if it were number 4 that was setting the alarm, create number 3) at coordinates of number that is setting the alarm. When alarm 1 happens, 'create instance of (next number ex. Now, in every number block except obj_1, say 'when I am created, set alarm 1 for 30 steps'. Next, we are going to add one more command to the player 'space' event, we are going to say 'whenever I press space, if fireball = 1, I am going to create an instance of object 5 at the blue block's coordinates.' This should be at the end of the if then statement, still surrounded by those green arrow things. Now, change the depth of the blue block to 100. Make sure the sprites are all the same size and centered. First, we are going to create some numbers that will be objects.

So, let's now allow the player to see exactly how many seconds of the ability is left. The person playing the game can't see when it is on cooldown! Now, we can shoot, giving a limit on how often he can use fireball, every 5 seconds. This should all be programmed into the player, aka the mage. This will cause the fireball to move in the direction you're facing. Finally, we will create a moving instance of object fireball at 0, 0 relative, at direction 'direction'. When this alarm triggers, we are going to set var_fireball equal to 1, so the player can use fireball again. Then, we are going to make an alarm for 150 steps, equivalent to 5 seconds. Next, what we are going to do is the event 'Press space' we are going to say 'if var_fireball' is equal to 1, then we will set it equal to 0, (making it go on 'cooldown'). This is saying that you can shoot when he is created. So, first, we make a 'when this mage is created' command, and in it, we put 'set var_fireball to 1'. Essentially, this gives the block a cooldown, saying: you can't shoot unless it is not on cooldown. What we're going to do here is to make the fireball shoot, but only when the cdActive block is showing.

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