Failing with events

Hi

I am really struggling with events. I am trying to write one where it checks whether one of the player 1's counters is currently overlapping another player 1 counter, or a player 2 counter, or has been dropped back on the same spot as when it started. I was wondering whether someone could answer:

1. If the condition in the event says "Player 1" (for example) - is that the instance that has been selected by the player or is it some general sprite? For example, I have an event where "player 1 is overlapping player 2".

2. If I want to compare an instance variable on a counter with the UID of a sprite on the background, how can I find the sprite over which the player 1 instance is hovering?

Hope this makes sense and any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

Matthew

1. It will check all instances.

2. Using 'Is overlapping player 2' should affect that specific instance only.

If it doesn't, try adding the condition "System > Pick overlapping point", then specify the object and then type "player1.X" and player1.Y" for the coordinates.

Thanks, I'll give it a go.