complex shapes w/o stupid math

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When I say "put shapewrite(); or put path_shape();, you have to put the arguments, you can't leave them blank
SCRIPTS ARE AT THE BOTTOM
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Guide for w/ a path

1. Create blank room (preferably in a new engine/blank GMK file)

2. Make a path [Refer to bottom if you're doing this without a path]

3. Make object that uses this path with path_shape(); in create event

4. Place the object in the room and make sure it's what you want

5. After that, go back into the object that does path_shape();

6. Go into the create event and add "alarm[0]=2" without quotations

7. Create an alarm0 event and put shapewrite(); in it

8. Make sure you know where your gm81/gmk file is located and run the game

9. After running it, a text file should appear in there

10. That is the script for the shape you have created

Notes--

path_shape(); does NOT have to be used, it's there for convenience
if you don't want to place cherries individually in the room

if you use path_shape();, when you go to make shapewrite();, argument0
is the exact same number you used for argument1 in path_shape();
^argument1 in path_shape(); is total number of cherries in shape^

if you do not use path_shape, i'm afraid you'll have to count how many
cherries you placed, if you do not put the correct amount, your shape
will not be created all of the way and a portion will be missing

i have no idea what happens if you place an arbitrary number^

you put alarm[0]=2; into the code to prevent it from writing blank cherries
(this does not happen if you don't use path_shape(); because it takes time
for the path to be created [1 step])

Guide for w/o a path

1. Create blank room (preferably in a new engine/blank GMK file)

2. Place cherries in the room the way you like (remember, the center of the shape is 400,304)

3. Create an object and in the create event, put shapewrite(); in it

4. Place the object in the room

5. Make sure you know where your gm81/gmk file is located and run the game

6. After running it, a text file should appear in there

7. That is the script for the shape you have created

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shapewrite();
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// shapewrite();

// argument0 = number of fruit
// argument1 = object
// argument2 = name of text file (put quotes!!!)

file=file_text_open_write(argument2+".txt") // name of the textfile you're writing to

for(i=1; i<=argument0; i+=1){
file_text_write_string(file, "dire"+string(i)+"="+string(point_direction(instance_find(argument1,i-1).x,instance_find(argument1,i-1).y,400,304)));
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "length"+string(i)+"="+string(point_distance(instance_find(argument1,i-1).x,instance_find(argument1,i-1).y,400,304)));
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_writeln(file);
}

file_text_write_string(file, "steps=1;");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "frame=argument2;");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "repeat("+string(i-1)+"){");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "b=instance_create(argument0,argument1,argument4);");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "b.direction=variable_local_get("+'"'+"dire"+'"'+"+string(steps))+argument3;");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "b.speed=variable_local_get("+'"'+"length"+'"'+"+string(steps))/frame;");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "steps+=1;");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "}");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// argument0 = shape center x");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// argument1 = shape center y");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// argument2 = length objects are on screen");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// argument3 = angle");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// argument4 = object");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// --- IGNORE ---");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// gamemaker is broken with text writing so i have to put these here");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// this is filler space");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// gamemaker why");
file_text_writeln(file);
file_text_write_string(file, "// why do i have to put these here just to wrte all of the code dsfdsfds");
file_text_writeln(file);

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path_shape();
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// This script creates objects along a specified path

// argument0 = path name
// argument1 = number of objects to be used in shape
// argument2 = angle of path/shape
// argument3 = size of the shape (1 is original size)
// argument4 = object used in the shape

for(i=1; i<=argument1; i+=1){

a = instance_create(x,y,argument4);

with(a){
b = path_start(argument0,0.00000000000000000000001,1,false);
b.path_orientation = argument2;
b.path_scale = argument3;
}

a.path_position = i/argument1;

}

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That is it, enjoy
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