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    directory_destroy is not working

    Hello. I have been trying to find out why the function directory_destroy() is not working for me (it just does nothing), and I read on a forum post that this happens when the directory's path includes non Latin characters (which happens to be true in my case). Is there another way to erase...
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    Legacy GM My doors won't work :P

    So hello guys, I have a problem with my "doors" not working, I've been trying to fix that for a couple of days but it still doesnt work. I have 4 object, 2 types of objects, 3 rooms I want to move freely between. (My exits don't have any codes according to the video by RickyG here > ) Both my...
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    GameMaker code never gets executed

    can someone tell me why the code in case three never gets executed? my state is 3 I checked in the debugger. /// @description Update Window // You can write your code in this editor switch (state) { case 0: if (mouse_check_button_pressed(vk_left)) {...
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    Legacy GM Cannot add extensions

    I can't add extensions anymore... :bash: What i do: Right click "Extensions" Click "Import extension from library" Goto "My Library" Click "Add to project" next to the extension i want to install (Google Play Services) -Nothing happens- :( I also tried using "import extension" and selecting...
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    GameMaker script does not draw correct pixels

    can someone help a script the middle rectangle if the 9 patch is not drawing the pixels correctly even though I input the same x, y, width, and height as the sprite it is drawing this is what is should look like compared to what it looks like and this is the my code in my objects draw event...
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    HTML5 HTML5 Games draw variables has "undefined"?

    I posted a similar thread a while ago, but no one responded and this is very urgent. I'm making a game and I would like to make an HTML5 version available online, but some drawn variables are being drawn has "undefined" instead of the number I want to draw. In the windows version, it works the...
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    Legacy GM [SOLVED]Alarm not working every second all the time

    I am working on a online game and i set alarm to count time on client every second and it was working like charm, but then i noticed that when i scale game window or move it around deskopt it does not working until i end moving or resizing window, i need to make this clock working all the time...
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    Legacy GM Created instances turn invisible?

    Hello, i have a problem with the project I'm working on, I'm trying to create instances when a button is pressed (Space) but when the objects are being created they are invisible. My code on the object that is supposed to create the objects (Step event): if keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space) {...
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    draw_texture_flush() doesn't actually do anything?

    Hi guys, When I use draw_texture_flush() while looking at the game's memory usage on android nothing changes. It mentions in the manual about not working for windows but does that mean the android debugger will not work either? Anyone know what the point of this function actually is? Does it...
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    Legacy GM Random Seed Function - Not Working

    Hi everyone, I'm having issues with the random_set_seed() function. My game makes levels based on a seed so that when the user returns to a level its the same as before. Problem is that it's not the same when returning, there are differences in the level generation. Any ideas? I've checked the...
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    Legacy GM Need help adding a sky backdrop (which fills the screen) to the back of a 3D game?

    (I'm working on a 2D platformer which has a 3D look to it) In my object which draws 3D projection stuff in its Draw event, I added a bit of code and the first line of it tells it to "draw_background_stretched" behind all of the other objects. Like so...
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    Why is my surface code giving me an error?

    I'm sure this has been asked before, and I'm sure (as usual) it'll be something simple and silly, but I'll ask anyway because it seriously has me stumped. The crazy thing is that I actually use an extremely similar code and it ran perfectly fine! As the topic title suggests, it's a surface...
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    Windows Program no longer runs? - SOLVED

    I don't know what type of issue this is, I can't even describe it properly. Some months ago I wrote a script that resolves the collisions of 2 objects. Over the next months I continued to work on my game, and the collision resolution script worked perfectly (except for a minor bug that I intend...
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    HTML5 DS_Grid... freezes upon read/write.

    Forum, I need your guidance! All I am trying to do is to read/write from/to an .ini file. Keep in mind that this is working flawlessly while running in Windows. /// Save the room if (keyboard_check_pressed(ord('S'))){ ini_open(working_directory+"Save.ini"); var key = get_string("Save...
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    Android Run Game in Debug Mode not working

    My android device is connected with my computer via usb cable. When I press Run normally (F5), everything is fine. If I press Run in Debug Mode (F6), I am getting this msg/window. How can I fix this?
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