Discussion Just how good is D&G in GMS2?

[Guest User]

Hi all,

Just how good/powerful is drag and drop in GMS2? I've read its better than the current version but how much better? I am trying to learn GML and I don't mind admitting the going is very VERY slow and its like one step forward and six back right now as 20% of my time is spent writing code and 80% of my time is spent fixing bugs and looking up ways to do things.

if D&D is so much better in GMS2 then I might as well just buy it today and move to that.

Would like feedback from those who've used it.

(edit:- sorry typo in title.. I mean D&D.. oops)

 

[Nocturne]

DnD is a million times better... Okay, slight exaggeration but it's greatly improved. It's been expanded and given a whole new interface, with a nice text overview to one side (so you can "read" the code) and a workspace area to add actions. LOTs of new actions too! Check out the GMS2 docs on the subject and see what you think: http://docs2.yoyogames.com/source/_build/3_scripting/1_drag_and_drop_overview/index.html

 

[Guest User]

Thanks! I'll check that out right now.

 

[Michael Bateman]

Totally a million times better! There are so many more options that really allow you to expand a game whereas on Studio 1 you hit a bit of a road block when you wanted to make bigger games - you had to delve into code!

The DnD is a bit slow though, as in takes longer to do something than if you were typing the corresponding code. So you'll still want to transition at some point, but as a learning tool GMS 2 DnD is brilliant in my opinion.

Edit: I would note that you can still generate your own bugs in DnD, so there is still a learning curve - didn't want you to think it's foolproof! Still lots to learn this way, but easier than straight up learning code IMO.