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Questions tagged [game-maker-studio-1.4]

Regarding all development that resides in Game Maker: Studio, up to version 1.4. GML and Drag & Drop, deployment & build targets. Does not include Game Maker: Studio 2.0, and does not include older versions of Game Maker.

Information about Game Maker: Studio 1.x by YoYoGames.

Use this tag when doing anything in Game Maker Studio 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4.

This includes information on different platforms, export modules, GML, the Drag-and-drop interface and IDE usage.

Game Maker: Studio 2.x will have a separate tag, as it's not identical and not completely backwards-compatible with GM:S 1.x.

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My GML shuffling array function is alway returning the same result

I'm trying to make a shuffling array function in GML. Here's what I tried, with argument0 being the array to shuffle and argument1 being the size of this array: ///Shuffling array function //argument0: the array to shuffle //argument1: the size of…
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Game would not run in game maker and it said "cannot use function/script name for a variable,using"motion_add"

this was happening to me as I tried to make an astroids game on game maker. I put in the code motion_add[image_angle, 0.2] and it was working fine then it said "cannot use function/script name for a variable,using"motion_add" if you guys could…
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How to fade out text after a second in GameMaker

In my game, if the player goes through a door, I would like to have text appear for one second and then fade out. I'm using GameMaker:Studio 1.4
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Wrong resolution on HTML5 on mobiles

There is an HTML5 game was made using GameMaker Studio. When I open it on mobiles (iOS and Android), it uses a wrong resolution. An example. A game uses 960*640: But on the phone I see this: Also there you can see browser's resolution which was…
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Unable to test game in game maker studio 1.4

My son is trying to create his first game using Game Maker Studio 1.4. We followed all steps in the book we are using (Game maker for kids). We now want to try to run the game, but it does not work. Game Maker shows a Windows dialog that says…
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Game Maker Language new line

I am writing a GML script and wanted to know how to make a message appear on the next line: ex. show_message("Hello" + *something* + "World") outputs: Hello World
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Success: Trying to end Path at a certain point

EDIT: I have since implemented the feature and it looks great in my personal opinion, I have added a link to my game dev's instagram which has a preview video of the feature. Please have a look, and like the post if you like what you see because…
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Game Maker: DoAdd: 2: undefined value

I am encountering this error with game maker and I do not know how to fix it. The error is # FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Step Event0 for object obj_meatball: DoAdd :2: undefined value at gml_Script_enemy_wander (line 4) - phy_position_x…
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Issue with Game Maker Export

I have been having an issue with exporting my project to an APK, I have all the required SDK, and I have installed the Google API required for Game Maker, but this error continues to occur. BUILD FAILED C:\Android\SDK\tools\ant\build.xml:538: Unable…
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zoom in view game maker

For some reason I can't zoom in. view_xview[0] = view_xview[0] - 100; view_yview[0] = view_yview[0] - 100; view_hborder[0] = view_xview[0] / 2; view_vborder[0] = view_yview[0] / 2; While using these, the zoom event works fine but it zooms to the…
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Game Maker Array Not Initializing

I am trying to make a main menu using an array in Game Maker, and am using the following code to initialize it in the "Create" event. For the life of me I cannot figure out why it isn't working. I am getting the error: Error at line 1 pos 5:…
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Gamemaker and undetected collisions

I'm making an RPG in Game Maker Studio Pro 1.4.1772, and I have a guy that can run around a demo room, and movement and collisions are all groovy. I just tried to make a door to move to a new room. I've followed this example exactly, and have some…
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Does NAT block UDP packets coming from a server connected using TCP?

I'm trying to develop a game with using java server and game maker studio client. I've written some basic connection code and it works fine in my local network. But when I host the server and try to connect my client gets the ID assigned by server…
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How do I make NPC follow me in Gamemaker Studio 1.4

I've been trying to get an NPC, in my case a zombie, to follow me in my game of course to no avail. I'm using the following script for my character to move if(keyboard_check(vk_left)){ sprite_index = spr_player; x -=…
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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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