Help I have a color problem with my game

Hey everyone, I hope you are having a nice time, but as you can see, I am having a problem with color.

My game consists of a person shooting monsters. I added 7 types of monsters now, all into 1 sprite. I am using the free version of construct, so my code can get a bit hard to understand because I have limited events (sorry in advance). for example:

Monster >> Set Value >> set lives to (int(Self.type = 1) * 5 +

int(Self.type = 2) * 3 +

int(Self.type = 3) * 10 +

int(Self.type = 4) * 7 +

int(Self.type = 5) * 100 +

int(Self.type = 6) +

int(Self.type = 7) * 1000)

Monster.type defines the type of monster in the game. for example, if the monster type is 3, then he would have 10 lives.

And so I have been working like this for five days, and everything is working fine! at least, it was. Someone recommended to add a rainbow monster (Monster.type = 7), and so I started working on it.

They said to me it should have 1000 lives, it should be three times the player's size, it should have a speed of 35 pixels per second and the colour should be, as you expect, rainbow-ish, which will have constant-changing colours, changing every 0.1 seconds. Everything turned out working for the Rainbow monster, except for the most important thing: THE COLOUR.

for changing the colour, I have used the following code:

Every 0.1 Seconds:

Monster >> Add to >> change r by (int(self.type = 7))

Monster >> Add to >> change g by (int(self.type = 7))

Monster >> Add to >> change b by (int(self.type = 7))

Monster >> Set colour to >> Set colour to rgb(self.r, self.g, self.b)

what I expected is that if Monster.type = 7, then it changes r, g and b by one, and updates every monster's colour. Easy as that.

except, it broke the whole colour system in the game; sometimes the monsters have the wrong colour, and the rainbow monster doesn't change its colour, which was the code's LITTERAL JOB. like, what in the world???

I just wanted to change the r g b by 1 if it is a rainbow monster. I don't understand what's the problem.

here is the code if you need it:

+ System: Every tick

-> Player: Set angle toward (Mouse.X, Mouse.Y)

-> scorePrinter: Set text to str(Player.score)

-> scorePrinter: Set position to (ScrollX - 360, ScrollY - 240)

-> scorePrinter: Move to top of layer

>

+ System: Every 6 - difficultyChooser.Value seconds

-> spawner: Set position to ((floor(random(0, 2)) × 2 - 1) × random(500, 3001) + Player.X, (floor(random(0, 2) × 2 - 1)) × random(500, 3001) + Player.Y)

-> spawner: Spawn Monster on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Monster: Set type to floor(random(1,8))

-> Monster: Set spawned to 1

>

+ System: Every 0.5 seconds

-> Monster: Set angle toward (Player.X + random(-100, 100), Player.Y + random(-100, 100))

>

+ System: On start of layout

-> Audio: Play music.webm looping at volume 0 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "music")

>

+ Mouse: On Left button Clicked

-> Player: Spawn Bullet on layer 0 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Audio: Play gunshot.webm not looping at volume -5 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

>

+ Bullet: On collision with Monster

-> Bullet: Spawn Explosion on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Explosion: Set size to (25, 61÷70 × 25)

-> Monster: Subtract 1 from lives

-> Audio: Play hit-by-bullet.webm not looping at volume - (distance(Monster.X, Monster.Y, Player.X, Player.Y) ÷ 100) dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

-> Monster: Bounce Bullet off Bullet

-> Player: Shake ScrollTo with magnitude 10 ÷ (distance(Monster.X, Monster.Y, Player.X, Player.Y) ÷ 200) for 0.1 seconds (Reducing magnitude)

-> Bullet: Set angle to -Self.Angle degrees

-> Bullet: Destroy

-> Bullet: Spawn Particles on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Particles: Set spray cone to random(40, 70) degrees

-> Particles: Set particle object to ParticleImg

-> Particles: Set initial particle size to int(Monster.type = 1)× 15 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 7 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 20 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 15 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 25 + int(Monster.type = 6) × 7 + int(Monster.type = 7) × 25

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed to 200

-> Particles: Set particle timeout to 1

-> Particles: Set rate to int(Monster.type = 1)× 20 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 10 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 30 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 20 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 40 + int(Monster.type = 6) × 10 + int(Monster.type = 7) × 60

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed randomiser to 100

-> Particles: Set particle acceleration to -50

>

+ Player: lives ≤ 0

-> Player: Shake ScrollTo with magnitude 60 for 1 seconds (Constant magnitude)

-> menu: Set position to (ScrollX - 70, ScrollY)

-> Player: Destroy

-> Explosion: Spawn Explosion on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Explosion: Set size to (100, 87.1428571429)

-> Audio: Play explosion.webm not looping at volume 300 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

-> Audio: Stop "music"

-> Player: Spawn Particles on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed to 20

-> Particles: Set initial particle size to 10

-> Particles: Set particle timeout to 10

-> Particles: Set rate to 500

-> Player: Spawn Particles on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed to 20

-> Particles: Set initial particle size to 10

-> Particles: Set particle timeout to 10

-> Particles: Set rate to 500

-> Particles: Set color to rgbEx(128, 128, 128)

>

+ Monster: spawned = 1

-> Monster: Start Timer "MonsterSound" for random(2, 5) (Once)

-> Monster: Set lives to int(Self.type = 1)× 5 + int(Self.type = 2) × 3 + int(Self.type = 3) × 10 + int(Self.type = 4) × 7 + int(Self.type = 5) × 100 + int(Self.type = 6) + int(Self.type=7) × 1000

-> Monster: Set size to (int(Self.type = 1)× 145 + int(Self.type = 2) × 72.5 + int(Self.type = 3) × 217.5 + int(Self.type = 4) × 145 + int(Self.type = 5) × 290 + int(Self.type = 6) × 52 + int(Self.type=7) × 435, int(Self.type = 1)× 100 + int(Self.type = 2) × 50 + int(Self.type = 3) × 150 + int(Self.type = 4) × 100 + int(Self.type = 5) × 200 + int(Self.type = 6) × 40 + int(Self.type=7) × 300)

-> Monster: Set Bullet speed to int(Self.type = 1)× 50 + int(Self.type = 2) × 150 + int(Self.type = 3) × 35 + int(Self.type = 4) × 40 + int(Self.type = 5) × 30 + int(Self.type = 6) × 250 + int(Self.type=7) × 35

-> Monster: Set r to int(Self.type = 1)× 255 + int(Self.type = 2) × 175 + int(Self.type = 3) × 0 + int(Self.type = 4) × 0 + int(Self.type = 5) × 255 + int(Self.type = 6) × 90 + int(Self.type=7) × 255

-> Monster: Set g to int(Self.type = 1)× 255 + int(Self.type = 2) × 280 + int(Self.type = 3) × 75 + int(Self.type = 4) × 0 + int(Self.type = 5) × 0 + int(Self.type = 6) × 0 + int(Self.type=7) × 127

-> Monster: Set b to int(Self.type = 1)× 255 + int(Self.type = 2) × 30 + int(Self.type = 3) × 0 + int(Self.type = 4) × 255 + int(Self.type = 5) × 0 + int(Self.type = 6) × 255+ int(Self.type=7) × 0

-> Monster: Set color to rgbEx(Self.r, Self.g, Self.b)

-> Monster: Set spawned to 0

>

+ Monster: lives ≤ 0

-> Explosion: Spawn Explosion on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Explosion: Set size to (Monster.Width, 61÷70 × Monster.Width)

-> Audio: Set master volume to (Monster.Width × Monster.Height) ÷ 2 dB

-> Audio: Play explosion.webm not looping at volume 100 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

-> Audio: Set master volume to 0 dB

-> Monster: Destroy

-> Player: Add int(Monster.type = 1)× 5 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 3 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 10 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 7 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 100 + int(Monster.type = 6) to score

-> Player: Shake ScrollTo with magnitude (int(Monster.type = 1)× 25 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 15 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 50 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 35 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 500 + int(Monster.type = 6) × 10) ÷ (distance(Monster.X, Monster.Y, Player.X, Player.Y) ÷ 200) for 1 seconds (Reducing magnitude)

-> Monster: Spawn Particles on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Particles: Set spray cone to 360 degrees

-> Particles: Set particle object to ParticleImg

-> Particles: Set initial particle size to int(Monster.type = 1)× 15 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 7 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 20 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 15 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 25 + int(Monster.type = 6) × 7 + int(Monster.type = 7) × 25

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed to 90

-> Particles: Set particle timeout to 5

-> Particles: Set rate to int(Monster.type = 1)× 200 + int(Monster.type = 2) × 100 + int(Monster.type = 3) × 300 + int(Monster.type = 4) × 200 + int(Monster.type = 5) × 400 + int(Monster.type = 6) × 100 + int(Monster.type = 7) × 600

-> Particles: Set initial particle speed randomiser to -100

>

+ Monster: On collision with Player

-> Audio: Play man hurt.webm not looping at volume 0 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

-> Player: Subtract 1 from lives

-> Player: Shake ScrollTo with magnitude 10×(3-Player.lives) for 0.5 seconds (Reducing magnitude)

-> Player: Spawn Explosion on layer 1 (image point 0, create hierarchy: False, template: "")

-> Monster: Bounce Bullet off Player

>

+ Monster: On Timer "MonsterSound"

-> Audio: Play MonsterSound.webm not looping at volume -distance(Monster.X, Monster.Y, Player.X, Player.Y) ÷ 100 dB (stereo pan 0, tag "")

-> Monster: Start Timer "MonsterSound" for random(2, 5) (Once)

>

+ menu: On clicked

-> Audio: Stop all

-> System: Go to menu

-> difficultyChooser: Set visibility Visible

-> System: Restart layout

>

+ System: Every 0.1 seconds

-> Monster: Add int(Self.type = 7) to r

-> Monster: Add int(Self.type = 7) to g

-> Monster: Add int(Self.type = 7) to b

-> Monster: Set color to rgb(Self.r, Self.g, Self.b)

Thank you in advance for trying to help, and I appreciate it.

You can post your events like that, or even screenshot them for a small amount of events, but generally you’ll want to upload the entire c3p for anyone to be able to give any suggestions.

Since the issue is with color you only need to look at the events that set the color and in turn the rgb variables. If you disable the event to cycle the colors does the rest of the colors work?

Just a hunch, but the rgb expressions may not take the values you expect in the set color action. Some of them take values in the range of 0-100 (rgbex), and some 0-255 (rgb).