Creates a instance when i dont want it to

[echo lagoon]

how do you control the opening and exiting of the menu?

[echo lagoon]

well thats the issue, you have no code preventing the left pressing or releasing when one or the other is open or active

[brittle cave]

what code do i had to prevent this?

[echo lagoon]

well where is the code for the spots you can build on?

[echo lagoon]

well, it could be as easy as wrapping all your left pressed code in a !instance_exists(obUIPanelShop), but I'm not sure if you're creating and destroying the shop with each click or what

so how are you controlling the UIpanel visibility? creating/destroying? or just hiding it somehow?

[brittle cave]

hidding it

[echo lagoon]

how?

[brittle cave]

but when the shop button is clicked it will move the instance to a possition

[echo lagoon]

thats not relevant, whats relevant is that you don't want the spots clickable while the UI is open/visible

when you click a button, the UI hides itself, so clicking after that should be fine

[brittle cave]

it uses this code to hide and show and the object is hidden outside the room

[echo lagoon]

so you dont have a specific variable that tells when its fully hidden?

what event is that in?

[brittle cave]

i dont think i do

[echo lagoon]

so how do you control the position movement?

[brittle cave]

it might be this

i can send u a copy of the game if it can help u in any way

im kinda new to gamemaker so i dont know much

[echo lagoon]

well I can't say your position_x and y will ever be those exact numbers via lerp like that, but with that said, you want a boolean variable for when the UI is hidden or visible

and just check that, so when its visible, you can't click on the placeable spots

when its hidden, you can

[brittle cave]

i have no clue how to code it to match that

i already have variables which checks if its hidden or shown

[brittle cave]

i tried adding this and it worked however when the ui closes it doesnt open back up