Common actions

The following actions are common to several plugins.

Angle

Note angles in Construct 2 start with 0 degrees facing right and increment clockwise.

Rotate clockwise

Rotate the object a number of degrees clockwise.

Rotate counter-clockwise

Rotate the object a number of degrees counter-clockwise.

Rotate toward angle

Rotate the object a number of degrees toward another angle. If the object is close to the target angle it will not overshoot (it will end up exactly at the target angle).

Rotate toward position

Rotate the object a number of degrees toward a position. If the object is close to facing the target angle it will not overshoot (it will end up exactly at the target angle).

Set angle

Set the object's angle in degrees, from 0 to 360. 0 degrees is facing right and angles increment clockwise.

Set angle toward position

Set the object's angle to face a position in the layout.

Appearance

Not all objects support the actions relating to effects. For more information see Effects.

Set blend mode

Change the way the object blends with the background by altering the object's Blend mode property.

Set effect enabled

Enable or disable one of the effects added to the object.

Set effect parameter

Change the value of one of the parameters for an effect added to the object. The parameter to change is specified by its zero-based index, i.e. 0 to change the first parameter, 1 to change the second parameter, and so on.

Set opacity

Set the object's opacity (or 'semitransparency'), from 0 (transparent) to 100 (opaque).

Set visible

Set the object visible or invisible (hidden).

Instance variables

Add to

Subtract from

Modify a number instance variable.

Set

Set a number or text instance variable.

Set boolean

Set a boolean instance variable, which can hold either a true or false value.

Toggle boolean

Toggle a boolean instance variable, which flips it from true to false or vice versa.

Misc

Destroy

Remove the object from the game.

Set from JSON

Set the state of this object from a string of data in JSON format. This must come from a prior use of the AsJSON expression.

Size & Position

Move at angle

Move the object a number of pixels at a given angle in degrees.

Move forward

Move the object a number of pixels forward at the object's current angle.

Set width

Set height

Set size

Set the object's current size in pixels.

Set X

Set Y

Set position

Set the object's current position in the layout, in pixels. The origin (0,0) is the top-left of the layout and the Y axis increments downwards.

Set position to another object

Position the object at another object. It can also be positioned relative to an image point on the given object.

Z Order

Move to bottom

Move to top

Position the object either at the bottom or top of its current layer.

Move to layer

Move the object to the top of a given layer, either by its name or zero-based index. If the object is already on the given layer this action has no effect.

Move to object

Move the object next to another object in the Z order. You can choose to place the object to be placed in front or behind another object. If the target object is on a different layer, the object will also be moved to the target object's layer and then Z ordered next to it.