This is really helpful, and something that I was wondering about.

Works with an instance variable. Thanks a lot!

Wow! Thanks for making an entire video just for me! That's awesome. So if I understand correctly... well, do I need a global variable? Local? Instance variable? As the game is something of an RPG, I just have one layout for every conceivable battle screen (with the exception of some boss fights), so it would need to work for any conceivable enemy. Would I use a family instance variable? (In my actual project, the enemies are part of a Family). Let me know, thanks. I'll try and work with your video walk-through, though and see if I can't come up with the answer myself.

I am having a problem. In my game, I am attempting to implement a system wherein if an enemy's "Shield" value is reduced to zero, three things should happen:

1. The enemy's boolean "Break" is set to "True"

2. The enemy's "Physics" behavior is enabled

3. The enemy is struck by an impulse

The set up is like this:

Enemy.Shield=0|Set "Break" to true

_______________(Separate Event, not a sub-event)__________________

Enemy=IsBreak|Set "Physics" enabled

Apply impulse (x) to Enemy

Obviously, the problem this created was that it will run the event indefinitely. So my thought was that I could circumvent this with the "Trigger Once" condition, but as it turns out, if I have more than one instance of the same Enemy, only the first one that enters "Break" will work properly if I add "Trigger Once" to either the "Enemy.Shield=0" event or "Enemy=IsBreak". How can I arrange my events so that it works for each enemy individually just once?

Thank you.

That did the trick. My values just weren't high enough. Thanks a bunch!

I'm sorry if this has been answered somewhere else, but I want to be able to mirror a sprite using a gamepad joystick the same way I would by doing key presses. (for example, key pressed "Left" set mirrored, key pressed "Right" set not mirrored). How do I get the same effect using a joystick? I tried comparing the axis, but the sprite will only mirror as long as it's held down.

Is there any possible way to simulate the collision tags a la Construct 3? I would like to replicate that feature in a project I'm making using Construct 2 like the peasant I am, but I have no idea how to go about doing it. Maybe it just isn't possible?

Okay, but how? How did you do it?

This is fantastic! Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Unfortunately it didn't work. I must have missed something. I'll get a capx loaded here soon.

Welp, that fixed it. Thanks! Sorry for the long delay.

Oh wait, I wasnt reading closely. I see now that the variable is in fact contained in the enemy instance.