THEGOWANS'S PROFILE

Having one switch is is silly, go with the coord check or the multi switch method. The game needs to know what position each platform is in if they can be in different ones.

The way I would do it: Each platform has a switch for up/down and so does the in game physical switch. When you flip the switch, if you are turning it to up, check what each platform is on and change it, if you set it to down, set every switch to down?

But once you pull it down once wouldn't every platform be in the 'down' position?

Don't physically move each platform either. Have a block for the 'up position' which is visible and can be stepped on when it is set to up, and invisible when down. The bottom block should be the opposite.

Or am I missing something?

Can't help beyond the basics of keep your code readable, comment everything with scripting in Rpg Maker, I use 2k3 myself so I'm an eventer.

I could help with GML scripting in Game Maker though if you choose to fiddle around with it.

Can't really offer any advice on RGSS scripting as I don't actually use XP or VX, but the scripting in game maker seems to flow in a similar way to eventing in any rpg maker (variables, if statements etc).

Edit: Basically you could go straight to VX if you wanted and still learn the same things that you would from 2k3 as you don't HAVE to use scripting in VX and could make do with eventing until you learn the basics.

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