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    GML Visual How to show countdown timer?

    I have a timer set for 9000 ticks, or five minutes, but I would like to be able to show that to the player in the format minutes:seconds. Is there a way to do that through drag and drop functions? Or do I have to use code?
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    Question - GML Visual Tiles & Tilesets (the easiest ways to use them)?

    I'm new to Game Maker Studio, so if there is anyone more knowledgeable on the subject of making tiles behave properly when placed (I have lines separating them, which the tutorial does not seem to cover), your help would be greatly appreciated. I came here from unity for easy asset creation and...
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    GML Visual Beginner looking for help (If collision shape, etc.)

    Yesterday I decided to download GMS2 after learning that I could program by dragging and dropping symbols instead of writing code. I've never really been able to wrap my head around things like C# and as a visual-based artist the DnD features feel really intuitive in comparison. I've watched the...
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    Legacy GM [SOLVED] Making a shield object follow player upon creation

    I'm working on an endless scrolling shmup and I'm having a bit of difficulty implementing the use of a shield in it. I want to have enemies sometimes drop a few power-ups upon death. On one hand, I managed to get a functioning power-up that upgrades the number and power of my player character's...
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    Need Help in Creating Multi Window Menu which can Spawn Objects

    Hello everyone im new to this forum and to game maker as well. I am doing a small project for my class in college and need some help. I want to create menus which can spawn blocks or objects just like in scratch or google blockly. I cant seem to find any tutorial related to this. If any fellow...
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    #Solved - Don't want alarm to reset.

    I have a game that I need to set an alarm after clicking, so in my click event I set an alarm and it would count to then I would be able to move again, but if i try to click while the alarm is running it just sets it again, I want it to set then not be able to be reset until I can move again.
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    GML Visual How to jump through platforms

    Any idea of how can I make that in Drag and Drop? Or if you know the code you can tell me where and how to use it
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    Player Walking...

    I am creating an RPG in the style of the Mother Games and Undertale. I have created separate sprites for my overworld character. One going up, One going down, One going left and One going right. Each contains to images that create a sort of animation. I have programmed it so when you press the...
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    GML Visual Help with Slopes in platformer

    I found this in a tutorial: If X-4 is collision free(Relative) [Jump to X-4(Relative)] else [If Y-2 and X-2 is collision free(Relative) [Jump to Y-2 and X-2 (Relative)] ] But it gets stuck some times and it doesn't work for the down way in the slope, just for the way up
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    Set sprite based on mouse x/y (DnD)

    Hey hey, super "from zero" noob here so I'm using DnD (in Game Maker 2) and wondering if there is a way to do what I'm after. I've followed along with some of the tutorials and now trying to experiment and work things out. I want to to be able to change the sprite based on the mouse cursors...
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     Suggestion: Left Allign D&D Action Properties to Left drag Collumn

    The spacing when working in D&D mode isn't ideal. Here a couple images to show you what I mean, and what would be a lot better. Current Positions Better Future Positioning
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    Alpha Sweat - Android & iOS

    Hello guys! So, after some months of work, finally my game is at a presentable / playable state! Sweat is an infinite runner that will challenge your spacial skills and reflexes. I´ll warn you: It´s super hard! I´d love to have your opinion about the gameplay, visual aspects, and everything else...
  13. LucasSchachtMusic

    [SOLVED] Mouse Over / D'n'D?!

    [game maker 8] Hey guys! I wanted to know, how to check a "collision" with the cursor. I'm making a simple drag & Drop function and started like that: If mouse left button is clicked, then move the object to mouse_x and mouse_y. Yeah, but right now it doesn't matter, where I click, and the...
  14. Chaser

     Drag n Drop /GML

    Just one of my thoughts for what its worth, but first let me say well done on GM2, it looks look great and the new features with the image editor, etc are a great inclusion. one of the things that are troubling me at this early stage is we now have to decide which we are going to use before we...
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    issue for removing item from mouse

    Hi everyone, i'm a newbie in gml and following this guide on youtube i've created a inventory interactive (like the guide). Now all ok ,but when i pick-up the object in the inventory and put in some object, i solve for the disappar in the inventory but not in the mouse drag drop. I tried with...
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    Drag and Drop TO GML?

    I did a game using mostly Drag and Drop because I was new to GameMaker. However, I would love to work in what I have already in GML. I know Drag and Drop is just turned into GML for GameMaker, but is it feasible to convert everything, so that ***I*** could work with it?
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    I need help with two things =D

    Hi First of all i wanna thank everybody that helped me in my first post here about use the alerts to creat a loop by time, helped me a lot and made the whole game making more easy. Now i want to ask two new questions and i hope you guys can help me. 1- I need to create only one line of...
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    Repeat an action by a set of time (drag'n drop)

    Hi nice to meet you all. I just purchased this software and i really suck at programming so i'm using more drag and drop functions to create my first game, but i have a question and i hope you guys can help me. I need to create an event that spawn a certain object at every 2 seconds and i'm...
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    Suggestion Non-GML Learning Resources

    Hi, I'm reaching out to the community to see if anyone has discovered non-GML learning resources for more "advanced" game features. I have done some searching for this on my own through Google and YouTube. The majority of what I have found focuses on very simple, short term sort of game...
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    GML Visual <ask> How to make drag and drop object ?

    Please help me how to make drag and drop object ? There are two object, simply called it obj_one as source and obj_two as destination. I want to drag/move obj_one to target, obj_two. 1. When left mouse is clicked and hold, I can move obj_one to destination object. 2. When left click is...
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