How do I get my top menu to auto hide?

Hey guys,

So I'm working on a traditional point n' click adventure game. I have set up a inventory bar that the user can slide down to reveal the inventory items and I would like it to autohide when it's not being touched after a some seconds.

For some reason, the way I have it set up now, it only waits the first time I pull it down. Every time after the first one, it just automatically hides as soon as I reveal it. This is what the event looks like right now:

Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

I'm not sure why your method is not working but I would suggest not using the Wait action for this kind of event. As it is, your method simple says, as soon as the player stops touching the menu, wait 5 seconds then move up. Not if the player has not touched the menu for the past 5 seconds, move up.

Instead, use a last touched variable to store a time value and update it every time the menu is touched. Then, your event would just look to see if current time is > lastTouchedTime + 5 seconds.

Here is a simple capx example for you to look at.

Sorry Frag! I posted another message before because I was misunderstanding your explanation. But gave it a go and it's working perfectly now Thanks!

No worries. I saw your post so I came on to respond but, by the time I hit submit, your post was already removed. Glad you got it working though.

Hey guys,

So I'm working on a traditional point n' click adventure game. I have set up a inventory bar that the user can slide down to reveal the inventory items and I would like it to autohide when it's not being touched after a some seconds.

For some reason, the way I have it set up now, it only waits the first time I pull it down. Every time after the first one, it just automatically hides as soon as I reveal it. This is what the event looks like right now:

Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

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