surfaces

Hi there. I'm using a 1D array to store the surfaces in my game, like this. var i; for (i=0; i<4; i++) { characterSurface = surface_create(640,1080); } It works fine when I draw to them and draw the surfaces to the scene in game, however, when I try to clear the surfaces in the room_end...

Hello, I've being trying to create a way to make a certain area of my level to show the background bellow. At the moment I have two layer of background, one with color (behind) and one without (front). my objective is to create a mask on the front background so i could see the behind background...

So in my game, cards are made from two surfaces. A front surface which contains the card text, art, etc and a second back surface which just draws the black background of the card. Sometimes these surfaces need to be changed, for example when a card is fused, so I free both surfaces and...

So I'm making a game designed to look like it (kinda) runs on the Game Boy. So far, I was making it in black, white, dark grey and light grey, but I tried a shader to turn those colors into shades of green and it looked amazing (or, at least, people I've showed it to seem to think so). The...

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone knew how to setup a surface so that it behaves in a way similar to the default application_surface gamemaker uses. In particular, I need my surface to 'clear' so that there are no residual graphics from any draw events. I have tried using...

I trying to implement some shockwave effects into my project (https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/assets/5696/shockwave) I've noticed something when running the example in GM:S while the task manager runs in the background: The more shockwaves I make, the higher the RAM usage of the example...

I am trying to do something very simple, but can't seem to grasp how to do it. I have made a rectangle and inside it couple objects. What I would like them to do, is to disappear when I scroll them outside of the rectangle and reappear when I scroll them back in. So far I have tried using...

I bet this has been asked before, but i was unable to find a good answer after some searching, so here goes: Im making a top down game, and i use a ds_grid for the map structure, then i map collidable tiles to another ds_grid and use that as a collision grid. Im also drawing all blood to a...

So I have a surface in my game and want to draw multiple things on it, but I can't see whatever I try to draw on it, so I made a new object and made a simple surface test and I still can't see what I'm trying to draw. Breakdown of the code: --Create-- surf = no one; --Draw--...

Hi guys! I have been working on a big project I started back in the days of GM 8. With each new version of Game Maker I have put in the work to update the game and keep it current with the software, but I was hesitant to make the jump to GM 2 from GM 1.4 knowing a lot had changed, and the game...

I'm working on an improved lighting system in my game. Footage: https://gph.is/2LcYwii It looks good, I think, but I want a gradient circle. I used draw_circle_colour with both black and white, and I set the blend mode to subtract, thinking this would subtract a gradient circle from the black...

I bought a project off the marketplace and I'm translating the code from GM2 to Game maker 1.4. I realized that GM2 one can manipulate layers much easier, however in GM1.4 you cannot. Functions for surfaces are available. Would it be possible to substitute the uses of surfaces instead of layers...

Hi guys, i've recently read this guide (https://www.yoyogames.com/blog/66/scaling-for-devices-part-2-the-game-view) to scale my game view for evert device. However, i'm still pretty confused under many aspects :bash: The guide writes this code for full scaling: var base_w = 1024; var base_h =...

Hi. I'm having a bit of an issue understanding how views, cameras and surfaces work together. Again. What works so far: I have a view set up and a camera associated with it. This camera follows different objects at different times, all the while I draw things like trajectories on the...

I am trying to wrap my head around surfaces, sometimes when I am making a cutscene it works, but then it suddenly starts breaking and I get something like this https://imgur.com/a/l7oGfks It just draws every frame and doesn't refresh it. It creates a smear when I am moving. Is this supposed...

Hello, I have been trying to fix this for weeks now, and due to my limited understanding with blending and shaders I am not able to do so. I've read countless threads on reddit and on the forums but was not able to fix this. Basically, the problem is this: What I am doing exactly, is having...

I don't fully understand what exactly should I do, if I have, for example, 500x500 room and some objects which I wanna smooth reduce until they're disappear. I want them to keep their coordinates relative to each others. Could you write here some code example? I've read the documentation, but...

I am wondering how to create pixelated circles using draw_circle(); and possibly surfaces. I've never really used surfaces or had a reason to so i would like to know if i can use them in conjunction with the built in circle function to make crisp dynamic pixel art circles, or if i would have to...

In the manual when it talks about surfaces it's always pointed out that they are volatile, and as such unreliable. However, when talking about created sprites, such as sprite_create_from_surface, the same point is not made. The manual says about having to clear up created sprites to avoid...

Heyall! I made a sprite with a transparent circle on it. I used it for a transition, but it is not good in my opinion, you see the pixels when it zooms in. Is there a way to create an object that draws a black rectangle and a transparent circle in the middle so you can see through it, and it...