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  1. K

    HTML5 Clicks are not read from the phone in HTML5 game

    In many games that I have tested, the same problem: the first touch on the screen is not read as a click. I assume that it works something like this: in the first frame, the cursor moves to the touch point, and in the subsequent frames, a click event occurs. If I play a web game with a PC, then...
  2. Evanski

    SOLVED (Android | 2022.1) How do I check if player has finger held on screen?

    Heyo, This is my first ever dive into mobile I understand their are gestures and taps but I dont want to just check when the player taps I want to know if they currently have their sausage mitt held down on the screen Kind of like a mouse_check event rather then a mouse_check_pressed any help...
  3. D

    tap event and image_angle

    Hello, I am having trouble using the tap event, I made the space shooter with a different theme and I want to turn it into mobile, but when I hold down the object I created for the tap event, the image angle changes only once, I want it to continue continuously when I hold it down, can you help...
  4. tiarasandtech

    Android gestures not detected but device buttons are?

    I'm working with the Little Town Tutorial for GSM2 & I purchased an indie sub so I can build and package to android. I'm able to run the game on my connected Samsung Galaxy S10+ but no taps are showing up in the output. If I click buttons on the device (volume, bixby), I see those register in...
  5. PeXi81

    Tap changes button color

    Hi. If I have a button sprite with two index images. Zero is….let`s say red and Number One is green. Button is red when not tapped but when using tap it changes color to green and then back to red. This is how it should work. It would be easy if there is tap on and tap off option but there`s...
  6. J

    (SOLVED) Need help pausing gestures

    Hey people not sure if this is the place to post this help request invisible boxes are being used so if a player taps one of them the player object will move to that location providing no collision is detected. (If I should be using gml generated bounding boxes let me know) I want to pause tap...
    • Jackwharton
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  7. KyleRansford

    GameMaker How to Assign a Mouse Click or Touch to a Variable [SOLVED]

    Hello, I'll try to explain what I mean, but I have a Input Object (o_input) that has all the controls for the character like: action_one_pressed_ = gamepad_button_check_pressed(xbox_controller, gp_face1) or keyboard_check_pressed(ord("D")); action_two_pressed_ =...
  8. A

    Android School of Slayers , Idle/tap RPG

    School of Slayers Go to the right as far as you can, improve your stats, buy items, find and upgrade your equipment, and enjoy the game infinitely! Every equipment has their own potential, even the weakest-looking one!
  9. N

    GameMaker Android Tap Detection slow.

    if (state=="play") { for(var i=0; i<5; i++) { if device_mouse_check_button_pressed(i, mb_left){ //you'd also place some other statements here audio_play_sound(snd_wing,1,false); vsp = -jSpeed; if (aniend) {...
    • NoFontNL
    • Thread
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
  10. J

    android tapping

    I am working on v2.1 can someone tell me what is the equivalent of tapping on an android screen
    • Josue
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  11. C

    mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left) not triggering fast enough on iOS

    I have a simple step function on an object with : if (mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left)) { show_debug_message("IN!!"); } if (mouse_check_button_released(mb_left)) { show_debug_message("OUT!!"); } When i click as fast as I can in the yoyo runner with my mouse, everything works...
  12. T

    Android SuperFrog

    Hello everyone! Today I present to you SuperFrog! [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.TriggeredGames.SuperFrog] A simple game but fun little game that takes a lot of patience and practice. The idea of the game is to tap at the right time in order to move SuperFrog in position...
  13. G

    Released Tap Flip [Android] (First Game on Google Play)

    We made a game in 2 days, we think it can evolve into something interesting. Also, it's the first game we published on Google Play. Store Description: A quick puzzle game. Tap on a block to change its color, as well as the ones around it. Destroy every red lock in every Normal Mode level (31...
  14. P

    moving a virtual_key on tap

    Hey all, I need to move a virtual_key's x & y on to the position of a screen tap. I can't seem to get hold of the virtual_key as it doesn't seem to be a conventional object. is this assumption correct? can a virtual_key have it's x /y set after creation or should i destroy then recreate a new...
    • pSouper
    • Thread
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Programming
  15. C

    Windows Tap won't work on Windows Touch platforms.

    I was never able to figure how to get a single tap to work on Windows touch platforms with GameMaker 1 - "left pressed" always required a double tap. I had high hopes when version 2 implemented the gestures functions. I have the same problem - if Tap is used, and the windows platform is...
  16. S

    Double keyboard press

    Hi there. So, anyone knows how to create a double keyboard check, for the same key. For example double key press vk_right or vk_left, this to do determinate action. Thanks for read :)
    • srchaos
    • Thread
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Programming
  17. P

    [Android] Get x and y pos on touched point?

    So I want to check if the user playing my game touches an object, like: if mouse_button(mb_left) { if place_meeting(mouse_x, mouse_y, self) { //do action } } But with an android game. The object the player wants to tap will be moving so I don't think I can use virtual keys (since they cant be...
    • PixelProgrammer
    • Thread
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming
  18. L

    Android Color Bug

    Easy to understand yet very hard and challenging! Match the incoming flower color by tapping on the right time while the spinner spins! Collect diamond to unlock new skin and automatically unlock new bonus! Be the top scorer for this game! Addicting and fun! This game is quite simple...
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