draw variable ammo

[pailong]

I already have variable ammo and it's working fine.
The problem is how do i show the amount of ammo left at the screen?

For eg. I picked up a weapon, the sprite is displayed and the ammo is set to 10. I can shoot for 10 times. The prob. is, I need to know how much exactly the amount of ammo I have left instead of counting how much I have shot.

I tried to draw variable ammo at the creation event but it says error. "unknown variable ammo"

Pls help.

(preferably no scripts)

[IsmAvatar]

I tried to draw variable ammo at the creation event but it says error. "unknown variable ammo"

1) This makes the fifth time, you are supposed to draw stuff in the DRAW event

2) you told it to draw variable ammo before initializing it. you need to initialize a variable before calling it.

(Yes I have been counting)

[hamalnamal]

just make an event thats invisible and in the create event set varible ammo to 0, and when you pick up ammo or a gun make vaible ammo go up whatever amount, than in the draw event of the invisible object make it if varible ammo 0 draw nothing if varible ammo > 0 than draw varible ammo at whatever,whatever

[IsmAvatar]

hamalnamal, test before speaking. drawing must take place in a VISIBLE object. it will draw what is in the draw event instead of it's sprite. if you want it to draw the sprite,
draw_sprite(sprite_index,-1,x,y)

if you don't feel right having an object with a sprite be visible and have a draw event, then dont' give it a sprite.