Tutorails

How To Make Your First Game Maker Game.

(Video walk throughs will be coming.)

OK today I will walk you through a one player pong type game made with Game Maker.

Lets start, first what your going to want to do is open game maker now you want to load a image for the ball, walls and paddle. First right click the sprites folder and click create sprite then click the Load Sprite button and pick the image you want for the ball from the folder(you can make your own images with the Edit Sprites button) now just above the Load Sprite button change the name of the sprite to spr_ball now repeat this process for the walls and paddle name the wall spr_wall and the paddle spr_paddle so it Will be easier to understand. OK we have 1/3 of the game made now lets move onto the objects. Right click the objects folder and click and create object make three objects and name them in the name box at the top left of the object window you can name them ball, wall, and paddle. OK once you have this done go into the ball object and there's a sprite box just below where you named it click the little blue thing an pick the ball sprite now do this for the wall and paddle. Now we need a room right click the create room folder and create a room you don't have to name it but you can if you want. Now you should see a empty box area on the very left of the room window click it and a list of all the objects should pop up click on one now put it in the room just like in the pic above. OK were about 2/3 done. Alright now at the top of the game maker window there's a little green play button if you click that you can test your game you can try it now if you want but your game won't do any thing. Now lets make it work first things first lets make it so the ball will move around and bounce off the walls and paddle. First you need to double click the object you made which represents the ball now at the bottom of the ball window just to right there's a add event button click that and add the create event now from the very top right of the window you should see a whole bunch of weird pics now drag the the red pic with arrows going out on it to the middle of the ball window now the options for that action pop up click on the four diagonal arrows now they should turn blue just below that there is a box that says speed type in 5 now your ball will go 5. OK now your ball moves but it will go right out the window. This is how you fix that just below the menu for what sprite you want use there are two check mark boxes maker sure the solid is checked in all objects now you want to click the add event button and select the collision event now a list pops up select the wall object on the list to be your collision. OK now on right side drag the pic on the second section that shows something bouncing of and put it in the middle again then click OK on the options window now you need to add another collision event but this time pick the paddle not the wall(remember were still in the ball object)now drag the bounce pic in the middle and click OK. Now add another event there should be a little green diamond button that says Other click it and select out side room in the drop down list now on the side of the pics there's some tabs click on the third one down you should see a pic that kind of looks like the recycle thing put it in the middle this will make it so if the ball leaves the screen the game restarts. OK now press the OK on the ball window and run your game. Now every thing works but you can't move your paddle so exit the game and double click the paddle an add the event key press now look for the key you want to use to move left on the list now put in the drag and drop thing you put in the ball to make it move but this time only click the left arrow so it will only move left now type in your speed to whatever you want. OK now add the event Key Release and select the same key you use to move left and add the same move action but only click the stop button in the middle instead and leave the speed at 0 now do the same thing over just change the keys and pick the right arrow so you can move right. Last thing add a collision event and select the wall and put in the drag and drop to move and click the stop button and leave the speed at 0 now click the OK button and run the game. Congratulations you just made your first game with Game Maker
(Tip) if your ball is not bouncing when it hits stuff or if your paddle goes threw the wall then make sure all your objects are solid.

Stick Man Assassin Game

Here's a screen shot from one of the games I have been making its one of those stick man assassin games it currently has 4 levels which are about 90% done so all I have to do is add a story line some more levels and I can post it online It has been a fairly easy game to program it took me only 5 day to make 4 levels an that's with myself make the animations for him getting shot in the arms legs and head then I have to make all the backgrounds then program them to do what I want them to do plus all the debugging.