Unable to find any instance for object index '0'

[Torsten]

Hi gamemaker users!
So im making a top down shooter and this comes up every time the obj_enemy touches the player object this error message shows up:
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FATAL ERROR in
action number 1
of Step Event0
for object obj_enemy:

Unable to find any instance for object index '0' name 'obj_player'
at gml_Object_obj_enemy_StepNormalEvent_1 (line 1) - move_towards_point(obj_player.x,obj_player.y,3)
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this is my code:move_towards_point(obj_player.x,obj_player.y,3)

[Blind]

It is likely you are destroying your player object on contact, and as a result your enemies can't find a player to move towards.

[Thew]

BBX is probably right. It's always good practice to check if an object exists before you attempt to access it's properties.

In your case, you might want to try something like:

if (instance_exists(obj_player)){
    move_towards_point(obj_player.x, obj_player.y, 3);
}

[Torsten]

I dont think thats the problem, I tried to use you code Thew but it still doesnt work

[Blind]

Originally posted by Samizzen:

I dont think thats the problem, I tried to use you code Thew but it still doesnt work

The reason being is we don't know your exact problem so we can only extrapolate based on likely causes.

[Thew]

Right, we'll need to see some of your code or we can only guess.

The error message is stating that the obj_player object is not found and cites that specific line of code (move_towards_point).