Game Maker 2 Archives

An Illogical Conclusion

Scopique September 29, 2019

Good news, readers! I think I’m pretty much done with Game Maker 2 for the time being. As stated several times, I have run through this space trader game several times over the years, and I have gotten the development of certain…

Making That Window

Scopique September 27, 2019

Update: I realized after posting that my first potential solution was wrong, so I have added the actual solution i want to try at the very end of the post. I am writing posts at this speed mainly so I can have…

A Room With No View

Scopique September 27, 2019

After having gotten the bulk of my current universe generation code ported to Game Maker 2, I found myself before a wall of immense proportions. My goal (regardless of platform) is to have something like a 10×100 grid (1000 coordinates) that makes…

Last One Today, I Swear – A Universe for Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

Here it is, folks, fresh from the oven. This was a very simple test that throws a lot of logs on the fire all at once. We start by defining some variables, and then create our ds_map. This is going to be…

Working with Data in Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

I have watched some videos, read some articles, and even visited a very pleasant corner of reddit, and I have come away wiser. Let me regale you with tales of one data management technique, courtesy of PixelatedPope. First, there were properties Every…

First Impressions of Game Maker 2

Scopique September 25, 2019

I wanted to talk about some impressions on Game Maker 2. Since picking up this development platform I’ve spent a lot of time immersed in tutorials, examples, and manuals. Counter to my usual M.O., however, I have opened the IDE exactly twice,…