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gamemaker 1.4

  1. 888_Scorpio

     Untitled 2.5D Action Shooter Arena Prototype

    Summary: This a 3 Day fresh project, with great ambition and potential to be so much more. Such as a Mobile game as well along with being a PC Game. Plans in the future are more weapons, more game modes such as Survival Mode and Story Mode besides the Prototype Game Build Arena Mode. As of now...
  2. patrickgh3

    Legacy GM Setting up Windows YYC on GMS 1.4.9999 on Windows 11

    I recently successfully set up Windows YYC on GMS 1.4.9999 on Windows 11, and I wanted to share the steps I took because the information is hard to find now, or at least it was for me. I hope this post helps someone (or even myself!) in the future. Firstly, this is an archive of the official...
  3. T

    Legacy GM How should I manually load and unload assets from my project in GM 1.4?

    Hi, I am in a bit of a struggle here. I am working on a project in 1.4. It's kinda big and it's becoming slower and slower every time I add something new to it. I am still learning the engine and I recently found out about a few ways to optimize and manage my assets better but most of them are...
  4. H

    Legacy GM Is Game Maker Studio 1.4 free?

    In the game maker download section, there is the option to download game maker studio 1.4, and I want to know if it is now free, since I don't understand why they would put the program there if you can't buy a license
  5. mJOLT

    How do I get the MAKE/PLAY welcome screen in GM:S 1.4

    I was just wondering is there anyway I can get that make/play screen I always see in tutorials show up is there, like a setting I'm supposed to change or was It removed.
  6. G

    GameMaker Arrow keys not working

    The object is on the top layer, Instances_1" I am still new to GameMaker. The arrow keys worked for a bit and then I ran it again and it stopped working. Any help will be great.
  7. P

    Mac OSX Having trouble trying to export to Mac

    Hey guys, I'm trying to export a game demo I made for OSX, but every time I open the app, I get a pop-up menu that says it quit unexpectedly. Does anyone know what causes this or how to fix it? I made the game using GMS 1.4, and thus, exported it from that version. Is there something I'm...
  8. H

    SOLVED Text writer object stops recognising variables when duplicated ( Doesn't use global variables )

    It works when it's the same object, or multiple of the same object in the room, but as soon as I duplicate it, the duplicated object doesn't recognise ANY of the variables. Error: ___________________________________________...
  9. R

    Game Maker 1.4 - Collision Detection Not Accurate

    Hiya! I am using Game Maker 1.4. I am having troubles getting accurate collision detection with my obj_player and my obj_fire_hydrant. I am modifying the collision shapes to be only specific areas of both objects, but when I run the game, the parameters I set are ignored; it's as if the...
    • Robotnik91
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  10. R

    Game Maker 1.4 Day/Night Cycle and Global Lighting Settings

    Hiya! I am using Game Maker 1.4. I am trying to make a city-type atmosphere in my game that changes day to night and back. I want something that I can code right into an object that is always present in my main overworld map, but something that will not reset if I enter a building and reenter...
    • Robotnik91
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
  11. H

    GML Adding sound effects to my text engine

    Hey so my text engine thing works fine and all, but I'm having trouble making a sound play every time a letter appears on screen since the time function doesn't stop after the text finishes, could anybody help me figure out how to make it stop when the string is done writing? I tried things to...
  12. H

    SOLVED My Textbox Code (is a fixed problem just a copy and paste code now i guess.)

    Hey so I had a problem with my textbox that made it loop over and over again or just not be able to be used again after it closed, if you're having problems, you can either copy and paste my code or try and figure out how you can fix yours. Create Event: begintext = false draw_set_font(font0)...
  13. S

    Demo Instant replay / Time reversal Example

    I have made an example project showing how time can be reversed a few seconds back and replayed. In this case, it is a replay of a football /soccer game. When a goal is scored, the replay is shown. The match AI is not perfect and I will keep working on it. This example includes all the source...
  14. Acid Reflvx

    GML How do I make an audio detector – not detecting a file playing, but detecting a noise inside of the file?

    I need some help with making an audio detector that detects, for example, a snare while an audio file is playing that has multiple snares in it. Every time a snare is heard, it will trigger something to spawn, or something. I've looked everywhere, literally everywhere for an answer to this and...
  15. J

    Android error in making extension

    Hi. I am currently making a game that is targeted on android platform. I am currently using gamemaker 1.4 All I want is to make my game appear in the the sharing options. (something like this) If a user select my game, I would want my game to be opened, get the link as an input and save...
    • juhwan
    • Thread
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Programming
  16. C

    Need Help With 3D Raycasting

    Hello! So I started playing around with GameMaker's 3D functions a few days ago and have been trying to build my own Minecraft clone (original, I know). I've had very few issues thus far, however now I'm stuck. I'm trying to build a system that allows the player to build/break blocks, just like...
  17. J

    Gamemaker studio 1 and API level 28

    Hey, i was wondering how do you make the google play to approve your game made with gamemaker studio 1? I have developed couple years a game, and now im about ready to release it on google play. But i have encountered problem as the google play doesn't like some security issue, as my setup was...
  18. MatteKudasai

    GML Problems on making bullets work

    I'm trying to make a Shooter on Gamemaker Studio 1.4 and didnt find any tutorial about it. The idea is a Megaman-like game plus upwards shoot using only code, but I just started using GML and dont have any other experience in programing. Sorry if I mispell something, i'm Brazilian and have a...
  19. L

    Attack State

    I received this code error message after watching tutorials my college issued to me. I did take "calarvae_attack();" out and the game loaded however my enemies do not perform the attack animation as they are suppose to. How can I make the enemies attack the player back when approaching...
    • lluuuze
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  20. L

    Alarm - game_get_speed

    I've been watching tutorials issued by my college and have noticed that when using game_get_speed(gamespeed_fps); it does not work as gamemaker 1.4 doesn't recognise "game_get_speed." Are there any alternatives? I've tried room_speed but that also shows an error.
    • lluuze
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
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