How to ask a code question that actually gets answered

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Nobody here is going to sneer at a beginner question. But there is a real difference between a question people can answer and one they cannot, so here is the cheat sheet:
  1. Say what you are trying to do, not just what is broken. Sometimes the best fix is a different approach entirely.
  2. Post the actual code, in [code] tags, not a description of the code. The bug is almost always in the part you did not think was worth posting.
  3. Post the actual error message, word for word. "It gives an error" tells us nothing. The error text usually names the exact line.
  4. Say what you already tried. Saves everyone from suggesting the thing that did not work.
  5. Name your engine and version. The same question can have opposite answers in MV and MZ.

Do that and you will be shocked how fast strangers on the internet will debug your project for free. It is kind of our whole thing.
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