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  1. M

    GameMaker 3D tutorials / learn the basics

    Hi, I've been using GMS for about a year now having Zero previous coding knowledge. I got my start following along the simple 2d arcade style game tutorials and went from there. I really want to make a 4 player FPS deathmatch game. Very simple 1 weapon, 1 map and go from there, but I can't find...
  2. AlexDerFerri

    Asset - Project Picross (Nonogram) on GMS2

    PICROSS (NONOGRAM) PUZZLE GAME ON GMS2 Marketplace link: https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/assets/8893/picross-on-gms2 Hi there! I've just uploaded a GMS2 project that shows you how to make a Picross puzzle-game on GMS2. The code is fully commented so it is easy to follow along. I've also made...
  3. P

    game maker 8.1 in 2020

    My pc is not that great,so, the smoothest GM is the 8th for me. Well, i wanted to know, where could i find some good content of GML for GM 8.1 if its possible obviously. Someone said to me that, learning from tutorials of gms 1, would help because they are almost the same, but, i didnt trust...
    • pointlessLife
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Programming
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    GameMaker Gamemaker Studio 2: Moving Platforms and One Way Platforms(All in One)

    GM Version: 2.2.5.378 Target Platform: Windows Download: N/A Links: Summary: First of all, happy new year to everybody! Hope you're having a great one. Just as the title mentions, this is an all in one tutorial video showing people how to handle jump through based static and moving...
    • GilM
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tutorials
  5. samspade

    GML Coding Fundamentals in GML Tutorial Series

    GM Version: GMS 2.2.5 and 2.3 Target Platform: All Download: Github Repository 2.2 and Github Repository 2.3 Links: YouTube Playlist Summary: A GML tutorial series focused on the basics of coding in (unsurprisingly) GML. It is updated for 2.3 (almost). All of the videos will be posted below but...
  6. tagwolf

    Simple Background Gradient Render

    Simple Background Gradient Render (No graphics required!) GM Version: 2.X Target Platform: ALL Summary: Immediately and with minimal effort make your games and prototypes looks better and more polished. I've seen so many GMS games that are using gray or flat black backgrounds. This is an...
  7. samspade

    A GML Tutorial Series Focused on Coding Basics (not game dev)

    The idea of a GML tutorial series focused on the basics of coding, instead of a how to make 'x' game, has been brought up a couple times recently, and if no one else wants to do it, I think I might try. I've only got three years (slightly less) of hobbiest coding experience but I've taken the...
  8. J

    bbox versus sprite_xoffset for boundary restraints?

    Hello! I'm going through the "Breakthrough" tutorial and was just wondering why one code worked and one doesn't . . . This is concerning the part where the bat must be coded to stay within the boundaries of the game. This is the correct code in a Step event: if keyboard_check(vk_right) // Check...
    • J.T.
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    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Programming
  9. H

    Question - IDE Space rocks tutorial

    Hi there, just tried out GameMaker today for the first time. I have been following the tutorial for space rocks. I have been getting this error: ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in...
    • Han_emmm
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tech Support
  10. W

    GML Help with Brick Breaker collisions

    I am pretty new to GML and Game Maker in general, and have been following the tutorials to learn up on it, however I am having issues with the collision of the ball and the brick. The ball will only go in the opposite direction of the original bounce (like 95% of the time) even though I changed...
    • Wicked
    • Thread
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
  11. W

    Mac OSX [SOLVED] String Literal Issues: Missing Glyph at Line Breaks

    I'm going through the Space Rocks tutorial and I've run into an issue with line breaks in literal strings. I'm creating the start up menu text using: @" score 1,000 points to win! UP: move ...etc." However, upon running the game, at the beginning of each new line theres the missing glyph...
    • Wretched.Dunce
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  12. M

    Ads in game

    Can please any one make a tutorial or tell me how to put ads in gamemaker studio 2 DnD after an action with admob or any other way
  13. matharoo

    GML GUI Tutorials: Buttons and Option Lists

    GM Version: GMS2 Target Platform: All Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cstywdaqqy53lfs/ui-tutorial.yyz?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gvkkah9cbak180p/ui-tutorial-2.yyz?dl=0 Summary: In this series, I make tutorials about different GUI elements, which can be used in many different...
  14. C

    Spine & GMS2 Rotating bones without IKs

    Good evening, I have been frantically searching aorund for a tutorial or some good documentation around bone movements wihtin my Game code. I wont be using IKs at this stage as I dont have the budget for Spine Pro. if anyone could point me in the right direction as goodly is letting me down...
    • Chris Livermore
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Programming
  15. matharoo

    GML Time Rewind Feature Tutorial

    GM Version: GMS2, works with GMS1 too Target Platform: All Summary: A friend of mine was making a game and needed help with implementing a time rewind feature, so I quickly cooked up some code for him. Works like a charm, so I thought I'd share it here. Tutorial: Basically, we have a DS list...
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    GameMaker Reusable Automatic Map/Minimap

    GM Version: GameMaker: Studio 2 (v2.2.3.344) Target Platform: ALL Download: https://github.com/AnnoyedGrunt/GMS2-Minimap-Tutorial/archive/master.zip Links: https://github.com/AnnoyedGrunt/GMS2-Minimap-Tutorial Summary In this tutorial, we will explore a simple solution for the creation of a...
    • Annoyed Grunt
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Tutorials
  17. Michael McMullen

    GameMaker Puzzle Switches

    GM Version: GameMaker Studio 2 Target Platform: N/A Download: N/A Links: N/A Summary In this tutorial we build a puzzle switch system together. Our system can handle a single switch that opens a door, or 100 switches that need to be put in their correct on or off state in order to unlock a...
  18. J

    GML Adding a gameover screen once object has had collision with another.

    How would I toggle a gameover screen or text when an object has a collision with another object?
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    Newbie Needs Help

    Greetings. I just downloaded GMS trial last night. I'm trying to create a digital version of a board game that I enjoy playing with my family, and I figured this would be a nice program to run it with. For some context, it's going to be a board game with up to 6 players, where piece movement is...
    • Legofootmassage
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Programming
  20. matharoo

    GML Networking Tutorials (GMS 2 and 1.4)

    GM Version: GMS2 (also works with 1.4) Target Platform: ALL Download: Part 2: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5cdb5wc0yxtmwwv/networking.yyz?dl=0 Part 3: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1pd9cpydjbsnfoj/networking-two.yyz?dl=0 Summary: They're three videos, where the first one covers buffers, second one...
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