I cannot get this new text box to update. When I first started building my game I needed to create a timer. So I found code to a walkthrough for setting one up and part of it includes setting the text on the load of the screen. This works fine and this text box updates. Now when the timer runs out, it takes you to an endgame screen. To make sure I had a normal text box, I cloned the the timer one and renamed it. I then have it set to say "So close! You almost earned" & EStars & " stars!" the EStars are a global variable which is set to 0 but does not reset on any loads, so nothing is resetting it. Even if it did it would just say 0 stars. The default text right now says, "Hi" just to test if it will change, but it never changes. What should I be checking?

you are correct! How did I miss this? Thank you for giving that answer. I feel bad for asking now.

I started making a game about 6 months ago and I had used a video called "Supporting Multiple Screen Resolutions." This video now seems to be gone. This video is different because it allows me to set up the "Guide" as the area that loads when you preview the game. I did not need an event saying "Scroll to (x,y)". Recently my computer did an update and the textures & Animations files were deleted, so I have to rebuild the game (luckily I took a screen shot of the events page). I can actually load the game once I get past all the errors, but none of my graphics have pictures since they are all deleted. They just have place holders with properties. The only part I am struggling with is getting the game to load at the center of the guide.

Here is how I was set up before. I tried to copy this but it still loads to the upper left of the screen.

Window Size 640, 360 with Letterbox Scale

Layout is 1200, 800 with margins the same

Guide is 640, 360 at position 600, 400

Beyond this I am not sure what else you would need to help me. I could load the old Capx but it is corrupted and gives you a lot of errors. Thank you for your help.