Visual Scripting

Integrate with Game Creator 2's visual scripting system

State Machine 2 provides a comprehensive set of Visual Scripting components that integrate seamlessly with Game Creator 2's action system.

Overview

All components are organized into four categories:

Category	Description
Instructions	Actions to control state machines (run, enable, disable, stop nodes)
Conditions	Check node states (is running, is enabled)
Events	React to variable changes
Properties	Read and write state machine variables

Asset vs Runner

State Machine 2 offers two modes for each component:

Mode	Scope	Use Case
Asset	Affects all runners using the state machine asset	Global game state, shared behavior
Runner	Affects only a specific runner instance	Per-character state, individual objects

Best Practice: Use Runner components for most gameplay scenarios. Use Asset components only for truly global state that should be shared across all instances.

Quick Reference

Instructions

Control state machine execution:

• Run Node — Execute a specific node

• Run Node with Variables — Execute with variable values

• Enable Node — Re-enable a disabled node

• Disable Node — Prevent a node from executing

• Stop Node — Immediately stop a running node

• Loop List with Node — Iterate and execute per element

Conditions

Check state machine states:

• Node Is Running — Check if a node is executing

• Node Is Enabled — Check if a node is enabled

Events

React to state changes:

• On Variable Change — Triggered when an asset variable changes

• On Runner Variable Change — Triggered when a runner variable changes

Properties

Read and write variables from anywhere in Game Creator 2:

• Get Properties — Read variable values

• Set Properties — Write variable values

Finding Components in the Editor

All State Machine 2 visual scripting components are organized in the search menu:

State Machine/
├─ Asset/
│   ├─ Run State Machine Node
│   ├─ Enable State Machine Node
│   ├─ Disable State Machine Node
│   ├─ Stop State Machine Node
│   ├─ Node Running (Condition)
│   └─ Node Enabled (Condition)
├─ Runner/
│   ├─ Run State Machine Runner Node
│   ├─ Run Runner Node with Variables
│   ├─ Enable State Machine Runner Node
│   ├─ Disable State Machine Runner Node
│   ├─ Stop State Machine Runner Node
│   ├─ Node Running (Condition)
│   └─ Node Enabled (Condition)
└─ Loop List with Node

Variables/
├─ On State Machine Variable Change (Event)
├─ On State Machine Runner Variable Change (Event)
├─ State Machine Variable (Properties)
└─ State Machine Runner Variable (Properties)