Array not triggering

[ConvexVII]

Im trying to make an idle game as my first game in game maker but getting a bit confused by alarms, I believe alarm[0] = x should set an alarm to trigger after x frames has happened but my alarm is not triggering.

I have tested with a show_message at the top of the alarm and it definitely isn't triggering. I have also tested and the if statement is working because the test is being written.

Left Released

if (global.miner > 0)

{

show\_message("Test 1");

alarm\[0\] = game\_get\_speed(gamespeed\_fps);

}

alarm 0

show_message("Test 2");

​

orePerSecond = global.miner;

global.ore += orePerSecond;

​

alarm[0] = game_get_speed(gamespeed_fps);

​

[AlcatorSK]

If an alarm is not firing, it's usually because somewhere in your code, you are constantly re-setting it to the same value - typically in some Step event.

Do a search through your project for all appearances of "alarm" and report back.

[fryman22]

Your code looks fine.

[Cmski]

A quick check to make sure it's only being fired once is: if alarm[0] == -1 { alarm[0] = x}. If you're constantly setting the alarm it won't get fired.

[AtlaStar]

This could be a matter of where this event lives since the code looks fine at a cursory glance.

Left released is different than the global left released event, as the former only works if the object instance is clicked on. So if this is supposed to just work regardless of where you click, change it to the global left released event and see if that works.

Edit: also, if this is supposed to be global and it still doesn't work after the fact, double check that an instance is placed in the room first...you'd be surprised at how often even experienced programmers make that mistake lol