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Need to know how to use that mouse to aim in Game Maker? Read up, son!

ifficulty:1/5
Requirements:Variable knowledge/some GML
Ok,first off,the aiming with mouse.Make the sprite of a crosshair or whatever.make sure to set the origin to the middle(You need to be in advanced mode)now,make a new object.Have it be the sprite for the crosshair you made.Now,in the step event,put this.
x=mouse_x
y=mouse_y
So it should be at the mouse.Go under game options now.Set it so the mouse isnt displayed.Now,make a bullet.In the create event for the object,put this.
move_towards_point(mouse_x,mouse_y,8)
Now,it's all set.except for one thing.Make a new object.Now,make a global mouse pressed event.in it,put this.
instance_create(player.x,player.y,bullet)
and voila!
AI
Ok,this is simple.put this in the stpe event for the object.
if distance_to_object(player)<200 {move_towards_point(player.x,player.y,8)}
Easy.Now,if you want it to chase and fire bullets...
make an enemy bullet object.put this in the create event for it.
move_towards_point(player.x,player.y,8)
and in the collision event,have it do damage then destroy itself.now,in the actual enemy,set variable shoot to 1 in the create event.now,put this in the stpe event.
if distance_to_object(player)<200 {move_towards_point(player.x,player.y,8) if shoot = 1 {instance_create(x+0,y+0,enemybullet) shoot = 0 alarm[0] = 3}}
now,in the alarm 0 event,set shoot to one.and there you have it,aiming with mouse and some basic AI.
Please tell me of any bugs,
-Tehdude