FAQ brainstorming thread

[Ellie]

I'm gonna work on a general FAQ for game maker in a sec, but to have a FAQ we need some er... frequently asked questions.

Is there anything you would like to know how to do in Game Maker or anything you're not sure of?

Please post them here. Thanks.

NB: this could also include tutorial requests.

To do (as well as jbrist's):

- how to make an RPG Maker style menu screen

 

[Jason]

How to show text boxes (They never work for me...)

How to show life bars or hearts (They never work for me...)

How to make enemies that only chase you once you're a certain distance

How to make enemies with attack animations

How to make an attack animation

How to add/deduct life

How to make like, a titlescreen with new game and load etc.

I can think of tons more that I'd like to know, but for now, answer those.

 

[Ellie]

K, I know most of them (but don't have time to explain now). I'll work on it later.

 

[Jason]

Lol fair do's, and yeah to be honest, I guess I am just asking for tutorials, but I know what most of the buttons etc. do on Game Maker, just can't get anything to work, lol.

Also a question, what's the difference between the lite and paid versions ?

 

[Ellie]

Paid has a few extra features.

I believe most of the sprite based things, such as rotate sprite. Also, things such as 39dll won't work with lite.

Hmm. I'll have to check this out properly. I'll add this to the FAQ when I find out!

 

[Markolainen]

All theese answers are in GML.
How to show text boxes (They never work for me...)
show_message("TEXT"); //You can do custom ones but this is enough for beginners
How to show life bars or hearts (They never work for me...)
draw_rectangle(x,y,x+health,y+16,0); //One of many ways
How to make enemies that only chase you once you're a certain distance
if distance_to_object(obj_player)<160{
move_towards_point(obj_player.x,obj_player.y,3);}
How to make enemies with attack animations
That's a little more to explain. And it depends on your game on how you would implent it.
How to make an attack animation
Same here.
How to add/deduct life
health+=5; //Add
health-=5; //Subtract
How to make like, a titlescreen with new game and load etc.
A little more to explain here too.

I suggest you do some tutorials found on the GMC first. They are helpful if you're new to GM.

Paid has a few extra features.

I believe most of the sprite based things, such as rotate sprite. Also, things such as 39dll won't work with lite.

Hmm. I'll have to check this out properly. I'll add this to the FAQ when I find out!

Sprite rotate etc doesn't work with the free version. And no extensions or DLLs either.