit: Ahh now I get it. You can multiply the Laser. The solution with PickedCount should still work.

To look how many times an object overlap an other you could use 'pickedcount'.

Sprite2| Is overlapping laser -> Set text to sprite2.PickedCount.

I see. I didn't even know about "PickedCount." I'll try that out, thanks.

Actually, if you click the screen in the capx, more beams will be created. Then you can see the HP of each box decrease faster with multiple beams hitting it.

I saw that but to late. I edited my post.

I saw that but to late. I edited my post.

Hey sorry to bother you again but I'm having a hard time implementing the whole pickedcount thing.

I tried to set the Sprite2.Raycount variable to laser.pickedcount but it's only displaying "1"

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hivivub0ufn37 ... .capx?dl=0

Asmodean -----> Edit: Ahh now I get it. You can multiply the Laser <----------- THANKS

99Instances2Go

nice and easy solution. I stuck because I tried to do it without loop. If the laser hit one specific object I could only count the total of lasers which hit all objects at this moment.

Oh, but without your light, i would be still in the dark.