collinticer

var instance = argument0;//instance should be a "standard_obj" with the objectProperties attribute
var dialogToAdd = argument1;//instance should be a "new_dialog"

with( instance )
{
    var tmpObjProps = instance.objectProperties;
    
    var dialogsList = tmpObjProps[? "dialogs"];
    
    ds_list_add( dialogsList, dialogToAdd );

collinticer

var instance = argument0;//instance should be a "standard_obj" with the objectProperties attribute
var textToAdd = argument1;//the text the new "new_dialog" obj should init
var typeOfDialog = argument2;//dialog type of click or delay. default to click
var delayTiming = argument3;//delay time in seconds if typeOfDialog is delay. default is 3 seconds

with( instance )
{
    var tmpDialog = new_dialog();
    
    ds_map_set( tmpDialog, "text", textToAdd );

collinticer

//the x and y coordinates of the crosshair center
var objectX = argument0;
var objectY = argument1;

//how far away to draw the track/circle
var distanceAway = argument2;
//width of the line of the circle
var width = argument3;

//the length of the pointer arrow

collinticer

var x1OfLine = lengthdir_x( distanceAway , currentMouseDirection );
var x2OfLine = lengthdir_x( distanceAway + pointerLength, currentMouseDirection );
	
var y1OfLine = lengthdir_y( distanceAway , currentMouseDirection );
var y2OfLine = lengthdir_y( distanceAway + pointerLength, currentMouseDirection );

collinticer

if( objectProperties[? "current_dialog"] == false && ds_list_size( objectProperties[? "dialogs"] ) > 0 )
{
    var tmpDialogList = objectProperties[? "dialogs"];
    var dialogObj = tmpDialogList[|0];
    ds_map_set( objectProperties, "current_dialog", dialogObj );
    
    ds_list_delete( objectProperties[? "dialogs"], 0 );
}

collinticer

var dialogObj = objectProperties[? "current_dialog"];

//if we're not currently in dialog and there's dialog queued up then show it
if( objectProperties[? "in_dialog"] == false && dialogObj != false )
{
    ds_map_set( objectProperties, "in_dialog", true );
    
    var newDialogObj = instance_create( x, y - 15, dialog_obj );
    newDialogObj.dialogObjToDraw = dialogObj;
    newDialogObj.parentInstance = self;

collinticer

function eight_point_direction( degDirection ) {

	return round( degDirection / 45 );

}

function eight_point_coord_direction( xFirst, yFirst, xSecond, ySecond ) {

	var tmpDirection = point_direction( xFirst, yFirst, xSecond, ySecond );