Game Maker 2 was released in the year 2000. I even didn't see it everHow many people have made the jump and committed to game maker 2, using it on a day to day basis for proper projects?
I bought it with the HTML5 module while the upgrade discount was still available earlier in the year. Needless to say I stuck with 1.4 for a while but then when a game jam came up, I figured I would use GMS2 instead because the time frame would force me to learn quicker. Ever since then I've been using GMS2 (Except for the months of July and August, I went back to 1.4 because a GMS2 update broke my scaling engine and the way it used the views. After the update that fixed this, I went back to it.)How many people have made the jump and committed to game maker 2, using it on a day to day basis for proper projects?
I've bought it, but I haven't made anything serious with it. GM 1.4 is just too familiar still.
GMARE4LYFEI cannot go back to the pre-GMS2 room editor. Don't even try to make me.
I'm still on GMS1.4 despite owning a GMS2 license & modules since launch. I haven't found the motivation to port my games to GMS2 due to several frustrating bugs (I can't even update GMS2 without applying a tedious workaround). I feel like 1.4 was only just getting stable enough for me to use, and I'm not ready to go through another journey of endless bug reporting quite yet.
GMS2 as a whole seems great though, and I'm looking forward to the day I can swap over completely and uninstall my Windows VM.
I'd say this is the boat I'm in right now toowhat true valhala says is a good reason for me to not even bother about it, atleast for another year or so.
What more does it offer? I thought GPU stuff was mainly handled by shaders. Or has there finally been an overhaul in the texturepage department?The main reason I'd like to switch to GMS2 is for greater control over the GPU.
It might be less clicks but is it faster? Taking into account that 1.4 has been used for longer and will seem faster.The workflow is way more efficient. I counted the number of clicks to do various actions in both programs and it can be as many as four less clicks to do something in GMS2 than in 1.4.
Especially if you use bookmarks (though I'm not in the habit yet).
These sound enticinglearning to use the GoTo window has got me a good workflow now, i've found it much nicer to use.
When you say loading, do you mean compile times, generally using the program (like loading a code window), or just the loading on startup?The loading is a little slower I guess, but it's not insane.
I switched by forcing myself to do GMC Jam #5 with GMS2.
I stuck with 1.4 for a while but then when a game jam came up, I figured I would use GMS2 instead because the time frame would force me to learn quicker.
I would hate the pressure of this, anyone that did this is a crazy risk taker!I forced myself to use it during the GMC Jam#6
Once you get over the initial dislike of it not being what you know and are familiar with (GMS1), there really is no going back.
once I finally made "the switch" there was no going back for me.
I've been using GMS 2 since beta and like others have said, there is no going back.
every time I have to open 1.4 to check something, it's horrible! No going back now...
You guys would make such a great marketing department, the more I read, the more I'm convinced to try it again right now. These quotes should be on the front page of the website lolI can safely say I'm pretty much spoiled now. ---- I am scared to start up GMS 1.4 and continue working on my WIP android game. So as soon as I can afford GMS2 as well as the Android module I'm making the switch!
Actually...You guys would make such a great marketing department, the more I read, the more I'm convinced to try it again right now. These quotes should be on the front page of the website lol
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Upgrading to GM2 should have been free if you already had GM?I think it should have been free anyway.
If he bought GM a week before they announced GMS2, then yeah, probably. I've seen companies do things like that before. Really sucks giving a company a grand, only for them to say "lol, tough luck! Should've waited another week! Have fun with the ty old version you're not going to want anymore in three months! ;D "Upgrading to GM2 should have been free if you already had GM?
Maybe for a limited time or something, but I missed the window. However I saw a limited time offer to upgrade from GM Studio to GM Studio 2 for 20$ but now they want me to buy it for full price. I hope I'm wrong!!Upgrading to GM2 should have been free if you already had GM?
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These are probably my two main reasons for wanting to switchdefinitely improved my efficiency over the old "move floating windows around till you find the right one" method.
Why don't you use Beta? EAP is older, Beta contains some bug fixes.I still use GM EA.
Ahh.Why don't you use Beta? EAP is older, Beta contains some bug fixes.