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    Admob ext. not loading ads, if imported to my game.

    Hello, I got problem with loading ads with Admob ext. (from yoyogames) and cant find out why. For now I am working only with "testing ads". When I create new project and insert Admob ext. Everything work just fine. But when I take same Admob ext. and import it in to my game, ads will not...
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    Question - IDE [MAC IDE] Gamemaker does not detect Iphone

    Since the remote worker is not going to work anymore i decided to download the mac IDE but for some reason it does not detect my iphone. The funny thing is that if i open xCode it sees it right away. If possible please add some way to create a build without a device connected... I am trying...
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    GML Visual always: 'variable not set'

    Hello! Always i have this problem. I don't know what to do to repair this bug. Please help.
    • Karol Bakk
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    • Forum: Programming
  4. jobjorgos

    Legacy GM 'if room != rm_example' does not work

    if room == rm_example works if room != rm_example does not work I found a similar topic here: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamemaker/comments/56s7x8/how_do_you_check_if_you_are_not_in_a_room/ I read there as solution: your room ID is determined by order of the room. First room ID is 0, the next...
  5. matharoo

    Windows Generic Gamepad Doesn't Work Half The Time

    I have one Xbox controller and a generic one. The former works fine, but the latter is not detected half the time. It seems like it starts and stop working at random (not while the game is on, it just either detects it at the beginning or it doesn't). This is the code in my Async System event...
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    Accept Input for ".';/,[]\=-` Tab CapsLock Shift" & More?

    I'm making a virtual keyboard, this will be used to make learning Touch Typing Easier for people, Game Maker cannot recognize the keys that I underlined with red in the photo above. Is there a way to make it recognize any of these key inputs, so that I can change sprites when the key is pressed...
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    Legacy GM Sound bug

    To come straight to the point, the sound pitch doesn't change directly or something. As seen in many mario games, if you hit an enemy with a shell, you hear a sound, when the same shell is stil spinning and hits another enemy, the pitch of the sound goes up and after 8 times the sound pitch has...
    • NoFontNL
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM Flooring does not work properly

    I was wondering why flooring does not work with this code: //Step event //Replenish skill bar skill_bar_restore[1] = 0.004; if (skill_bar[1] < 10) then skill_bar[1] += skill_bar_restore[1]; //Draw event if (skill[1] != "empty") then...
    • Crossoni
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM file_exists not working

    I am having a really strange bug with loading my options. It loads the default values from my script loadOptions even though the file does not exist.What makes it even more strange is that if I type: if (!file_exists("options.ini")) then it does not load the default values from my script. This...
    • Crossoni
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM With but not self.

    Hi, this doesn't work: with (obj_projectile(not self)) instance_destroy(); Can someone please give advise?? Thank you!
    • NoFontNL
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM How to create instances at random_range but NOT if instance_place(random_location,object)?

    Hello! I am trying to make some enemies spawn randomly in a room. The only issue is that they sometimes spawn inside blocks and they get stuck. How would I go about fixing this? I am using random_range to specify the region they should spawn within. Any help would be very much appreciated! -...
    • HenrikoNumberOne
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM (HELP) 'With' Function Only Working On First Instance of an object???

    For some reason, the 'with' function is only working on the first instance of multiple of the same instances i have in my game room, and I cant really figure out why. I'm sure I could find a work-around, but it would be much easier to do it this way. And here's the kicker. The 'with' function...
    • Pixels_Everywhere
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Programming
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    Randomizing text [NOT SOLVED]

    I have a code that will randomize lines of text said by an npc, problem is the randomize function seems to only work when the game is restarted or the room is changed. Is there any way to randomize without changing rooms or restarting? here's my code just in case: randomise(); subLine =...
    • Jorex
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
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    [SOLVED] Key pressed if window is not in focus (not active)

    Hi, this is my first post on the forum. I'm moving my first steps in the GameMaker world, and through Drag and Drop I created a simple counter with three keypad keys: "+" to add, "-" to subtract, "0" to reset. Everything works well, but I would like it to work even when the counter window is not...
    • puppo
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM Making collision that applies for this object only

    Hi! I'm trying to make The Legend of Zelda in Game Maker Studio, but I am having some trouble with the tektite enemies (spiders that jump around everywhere, see the video below) and their collision. Tektites in the original game With previous, simpler enemies (oktoroks) I've been using code...
    • HenrikoNumberOne
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    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Programming
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    Legacy GM Having issues with this collision code

    Hi! I am having some trouble with my collision code for the enemies in my game. This is the current setup: if (check_collision_obj(vx, vy, obj_wall)) { facing = choose(enum_facing.up, enum_facing.right, enum_facing.left, enum_facing.down); } It basically says that if there is collision...
    • HenrikoNumberOne
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    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
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    please send help

    i am in need of assistance, I do not know how to get the screen space to be on the player, I start the game and it is super zoomed out. I'm making a platformer and I want the screen on the player Room Size 3000x2250
    • Thiccypoo
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    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Programming
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    GameMaker code not running causing crash

    can someone tell me why this code skips line 6 when it executes the second time? basically it runs fine the first time but then it seems to execute the event again but this time it skips line 6 completely leaving depth_lowest undeclared. I also have this code in the mouse pressed and mouse...
    • Shadowblitz16
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
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    GameMaker (Solved)Gamemaker throws a error on line that doesn't make sense.

    does anybody know why gamemaker is throwing this error.. ERROR!!! :: ############################################################################################ FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Draw Event for object W_View_Screen: Unable to find any instance for object index '2' name...
    • Shadowblitz16
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming
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    Particle effect not working

    Im using GMS2 and I cant get my particle effects to work (they dont show up). Can anyone tell what might be the problem with my coding? CREATE EVENT: ss = surface_create(1280,960) stream = part_system_create() part_system_depth(stream,1000) p_type = part_type_create()...
    • Misu
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
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