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  1. M

    Question - IDE Does the write part of the filesystem get deleted each time I run my game on an Android device?

    If I run my game in the test environment on my PC my Saves.ini file persists allowing me to test latter stages of my game without coding in a short cut. Every time I run my game from the GMS2 IDE on my Android phone there seems to be a forced fresh install and my Saves.ini gets reset. If I...
  2. flyinian

    What would cause variable definitions not to update?

    One of my variable definitions isn't updating while the others are. If I override it in the create event it works. As I'm making this post I was trying to debug it. idk what I did but, now it works. This is keeps on happening. Am I missing something? I also had the variables call errors...
  3. G

    Please help. Black screen, disappeared sprites, Animation End event stop working...

    Several issues appeared after updating version. I don't know if it correct to declare several problems in one post (Sorry if not), but all this things happened one after another when I try to solve it. The first, after updating Game maker for 2.3.1.536 I noticed that Animation End event...
    • GEVIN
    • Thread
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Programming
  4. W

    Need a little help after updating GM2

    Hey, After updating GM2, #region and #endregion do not work for me, including ones that worked before the update. Looked for a preference check box and searched the readme for the update and can't find anything. Also, the workspace does not correct my code as I program any more. Not sure...
    • WilliamShakesbeer
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Programming
  5. P

    SOLVED Started my first project after 2.3 update but my game is only a black screen

    Hey! I want to build a little tower defence game. I only created some tiles and 2 objects with a few variables. Nothing more. But if I want to start my game there is only a black window. I have only one room so there could not be the problem with a wrong main room or something. Where could be...
  6. U

    Asset - Extension [Android] Extension for in-app update and reviews

    Hey guys, google provided a new feature with Google Play Core, where you can show a dialog for updating your app (Android) in-game. I created an extension that allows you to use that! You can also ask for reviews in-game. One small problem is that GM2 is not generating the yymanifest.xml file...
    • Unleasher
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Marketplace
  7. T

    Invisible Sprites since update

    After the latest update, GMS2 wanted me to convert my project and it converted it successfully. However, after doing that, when I now run my project, no sprites are visible. Only background colours and particle effects are visible. Everything else seems to work just as it is supposed to. Someone...
    • TahuHyuuga
    • Thread
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Tech Support
  8. M

    Windows My games won't open since update...

    Ever since updating my Gamemaker 2 client my game only shows a black screen when I run it. Not sure if anyone else has had this problem or might have an idea of what is happening.
    • mcglubski
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tech Support
  9. D

    Games won't run after the update. Black screen.

    In the previous version of Game Mker Studio 2 I had my game all made and running. Then I downloaded the update and converted the project. Now when I run the game it's just a back screen. I uninstalled and reinstalled, same issue. I started a new project and just coded an object to move around...
  10. Daniel Mallett

    GameMaker Send variable 'link' to script

    Is it possible to send a variable to a script for direct writing? I don't mean send the value, modify the value, return the value. I mean send the script something so it knows what variable to update. In other words I want a script to do something based on the values it has been given and...
  11. R

    Mac OSX GMS2 Crashes on startup after update (Mac)

    I just updated to the most recent version of GameMaker on Mac (2.2.5) and since updating, the application won't open. I've deleted all relevant files and cleared the ~/.config file as well before reinstalling. I'm wondering if there's something I'm missing, or if anyone else has had the same...
    • rls1312
    • Thread
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tech Support
  12. S

    Windows Windows 10 Update has broken application_surface resizing?

    So I am using some very simple code to set the application_surface to be the same size as my window. if (window_get_fullscreen()) { if (surface_get_width(application_surface) != display_get_width()) { surface_resize(application_surface, display_get_width()...
    • Snowcart
    • Thread
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Tech Support
  13. N

    Question - IDE Game works on older IDE version but has bugs with new IDE version

    Hi all, My game runs fine on the December 5th 2018 version of gamemaker studio 2, but runs with loads of bug and glitches with the newer versions. I've attached a Google drive link to my project. If you press load game, then either player0 or player1, you will see that the character has no...
    • Nabil Kabour
    • Thread
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Tech Support
  14. Daniel Mallett

    GameMaker Surfaces

    I am in the process of migrating some of my code from the application surface to 'an actual' surface. I have had no problems up until now. I want to resize my surface using the surface resize function. After doing this I get the width with the get surface width function and it reports...
  15. L

    Android Build and SDK Settings for Marshmellow 6.0 (API 21) ?

    Hello, I have a specific device - uses ARM, Marshmallow. It's not possible to update device as many of our other projects use the same device. So, after 2.2.4 update, and installing whatever SDKs needed to the best of my understanding. GMS is refusing to compile for API 21. First time, I got...
  16. Kaguva

    Asset - Extension All Android Extensions Update (GM 2.2.4.366)

    Hi! i just updated all me Android, now are compatible with the lastest update of GameMaker Firebase iOS,Android&Web Click Here AdMob onDate Click Here Google Play Services onDate Click Here Bluetooth Android Click Here Share Image iOS&Android: Click Here Camera iOS&Android Click Here...
  17. Bulletech

    Windows Update Sync - free auto updater for your games

    Over the past while now I have been using GameMaker to develop a small number of free Windows/Web apps for my own fun/learning and to help myself as well as other indie game[maker] developers. I'm now at the point where I'd like to share them with everyone and get some feedback. Update Sync is...
  18. S

    Compiling error after GMS2 update

    Hello I updated GMS, opened a 100% working project. When compiling, it produces: Compile error said: Error : Build failed Extensions for some time did not touch. Maybe the problem is in them? Need to upgrade? Help, please! It's urgently. :(
    • Schekhovtsov
    • Thread
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Programming
  19. N

    Legacy GM How -Exactly- do you update LIBPNG?

    The title says it all, since GMS is no longer being updated, and their LIBPNG in the newest release appears to be 4 years old I'm looking to update it, because my program needs this else in reality it simply wont function. So I've got the newest version and updating isnt an option and down...
  20. emicarra

    Question - IDE Corrupted project after GMS2 update

    After updating GMS2 to 2.2.3.433 and opening my project, a message appeared saying something like this: "This project has many base paths/locations, do you want GMS to try to repair it?" (but in my language, spanish). I clicked 'yes' and when i tried to compile my game, an error message...
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