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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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How to freeze sprite animation on last frame?

I want to make a sprite in game maker that contains 5 sub images to stop when it reaches the last one how can I do this using code?
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How to tell if an object has been touch by the player in gml code

Hey am going to give an example of what am trying to do imagine that i have 5 circle sprites and in my gml code i want to do something like this if cirlce_1 was touch then you can touch circle_2 and if circle_2 was touch then you can touch cirlce_3.…
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GML sprite direction facing issue?

Okay, I'm having problems with my sprites facing direction, I have so that: If i press the D key, the sprite will play the walking sprite and when i release it, it faces in the direction i was walking, HOWEVER when i'm walking left(A key), it plays…
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Use image_xscale to slow down speed GameMaker Studio

Using the image_xscale that increases every time an object collides with a certain object, how can I make its speed go down using the increasing image_xscale? An example would be in agar.io, where circles slow down as they get bigger. What equation…
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How do I generate a waypoint map in a 2D platformer without expensive jump simulations?

I'm working on a game (using Game Maker: Studio Professional v1.99.355) that needs to have both user-modifiable level geometry and AI pathfinding based on platformer physics. Because of this, I need a way to dynamically figure out which platforms…
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UDP Broadcasting via Hamachi - Is it possible in Windows?

I'm using Game Maker: Studio and already got the UDP broadcasting to work, but only for people using the internet in the same router. But, I want to broadcast via Hamachi too, so there's no need to enter the IP manually. This is the function I can…
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Move an object in a direction

I have to work in Game Maker for this project and I want to move a object towards another object. This is what I have got so far. Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? The enemy is now spinning around the…
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Reading Facebook Score Graph (Maps, lists)

I'm using game maker to develop the game. In the Graph API Explorer, on facebook, it shows me the map like this (when I call a graph app/scores: { "data": [ { "score": 9, "user": { "id": "100001473840881", "name":…
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Game Maker code error

Now I'm making an endless runner where objects are spawned in front on me randomly. I was told to make a spawnController and globalController object, so I did. Then this code should be put in the controller under step event if(tick = 32) { tick =…
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Algorithm for Block-Matching Game Placement

So I'm working on a game that's similar in mechanics to Bejeweled--you know the type, where you swap adjacent tiles in a grid to match groups of same-type tiles together. So here's my question: if I have an MxM grid of tiles, and there are N…
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Fast projectiles don't always hit

So for my game, a have a fast moving Bullet object, with a sprite that's 5x5 (roughly). Moving at about a speed of 30, it needs to impact a relatively thin Enemy object with a thickness of only about 5 pixels. At certain regular intervals of…
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Game Maker Language new line

I am writing a GML script and wanted to know how to make a message appear on the next line: ex. show_message("Hello" + *something* + "World") outputs: Hello World
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How do I put Java into GameMaker Studio?

I'm playing around with GameMaker Studio and plan to use it for my next Android project. Yet I am not sure, how can I add java libraries ( jar files ) into it? For example, if I want to implement LeadBolt's SDK into it... or if I have my own library…
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From Game Maker to Python

I use Game Maker for creating simple (and not simple) 2D games for Windows. I really love it. It's easy to use, it's powerfull and it allows me to create games very fast. But now I know about Python. Python is my new love. I would like to create…
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Make 2d edge faded clouds

Hi and sorry If I misunderstood about asking this question here. I'm working with game maker and recently I hit something that I couldn't solve. I have a piece of cloud sprite and I have several cliffs which player walks on them. I want to show the…
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