Continuously running a pointer event

[Rowan5654]

I'm trying to create a bullet object every time the loop_frame event is called. However, the function that creates the bullet object requires me to have a pointer_event as an argument. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to get one of the updated mouse position.

How can I do this?

• Rowan

[JirkaDellOro]

First

• implement a globale variable to reference you player-object
• if you already have a list of bullet objects, there is no need to fetch them from the graph by name. So don't.

Then

• if you don't want bullet creation as part of a mouse-event-handler, don't implement it as such.
• in the eventhandler, determine the world position to shoot at, as discussed in the course
• use that position for the creation of your bullets

[Rowan5654]

For some strange reason I can't seem to set my player as a global variable. When I do I just get the message

"Player is not a constructor"

but I have it right here

I've added it's js file into my html. Is there any other reason this particular error message should be appearing.

• Rowan

[JirkaDellOro]

Since you keep failing on providing me with links to your code and to your application I can only guess: separate declaration from definition.

[Rowan5654]

Alright. I FINALLY worked out how to get my project to run as an application https://rowan5654.github.io/shooty-tower/ here is the application

and here is the code repository https://github.com/Rowan5654/shooty-tower.git

hopefully this is enough to help you, help me with my problem.