Game Maker Studio: How to Create a Light Follow?

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Published on July 25, 2020 11:35:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALyZlTEVEQ

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oLighting:

Events:

Create

Actions:

globalvar light;
light = surface_create(view_wview,view_hview)

Events:

Step

Actions:

surface_set_target(light);
draw_set_color(c_white);
draw_rectangle(0,0,view_wview,view_hview,false)
surface_reset_target();

Events:

Draw

Actions:

draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
draw_surface(light,view_xview,view_yview);
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal);

sLight: Depth 10, this object will follow player along with light

Events:

Create

Actions:

target = obj_player_stop_r;
myspeed = 5;
length = 5;
place = 5; /////////////////////////make 0 for myspeed, length, place, if you don't want the circle object to hover around player.

Events:

Step

Actions:

x = obj_player_stop_r.x + lengthdir_x(length,place);
y = obj_player_stop_r.y + lengthdir_y(length,place);
place += myspeed;

Events:

End Step

Actions:

size = 150;////Change the size of light.
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_subtract);
surface_set_target(light);
draw_ellipse_color(x-size/2-view_xview,y-size/2-view_yview,x+size/2-view_xview,y+size/2-view_yview,c_white,c_black,false);
surface_reset_target();
draw_set_blend_mode(bm_normal)

////////Draw ellipse color: Change the first color, if you want the light to be a different color. Change the second color to anything but black, if you want the light to be sharp without a fade out.