An edition of GameMaker programming by example
(2015)
GameMaker programming by example
master the development of 2D games by learning to use the powerful GameMaker language and tools provided by the GameMaker: Studio workspace and engine!
by Brian Christian
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GameMaker programming by example: master the development of 2D games by learning to use the powerful GameMaker language and tools provided by the GameMaker: Studio workspace and engine!
2015, Packt Publishing
in English
1785888471 9781785888472
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Table of Contents
Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Authors; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to GameMaker: Studio; Chapter 2: Your First Game
Escape the Dungeon; Chapter 3: Introducing the GameMaker Language; Chapter 4: Fun with Infinity and Gravity
An Endless Platformer; Chapter 5: Saving and Loading Data; Chapter 6: A Multiplayer Sidescrolling Platformer; Chapter 7: Programming a Scrolling Shooter; Chapter 8: Introducing the GameMaker: Studio Physics Engine; Chapter 9: Wrapping Up; Index; Choosing your version.
The GameMaker: Studio interfaceAn example project; Summary; Creating your Escape the Dungeon game; Summary; Remaking Escape the Dungeon in the GML; Summary; Creating an endless platformer; Summary; Putting in a scoring system; Customizable controls; Summary; Sprite animation; Making your scrolling platformer scroll; Client/server multiplayer networking; Integrating Xbox gamepad support; Summary; Creating the main ship; Creating the enemies; Programming a Boss AI; Particles; Summary; A physics game; The physics engine in a regular game; Summary; Debugging; Helpful information on GameMaker.
Death and enemiesRandom spawning; Menus and textboxes; Review questions; Quick drills; Saving and loading a highscore; Saving control configurations; Review questions; Quick drills; Spritesheet importing; Programming the movement; Networking terminology; Printing the server's IP address and port on a screen; Creating the actual server; The client in your client/server system; Legacy gamepad support; Modern gamepad support; Review questions; Quick drills; Parenting in objects; Random enemy spawning; Review questions; Quick drills; Review questions; Quick drills; Compile-time errors.
Runtime errorsThe GameMaker: Studio debugger; Debugging functions; Quirks of the GameMaker Language; Unexplained resources; Export modules; Review questions; Quick drills; The sprite; The object; Making your enemies move; Damaging the player; Making the player shoot; Making the enemies shoot; Backgrounds; Sounds; Understanding the four events; Starting to code your player object; Random seeds; Displaying health and lives; Invincibility; 2D arrays; Menus; Textboxes; INI file encryption; Our Asynchronous Networking event.
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Includes index.
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