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W3R3W00F
Drum and Bass Fueled Psycho
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08/11/2008
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2nd April, 2011 at 04:29:53 -
Let's say I have 2 objects. Both of them are grouped as "Children" objects, but they have two different Alterable Value Ps. Now let's say I have 2 more objects, but both of them are grouped as "Parent" objects instead. They, too, have two different Alterable Value Ps. Here's the problem:
If a child object's Alterable Value P equals a parent object's Alterable Value P, then set the child object to the position of the parent object. That's basically what I was aiming for, but in the end, the code didn't really work.
If you need me to send the .mfa file, let me know.
Thanks in advance!  
An old and washed up once-kid
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Don Luciano
Heavy combat pancake
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25/10/2006
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2nd April, 2011 at 14:21:46 -
It's far more better if you connect the parent and the child with a fixed value instead of a value. Such as when a child is connected give that child the parent's fixed value or vice versa.
And your code probably didn't work because of object selection. You should read a few articles on object scoping to see how objects are selected.
And basicly make sure that
on loop
parent = loop index (selecting parent!)
child = parent (selecting child!)
set child x,y to parent (without selection will not work properly)
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W3R3W00F
Drum and Bass Fueled Psycho
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3rd April, 2011 at 23:52:37 -
Sorry, man, but I tried following what you said and I got a little lost. Could you possibly give me a more detailed explanation?
Thanks, man. 
An old and washed up once-kid
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nim
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4th April, 2011 at 02:22:38 -
Originally Posted by Austrian W3R3W00F
If a child object's Alterable Value P equals a parent object's Alterable Value P, then set the child object to the position of the parent object. That's basically what I was aiming for, but in the end, the code didn't really work.
I'm surprised that this didn't work. As far as I remember, you can't (for whatever reason) spread a value and execute the fast loop in the same event, so put those actions on separate events.
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GamesterXIII
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04/12/2008
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4th April, 2011 at 03:29:40 -
If you're just trying to position things based on equal alterable values here ya go:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=W84298E4
I've had this same problem before. I'm not sure if I fixed it this exact way as I whipped this up in two seconds, but for some reason it seems you need a dumb workaround for this to work properly.
Sorry for the megaupload link btw, mediafire is broken atm.
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Jacob!
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17/06/2011
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6th April, 2011 at 05:27:15 -
You don't need to mess around with values.
Always: Set Position of Child to 0,0 from Parent
MMF2 will automatically do this for you if there are the exact same number of either.
Have you even been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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GamesterXIII
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04/12/2008
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6th April, 2011 at 16:27:14 -
I think he needed a method to link ANY child object to ANY parent object, Jacob. Someone correct me if I'm wrong . Either way, being able to link any object to any other object is always going to be more flexible and efficient.
 Edited by GamesterXIII
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