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  1. PrismaticRealms

    GML 'debug_mode' is deprecated. How to detect if a project was run with Debug (F6)?

    Hi all. So, the docs say that debug_mode is deprecated. What is now the recommended method of detecting if a project was built and run using Debug (F6) or Run (F5)? Or there isn't one? I know that I can manually create and maintain a constant in my project but this relies on my remembering...
  2. Yizzard

    GameMaker Debugger not working at all, anyone else having this issue?

    Hey, so the debugger has just straight up not been working since this latest update for me... What happens is that like half the time when it hits a breakpoint the code won't show up and the game freezes but doesn't actually pause properly. Sometimes when I press pause then play again it works...
  3. f___a___b

    Should get_integer be deprecated on macOS?

    When I use get_integer I get the message popup: The docs say: https://manual.yoyogames.com/GameMaker_Language/GML_Reference/Debugging/get_integer.htm I am using a Desktop target (macOS) and still get the message when debugging. Are the docs incorrect or am I doing something wrong? Or is...
  4. S

    GameMaker Debugger Producing Different Results to Running Game Normally

    Hi, I'm hoping I'm posting in the right place but it's my first time posting here, so any guidance at all will be appreciated. I've been coding a quiz game in several answer boxes (each eventually to represent a player) are present to enter text (answers to a given questions) into. Should the...
  5. B

    Windows Debugging not showing anything

    Hi guys, Very new user to any sort of coding here (10days old o_O), I am having trouble using the debugging mode in the sense that graphs are showing zero output at all times when I have games running. Is that possible even possible for the most basic of games? My laptop certainly gets hot, so...
  6. J

    Windows Debugging windows & step buttons not appearing

    Hello, I am one month into using/learning GameMaker 2. I have the HTML5 license. Really enjoying it. However, when I choose Debug (F6 or via menu) my program runs, but within the IDE no debugging tabs/windows appear. Based on the documentation and videos on YouTube, I think I should be seeing a...
  7. D

    Windows GMS2 Debugger / debug mode don't work on me???

    When I try to dive into a keyboard_Check, it always skips it and ignores every keystroke in the open game window. So what do I have to do with the debugger, if I press the right arrow key then does this variable work as well? in the game itself works the run with the arrow keys but I can not...
    • Dwighty4000
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    • Forum: Tech Support
  8. L

    [SOLVED] Game won't restart

    I was following the Shaun Spalding Platformer tutorial(part 7), and was at the part of having the game draw black bars when it restarted, but it wouldn't work, and this is what happened when I tried. Before Pressing R, theres a 1 in the corner of the screen(debug). After pressing R, the 1 has...
    • LunarIceCream
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    • Forum: Programming
  9. jf_knight

    Legacy GM Variable error in debug mode

    I'm trying to run my game in debug mode. This error does not appear when not in debug mode. I get the following error: ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ FATAL ERROR in action number 2 of...
  10. D

    GameMaker delta_time breakpoint problem...

    Hi, I am currently creating a Cutscene System and when I test the game in debug mode the delta time calculation does not freeze while Custom Error Messages Show up or Breakpoints are triggered... This totally destroys my verification of the movement code while debugging :/ Is there a way to...
    • DarklinkFighter
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  11. D

    Discussion No Debugger

    Hi peeps, I had an issue with game makers debugger, one day it worked fine the next it had disappeared. When running the game in debug mode the debugger simply wouldn't show up and neither would the debug tab in the main work space. The output window doesn't say anything abnormal, saying the...
    • Dillon Zetzer
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Tech Support
  12. M

    GMS Debugger

    I hope this is the right place to post this, I apologize if this is a inappropriate place to post this. I am not new to Game Maker but I have never really touched the debugger. And I finally decided I want to put my big boy pants on and learn how to use it. Problem is I don't even know where...
  13. I

    How to see which objects uses the most memory in GameMaker Studio Debug mode

    Hello! My question might seems stupid, but I am really experienced with GameMaker Debug Mode. I need to destroy a memory leak, and I heard that in Debug mode, you can see which object in the game uses the most memory. If it is true, how can I see that ? Thank you!
  14. A

    Legacy GM Need help with Debug Mode

    What the heck is it, how do I use it? I cant find anything in the documentation. Seems like it would be really useful
    • anthropus
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
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