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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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Fake 3D 2D First Person Engine Game Maker Studio

I have been working on just the fake 3D engine of my game for days now and can't seem to create the view in the video below. I think I have figured out how to scale the sprites correctly. I can't seem to figure out how to rotate the world sprites. I…
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Gamemaker Game EXE file won't load (game made 11years ago)

So I made a few gamemaker games about 11 years ago and tried to run the exe file. When I run the exe file, nothing really happens just an error box pops up saying you can find out more here. And it points to 3 .tmp files located in the Temp folder…
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How to setup views in game maker studio?

How do I get rid of these black bars? I've looked around and people say how to get rid of them but don't show how its done. This is what I have in my character Creation event. `///Camera view_wview[1]=611;//set wiew width view_hview[1]=611;//set…
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Enemies Overlapping in Game Maker: Studio, How Do I Fix This?

The AI of my enemies that I made for my game is simple. They just follow the player (more precisely, they look in the direction of the player and go forward) Step Event: if (instance_exists(obj_player)){ direction =…
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Game Maker Studio 2 LOCAL multiplayer

I want to make a simple multiplayer game with Game Maker Studio 2 for mobile platforms, but it should work locally (via wi-fi or bluetooth). For e.g. this is a list of existing games and my game will be classified as (Bluetooth | WIFI Direct |…
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GameMaker Studio, Create Async Event from Windows DLL

I'm trying to fire a Social Asynchronous event from a DLL on Windows. There is a tutorial for this here at the bottom. What I don't understand is the following When your extension is loaded this callback should fire immediately and be passed in…
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game maker - how to navigate a map with 2d array

I have to make a navigable map the starting point is in the center there are three worlds + the final stage pressing up I have to navigate from the base to the first level of the first world and go next level in second and third pressing down I have…
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game maker - how to swap the color palette using shaders and texture

how to change the color of the application surface, using the…
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Game Maker - Touch Event

I´m making my first game in Game Maker. In the game i need to the user to draw a figure, for example a rectangle, and the game has to recognize the figure. How can i do this? Thanks!
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Create a function pointer in Game Maker Studio

I would like to dynamically change the script that is executed when a index in an array is called. The following is valid syntax: actions[0] = script_do_something ... actions[n] = script_do_something_else How do I execute the scripts stored in the…
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Changing game speed is destroying my backgrounds

When I try to change my game speed after certain steps, the random background generator I have doesn't work anymore. I had this problem in the past if my game speed wasn't factor of the width resolution number. I tried with 4,5 and 8 but I still get…
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how to write a cga shader in glsl?

How to write a CGA shader that limit the palette to 4 colors and match the original colors with those (cyan, magenta, black, white)?? I'm working on Game Maker Studio Professional, that actually allows the using of shaders writing vertex and…
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Game Maker - Can't create tracking projectiles

Hey guys I'm developing a RTS game in Game Maker and I need some help with creating tracking missiles. The idea is to create an object that tracks in real time a given instance of an object unit. To put it simple, create a projectile that follows…
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Simple Button using DRAW GUI in GameMaker

This is my button under DRAW GUI. if point_in_rectangle(window_mouse_get_x(),window_mouse_get_y(),790,317,943,385) { var hover=1; } else { var hover=0; } draw_sprite(spr_mainmenu_smallbutton,hover,865,360); if…
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Why won't Game Maker run my game on Android?

I have the pro version of Game Maker from here: http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker The game I created won't run on my phone. I have android as the target and I clicked run game, it compiles then gets stuck. heres the full…
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