(How do I) pin arms to body and follow mouse

Hi dear cosntruct 2 users!

I would like to pin two arms on my main charcater and let them follow the mouse's cusror. In an esy way, how could I do this? And for the capx files, if you need it, please explain me how to publish it XD thanks!

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set the origin of the arm where you'd like the turning point to be.

give the arm pin behaviour (position only)

on start of layout pin arm to body.

system every tick arm set angle toward mouse.x , mouse.y

To illustrate the thing about the pivot point, make sure the origin point on your arm is opposite its default 0 angle, so that it will "point" properly. If the origin is at the center point it will just pivot like a windmill.

Here's a quick example

Here is my game:

dropbox.com/s/6jccvtkb7r1l4z9/The%20Janitor.caproj

I try to do it in the Gunslinger group

IT doesnt work

Here is my game:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jccvtkb7r1l4z9/The%20Janitor.caproj

I try to do it in the Gunslinger group

You need to send a capx, not a project. Can't open it and help you atm.

dropbox.com/s/u5p4ruo1njl6oa5/The%20Janitor.capx

here it is, I notice that the arm actually multiply itself and for the limit angle will be my next homework to study :P

PS: sorry for my broken english :S still learning ^^

You are spawning a new arm every tick while the group gunslinger is active. Jut add a system trigger once while true condition to the spawning event and it works..

Did I have to do an instance variable for the arms with system/trigger once while true?

By the way thank to hepl me out with this little problem, Im still learning every day :D

Oops, forgot about this. I'll look at it tomorrow. If you want to alert me to a post, please use the symbol and my name :)

Is there a way to set sprite character mirrored if the cursor is behind?

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system compare two values : mouse.x < player.x - player set mirrored.

Woow I did not know that it can be an amazing results and by knowing that now, I added on another events: sustem copare two values: mouse.x > player.x - player set not mirrored/ set families not flipped.

So I added on the event above system compare two values : mouse.x < player.x - player set mirrored/set flipped. tank again, and sorry for my annoying broken english and note that before each problem that I am stuck, I try to do my best to resolve it before posting a new post. But sometimes, it's getting hard to solved them :S tanks again little stain :P