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    Can i somehow disable collision event?

    I made event Collision character with healthpack and when hp is full code not working, but collision still work and player can't move through healthpack. Can i somehow disable collision with code? Simpliest code, this is event "Collision" with player character: if (global.hp != 100) {...
  2. samspade

     What should a beginner learn in GameMaker?

    There's been a couple of these threads posted recently and I happen to be working on a video on this topic, so I thought I would ask the community. What should a beginner learn in GameMaker? Breaking it down a bit further: what elements of the IDE should they understand? (i.e. They should...
  3. samspade

     Help (me) Improve (my) GameMaker YouTube Tutorials

    I'm mostly off real work for the holidays which means I can spend more time on making YouTube tutorials! It's also the end of the year, so I thought I would do some reflection on the current state of GameMaker YouTube tutorials, mostly mine, but also more generally. I'm looking for really any...
  4. samspade

    A GML Tutorial Series Focused on Coding Basics (not game dev)

    The idea of a GML tutorial series focused on the basics of coding, instead of a how to make 'x' game, has been brought up a couple times recently, and if no one else wants to do it, I think I might try. I've only got three years (slightly less) of hobbiest coding experience but I've taken the...
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