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Projects => Discussion => Topic started by: Ahruon on August 09, 2008, 10:46:06 pm
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Hello !
I need help with this program.
I have never used it before, I can't even add a map !
Please help. :(
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RTFM
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Yeah.
And http://gmc.yoyogames.com/ too.
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RTFM
READ THE FUCKIN MANUAL
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....OOOOOK ?
What Are you guys talking about ?
Ok, maybe I dind't explain myself.
I actually need some backgrounds.
And sprites of characters moving.
Mostly Link ones.
And some NPC please.
And I already saw those lame manuals (I hate reading >:()
And I still didn't really get it.....
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RTFM
READ THE FUCKIN MANUAL
You didn't need to repeat it.
Anyways Ahruon, what I'd suggest is looking up some tutorials on the web. Google will help you with that.
Press F1 and read the help file that will help a lot. Start off my looking at some of the tutorials that come with it as well, those help a lot as well.
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I thought it was self-explanatory. Anyways, do as Pyro said. The help file works wonders as well.
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Im pretty sure you can find sprites by yourself.
also find an engine, its a good way to learn
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For sprites check out http://www.spriters-resource.com or http://sdb.drshnaps.com/
Hopefully soon you can just go to the resources part on the site :P
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If you think you're going to make a zelda game, then I have only one thing to say.
"You're !@#$%."
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And I already saw those lame manuals (I hate reading >:()
So we cannot help you more, reading the manual is the best way to learn.
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If you want sprites and backgrounds, check the graphics board.
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Seeing as everyone is bitching you Ahuron. I shall help you. First, I'll explain what each compoment is
Sprite : Graphics for characters, NPCs, Monsters, etc
Background : Graphics for the scenery
Sounds : You can guess
Timeline : Use this for scenes and events in your game
Path : Makes an object move on a certain path (Not recommended)
Font : Another guess
Object : The most important part of GM7. Objects. They can be anything interactive. Characters, NPC, Boss, Items, ANYTHING!
To add anything, right click the text in the left side menu (The one with all the stuff I read out) and click the Add ____ function (The ____ is what you want to add)
Tell me if you understand
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And the room - where all of the games scriptsare executed.
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Oh and the room. The second most important thing.
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King Tetiro, if he doesn't want to look at the helpfile, it's useless to help him. Mark Overmars covered everything about Game Maker in the helpfile.
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Hey I never looked at the manual.
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You'd have, you'd have progressed faster.
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I only look at the manuals for computers or stuff like that.
And thanks King Tetiro waht you said was a very big help ^^
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You should look at manuals for everything you don't understand (if you've the manuals of course).
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Seeing as everyone is bitching you Ahuron. I shall help you.
Yes because that's exactly what I did, I didn't help him in ANY way.
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I'm not saying you guys dind't help.
What I meant was thats he helped me with some of hte stuff I dind't knew !
My problem right now is that I can't make tha sprites appear in the game !
How do you do that !?
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Helpfile. Once again.
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Ok !
I'll read the darn manual !
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Thank God. XD
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Just a quick tip of advice: sometimes you'll have to do things you don't like. In your case, Ahruon, you said you hate reading. if you get stuck on stuff, sometimes you'll have to read to get unstuck. That is all.
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Look, I've been using gamemaker for around 3 years, I had to look in the manual the other day to refresh my memory on surfaces.
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Go to Google and type in "Game Maker School" and click on the first link. It's a forum dedicated to teaching people about Game Maker. I'd link you, but I'm too lazy.
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http://forums.shadeplay23games.com/
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*sigh*...
You know, instead of making this place another GMC, you could be nice enough to offer some advice other than "RTFM"...
At least be cordial about it and say "Check out the manual that comes with it, it should cover everything you need to know. If you cant find what you're looking for, feel free to ask" or something like that...
Sorry, but the general attitude towards people looking for help around here is disgusting :s
FFS The one thing I HATED about GMC when I was trying to learn GML was this sort of !@#$%, when all I was looking for was someone to just guide me through.
Have any of you ever seen a book smart programmer vs someone who has hands on knowledge? Book smart programmers are USELESS, while the ones who actually asked for help from people end up being some of the best around >_<;; You're only helping create more useless programmers by not at least offering some mentoring.
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If you want to learn Game Maker, then like others have said, the manual can help you out once you want to learn more and you need general information. There are example programs that can be found on either the Game Maker Community or by a quick search on the Internet. I would recommend not using the drag and drop functions other than the "Execute Code" item; a good way of learning to translate the basic drag and drop functions to GML (or Game Maker Language) is to use this resource: http://home.tiscalinet.de/xception/files/ActionDecoder1.zip. Really, while the drag and drop actions work just as good for the basics, it is better in the long run to learn GML.
Just today I was working on a game and it was funny actually. I even ran the game in debug mode and it said that the instance "obj_door" did not exist and this confused the hell out of me. After all, I put it on the map. After 30 minutes of trial and error thinking the file was somehow corrupted, it turned out that I had two nearly identical levels and I was editing the wrong one. lol.
If you have any questions, send me a PM or ask publicly and I will try to help you. I have a lot of free time and I am a helpful person. Oh, and if GML scares you, don't let it. It was actually kind of funny when I started using it, the first GML code I ever wrote was image_speed = 0.25.
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If you want to learn Game Maker, then like others have said, the manual can help you out once you want to learn more and you need general information. There are example programs that can be found on either the Game Maker Community or by a quick search on the Internet. I would recommend not using the drag and drop functions other than the "Execute Code" item; a good way of learning to translate the basic drag and drop functions to GML (or Game Maker Language) is to use this resource: http://home.tiscalinet.de/xception/files/ActionDecoder1.zip. Really, while the drag and drop actions work just as good for the basics, it is better in the long run to learn GML.
Just today I was working on a game and it was funny actually. I even ran the game in debug mode and it said that the instance "obj_door" did not exist and this confused the hell out of me. After all, I put it on the map. After 30 minutes of trial and error thinking the file was somehow corrupted, it turned out that I had two nearly identical levels and I was editing the wrong one. lol.
If you have any questions, send me a PM or ask publicly and I will try to help you. I have a lot of free time and I am a helpful person. Oh, and if GML scares you, don't let it. It was actually kind of funny when I started using it, the first GML code I ever wrote was image_speed = 0.25.
I love you right now for your post, 4Sword :(
Out of all of the posters here you're the only one who's actually aiding him in the right direction
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I actually started by making everything with drag and drop, and slowly moving on to adding more and more code as I went along and found out what their code counterparts were. Now the only drag and drop action I use is the execute code. If you think it would be easier this way, http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=334704 and http://gamemaker.wikicomplete.info/forum/t-2064/d-d-to-gml may help you out. they basically explain the d&d equivalents in code.
And one last thing, with movement in code, zero degrees is directly right, and from there you go anticlockwise, making 90 up, 180 left, and 270 down.
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*sigh*...
You know, instead of making this place another GMC, you could be nice enough to offer some advice other than "RTFM"...
At least be cordial about it and say "Check out the manual that comes with it, it should cover everything you need to know. If you cant find what you're looking for, feel free to ask" or something like that...
Sorry, but the general attitude towards people looking for help around here is disgusting :s
FFS The one thing I HATED about GMC when I was trying to learn GML was this sort of !@#$%, when all I was looking for was someone to just guide me through.
Have any of you ever seen a book smart programmer vs someone who has hands on knowledge? Book smart programmers are USELESS, while the ones who actually asked for help from people end up being some of the best around >_<;; You're only helping create more useless programmers by not at least offering some mentoring.
Sorry but I have to totally disagree. The best way for a complete beginner to learn anything is to read documentation with what he is using, its far better than having people attempt to mentor him, which would probably end up being a complete waste of time if they don't understand at least the basic principles of what he is using. After they have the basics, mentoring is fine, but I really don't think its something you want to do for a complete beginner.
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(I hate reading >:()
In that case just remove Game Maker from your computer. And delete your account here, since you have to read on a forum...
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Let's put an end to this. Anyone who isn't ACTUALLY going to help get the f*** out of this topic. It's not fair to !@#$% someone because they don't like reading.
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Let's put an end to this. Anyone who isn't ACTUALLY going to help get the f*** out of this topic. It's not fair to !@#$% someone because they don't like reading.
Don't speak like that to people here, and don't rend-a-mod.
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Im sorry infini but I agree with what mamor said strongly
Sorry, but the general attitude towards people looking for help around here is disgusting
Also, what's rend-a-mod? Never heard of it.
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Im sorry infini but I agree with what mamor said strongly
Sorry, but the general attitude towards people looking for help around here is disgusting
Also, what's rend-a-mod? Never heard of it.
Acting like a moderator without permission to do so. In this case, by telling people not to post if they don't have something good to say.
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Ah yes...I was hoping people would think that as my opinion not a command. Sorry guys.
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I actually like to hear the opinios of people.
Not hte dran manual.
Because the manual only tells me in a way I don't like.
But people tell me another good and calm way.
That's how I like it.
So sorry to dissapoint you guys :(
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Look. Coding and game design isnt easy. It requires year's study.
If you don't want to read the manual, then your terribly screwed.
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Or not. He has me to help him. Im guiding him to the first stages of a game for free. Why? Im good-willed. I am good-willed about this because
-This'll take hours of my time
-I could easily charge for this but Im not
-I have my own game to make
But this guy wants help and Im helping him now. So until he knows the basics, Im not around much.
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Do you even know how to teach him?
Well, the truely best way to learn something on your own is to check out the tutorials @ yoyo games. Then Download some open source engines, and study the source. reppeat the last part few times. In time you'll learn :o
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I actually like to hear the opinios of people.
Not hte dran manual.
Because the manual only tells me in a way I don't like.
But people tell me another good and calm way.
Wait, are you trying to say the manuals shouting at you?
If you cant be bothered to read the manual then stop.
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Or not. He has me to help him. Im guiding him to the first stages of a game for free. Why? Im good-willed. I am good-willed about this because
-This'll take hours of my time
-I could easily charge for this but Im not
-I have my own game to make
But this guy wants help and Im helping him now. So until he knows the basics, Im not around much.
Good luck with that, "guy who didn't read the manual".
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Like I already said, if you truly want to do something, it may involve doing something you don't like; in your case, reading the manual. If you want to learn, read the manual and tutorials and stuff.