Tutorials

More stories

  • 4 Comments

    in Development, Examples, Game Maker 8, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, Technical, Tips & Tricks, Tutorials

    How To Use Blend Modes

    Blend modes are a quick and easy way to add stunning visual effects to your GameMaker projects. In this post we’ll take a look at some of the effects which can be produced using blend modes, explain how to use blend modes in your games, and provide resources for extended use of GameMaker blend modes. More

  • 11 Comments

    in Tutorials

    Tutorial – Stylistic Fake 3D

    A technique I frequently use in games is fake 3D. This may just be seen as a ploy for attention – “why use fake 3D when Game Maker has REAL 3D built-in right off the bat?” Well, there are advantages to it. It’s much easier to manipulate object depth manually. You can draw something ontop […] More

  • 1 Comment

    in Tutorials

    The Art and Science of Programming

    Everyone new to Game Maker should read this well-written article by Rick_Slick at the GMC. Computer programming is more often an art rather than a science. You can read all the books on computer programming that you want, but unless you’re one of those people that just pick things up right away, the only way […] More

  • 8 Comments

    in Tutorials

    Orbit Effect

    GMTV are back with a second weekend extra tutorial, this time explaining how to make a “Orbiting Effect” without using paths. Most of the tutorial seems fine although it is very fast and I hate the way that the code is given out. There is still no sign of the first full epsiode though yet. […] More

  • 10 Comments

    in Comment, Tutorials

    GameMaker.tv

    In an poor attempt to emulate GMKing’s ‘leaky pipes‘ promotion technique, as used for announcing the YoYoGames endorsement of MarkUp, you probably haven’t noticed the few subtle hints I have been trying to drop about a Game Maker related project I am planning. Maybe you have now. Well the domain was avalible and I needed […] More

  • 7 Comments

    in Comment, Tutorials

    MarkUp: Effective screenshots

    You may feel that taking a screenshot is easy, and indeed it is, but a lot of the screenshots I see promoting games at the GMC and on sites devoted to gamemaker games fail to follow even the simplest of rules to make your screenshot effective. There are a number of factors determining the effectiveness […] More

  • 5 Comments

    in Examples, Tutorials

    Screenshot formats

    What format should I save my screenshot as? The one vital rule: Not as a bitmap (.bmp) If you don’t know the differences between different image formats, and how data relating to the picture is stored you might want to check out this article on Wikipedia about the way bitmap files are stored. Using a […] More

Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.