Articles

Whether you need a thorough walkthrough on a particular aspect of programming, or perhaps want to read about what is involved in gaming apart from the code and the long hours, you can enjoy reading articles written by our members that cover the finer side of Game Making.

ARTICLES

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Scrolling a View with your mouse

Simple way to achieve scrolling

 

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Instance creation code

Sheading light on a little known feature

 

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Command Line Parameters

Intro to CLP, and how to use it for cheats

 

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Arrays

What are they?

 

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Mouse Aiming

A widely used technique in platform shooters.

 

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External Resources

Getting started with external resources

 

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Depth in RPGs

Getting those images to overlap correctly.

 

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Indenting your code

Help your code to look tidy for you and others

 

BBaller

Drawing Sprite Based Numbers

A much better way to draw numbers in GM.

 

DreamIsle

Quid Pro Quo?

There has to be a better way.

 

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