🟢Power Up

Create more exciting gameplay with stat power ups. These can be used as buffs and debuffs!

COPY/PASTE PARAMETERS

New in GM 0.11! Right click on a behaviour or component to copy. Then open an object, add the same behaviour or component, and right click it to paste identical parameter settings.

Build Singleplayer & Multiplayer Logic - about [SP] or [MP] behaviours or components

ALTERNATIVE USE

Attack Power, Damage Resistance, Speed, Health, and Oxygen are messages with arguments that can be sent from any behavior or component!

Power Up [MP]

Players interact or collide with this object and experience a timed stat increase/decrease (attack power, damage resistance, speed) or a stat loss/recovery (health, oxygen). Can play a sound and send a message.

Common Uses

Timed +/-	+ Percentage	- Percentage
Attack Power	Use during a fight with a stronger enemy or a horde of enemies Narrative: power up to dramatically destroy a significant object Narrative: being granted temporary strength from a powerful being	Narrative: temporary harm from potion/food item When killed, enemies could drop attack power debuffs to balance gameplay/add challenge
Damage Resistance	Use during a fight with a stronger enemy or a horde of enemies Narrative: being granted temporary protection from a powerful being	Narrative: for a difficult game that ramps up difficulty as a consequence of player death, apply negative damage resistance to an invisible object at the respawn location (force collision at respawn)
Speed	Parkour/race speed boosts Make timed quests more exciting	Narrative: slow speed for time to take in a new space Slight physical feedback upon entering fog, etc.

Stat +/- to Full	+ Amount	- Amount
Health	Health packs to explore and find Items with health properties (medicine, potions, etc)	Damaging items: hazards (e.g., spikes), cursed weapons/objects, mystery potions, radiation, fire, falling rocks/objects, explosives, electric shock, etc) Receiving damage from an NPC without combat logic (use animated decoration behaviour to simulate attacks)
Oxygen (enable in Parameters)	Extend gameplay in underwater areas, encourage more exploration to find other items	Bring oxygen level down fast to increase urgency Set specific blocks to damage players in Spawn Point behaviour (via Health component added to the Avatar's Feature)

Communications

Inputs: Interact or collision	Outputs: Play sound, send a message

ALTERNATIVE POWER UP TRIGGER

You can also send any Power Up message from any behaviour or component to trigger the same buff/debuff that occurs from using the Power Up component.