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Not Quite Understanding Live Rooms

A topic by Will Bowerman created Dec 20, 2019 Views: 287 Replies: 3

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Will Bowerman4 years ago

I'm really enjoying this extension so far but I'm not quite understanding the live room functionality. I think I've got everything set up correct since the server is informing me when I make changes to the relevant room, but I'm just not understanding how to actually execute the last bit that gets me playing the live updated room.
So far, I have:

Created a blank room
create a blank object
assigned them both to the live_blank object and live_blank_room variables in the create event of obj_gmlive
applied room_set_live() to the room I want to have update

Where do I go from here? I'm struggling to follow the documentation at this point.

YellowAfterlifeDeveloper4 years ago

You need to assign a script to live_room_updated, usually with a room_goto_live(argument0) inside.

Since you are not the first person to ask, I made a little video:

Will Bowerman4 years ago

Well, I did get a different result this time, but it was a crash, which occurred as soon as the server connected with the game:

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FATAL FATAL ERROR in Room Creation Code for room rm_blank

ds_map_find_value argument 1 incorrect type (string) expecting a Number (YYGI32)
at gml_Script_live_room_loader_add_layer (line 93) - var l_rnext=instance_create_layer((l_rx+l_qinst[?"x"]),(l_ry+l_qinst[?"y"]),l_rl,l_base);
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stack frame is
gml_Script_live_room_loader_add_layer (line 93)
called from - gml_Script_live_room_loader_run_impl2 (line 15) - live_room_loader_add_layer(l_lrs[|l_lrk]);
called from - gml_Script_live_room_start (line 11) - live_room_loader_run_impl2(l_rm2);
called from - gml_Room_rm_blank_Create (line 1) - live_room_start();

YellowAfterlifeDeveloper4 years ago

Can you email me a project where this happens (making a copy and stripping everything except offending room/objects should work)? Can't think of a way this would happen unless the room data is straight up corrupted.

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GMLive.gml for GameMaker

Not Quite Understanding Live Rooms