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GameMaker is a Windows and Mac OS IDE which allows users to easily develop computer games without the requirement of prior computer programming experience.

Game maker

GameMaker is designed to allow its users to easily develop video games without having to learn a complex programming language such as C++ or Java through its proprietary drag and drop system. These icons represent actions that would occur in a game, such as movement, basic drawing, and simple control structures. It is also possible to create custom "action libraries" using the Library Maker.

Graphics

GameMaker primarily runs games that use 2D graphics, allowing the use of limited 3D graphics. It supports the ability to create particle effects such as rain, snow and clouds, however not natively in 3D except through use of Dynamic Link Library.

GML

Game Maker Language (GML) is the primary interpreted scripting language used in GameMaker, which is usually significantly slower than compiled languages such as C++ or Delphi. It is used to further enhance and control the design of a game through more conventional programming, as opposed to the drag and drop system.

Platforms

GameMaker accommodates redistribution on multiple platforms. The program builds for these platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, HTML5, Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8, Tizen, Xbox One, and Playstation.

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Fastest data structure with default values for undefined indexes?

I'm trying to create a 2d array where, when I access an index, will return the value. However, if an undefined index is accessed, it calls a callback and fills the index with that value, and then returns the value. The array will have negative…
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Live Tile Notification Not Showing

Hi I've been working at this for a while without success. I'm trying to send a simple notification to the live tile for my Native Windows 8 game. To get used to it I tried to use the example mentioned in the docs: var expiryTime; expiryTime =…
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How to make another app open in Game Maker?

I'm using Game Maker for Mac by YoYo Games, and I was wondering if it's possible to open another app in a Game Maker game by pressing a button. Sorry if this doesn't seem very clear, tell me if it isn't. Thanks!
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Game Maker Language calculating proper average

Here is my code: var num, totalNum, averageNum, numItems, msg; msg = ""; totalNum = 0; numItems = 0; while(true) { num = get_integer("Please enter a number. Enter -99 to quit.", "type here"); totalNum += num; numItems += 1; if (num ==…
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Use the PC speaker's beep with Game Maker

Is there anything in Game Maker that allows to use the PC speaker to produce a beep? I would like to use it in order to create musics for old-school video games. I tried to find something related in the documentation but was not able to find…
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Creating new objects with Game Maker GML

I'd like to know if there's a way to check if an object exists on a point, and if not, create a new one while snapping the new object to a grid? I know you can use this instance_create(x,y,obj_to_create); but that just places on a point no matter…
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Multiple "panes" in game window

I would like to have multiple "panes" or sections of my game window. Section 1 would be a view that follows the player. I have played around with views and they, of course, are different views of the same "room". I could use views then just cover…
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text file protection for Game Maker's GML and RPG Maker XP RGSS

i've been working on 2 projects, a program made in Game Maker 8 and a RPG made in RPG Maker XP, one of the thing i am trying to do is get RPG Maker XP to read a "Score File" made from Game Maker, the score file itself is just a basic text file which…
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Is there anyway to change the path of a blob from URL.createObjectURL

I am using GMS1.4 HTML5 module and i'm currently trying to import sprite images to it. The issue is i don't want to save it in the local directory and since there is a built in function that allows the sprite to be added from a URL i was thinking of…
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Need help compiling to an APK file for Gamemaker studio

Like the title says, I'm having trouble compiling my file into an .apk. It stops the compiling with this error. Don't know what any of this means. Looked it up, and tried multiple possible solutions and none of them seemed to work What went…
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How can i create an odometer/rolling meter life system like in the MOTHER series in Gamemaker Studio 1.4?

I'd like to create an odometer life meter like in the MOTHER series, anyone knows what i can do? I've already tried to search on google, i tried it to do myself but the only thing i got is a shitty meter which doesn't even display the right amount…
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Water reflection in gamemaker 1.4?

I'll start off by saying that I have searched if someone had already asked the same question, but it doesn't seem so. the question i want to ask y'all is the same as the one in the "title", so, how can I, (a newbie) create water/mirror reflection in…
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GAMEMAKER 2.o Increasing timer after press a button

How do i make a decreasing timer after pressing some button? Actually trying to maker in step event but the timer only decreases 1 per times which the button was pressed.
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I'm getting multiple errors in Gamemaker in regards to moving the player in a room, and I'm not sure why it is happening

Shouldn't this code move the player? It won't animate the player, but it should at least move it... The top one is when I press Down, the next one is when I press Left, the second from the bottom shows when I press Up, and the last one is when I…
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GML Timers and Random event

I'm working on a mobile game that involves a breaking wall. I have my sprites set to change on an alarm. I created an object and placed it in the room with no sprite to handle the event triggers since I thought it might be the creation code for the…
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