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  1. Tiago Carvalho

    GameMaker Can a drawn surface be bigger than a room?

    Good afternoon. I am using surfaces to create a lighting system (dark rectangle that overlays the room) , starting at -100 x and -100 y, and being bigger than room width by 100 and room height by 100. When using screen shake, there are parts of the room that are not overlayed, only near the...
  2. ouzzgame

    GameMaker ScreenShake Methode 1 & 2 (Français - French)

    Salut à tous! Hi all! GM Version: Studio (all) Target Platform: Windows (should work for mobile and HTML5) Download: n/a Links: video below Summary: A tutorial about screen shake with method 1 & 2. It's a step by step tutorial for beginners. J'ai réalisé un tutoriel pas à pas en Français...
  3. C

    GameMaker Screen shake on bullet hitting enemy

    I followed the screen shake tutorial by RealTutsGML here: and created an obj_screenshake which I put in my rm_game room. In obj_screenshake I have 3 events: create step alarm[0] In the step event I have: with (obj_bullet) { if place_meeting(x,y, obj_enemy) { shake = true; alarm[0] = 120...
    • chaslinux
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  4. L

    Legacy GM Camera Wont Shake

    For some reason my camera wont shake, when I press H the screen should shake, but instead it stays still like normal. Here is the step event /// Follow the player if (instance_exists(oPlayer)) { var xTo = (oPlayer.x - x) / 25; var yTo = ((oPlayer.y - 16) - y) / 25; } x += xTo; y += yTo...
    • LanderMiskolczi
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    • Forum: Programming
  5. E

    Help with screen shake.

    Hey there, I'm requesting help for a screenshake can anyone help me please? i would like a certian object to shake on a object clicked in my case (the button) i have like a little menu where you click "attack" and the map (layout) is being shaken. i can't find a way to do this neither online...
    • EmerDev
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    • Forum: Programming
  6. T

    Static Screen Shake

    Hey all, I've got a room in my game where the dimension is 128x72. The view in that room is also 128x72, how would I get a screen shake effect that can trigger in this space, going outside the view of the room to create the effect?
    • tamation
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    • Forum: Programming
  7. Weastøne Entertainment

    Why the screen does not shake? [SOLVED!]

    Hi there!, I've been through Shawn's tutorial, in order to make the screen shake, and I have troubles with this part of the code: var random_range = random_range(-shake_value, shake_value); view_xview[0] += random_range; view_yview[0] += random_range; "shake_value" is set to 15 when I press H...
  8. T

    Legacy GM Views and mouse detection...

    Hi, so in my game you control the player by moving the mouse. There are screen shakes, which I make by moving the view... This results in the player going crazy as the game starts detecting the mouse in different places. Is there a way to solve it? (BTW, in my game the views don't move for...
    • Thexel PIN
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    • Forum: Programming
  9. T

    [SOLVED] Screen Shake effect?

    Right now I have a camera object in my room that the view follows. It's called oCamera. All the camera does is follow the player around the room and give the background parallax effects. I've also been trying to add a screen shake function to it using variables and alarms, but every single...
    • tamation
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  10. G

    Windows Screen Shake Problem [SOLVED]

    How's it going guys? I don't normally ask for help, but...seeing as I'm still learning, and I'm stuck with something, I'm hoping someone has the answer. I'm working on the classics Asteroids game (started with Shaun Spalding tutorials, but then went on my own), and all was going well until I...
    • Gillen82
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
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