How Do You Code In GameMaker?

How do you code in GameMaker? Should you use GML Code or GML Visual?
This tutorial helps you consider what coding language to use in GameMaker, and the differences between visual coding and written code.
Chapters
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00:00 What are coding languages?
00:58 GameMaker's coding languages
02:00 What is GML Visual
02:56 Action blocks
12:04 GML code
15:22 What's the difference between GML Code and GML Visual?
18:11 Which language is better for you?
Series
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* Download, install, and set up: • How To Download, Insta...
* The user interface: • The User Interface | G...
* Assets, objects, and rooms: • How To Use Assets, Obj...
* Coding languages: • How Do You Code In Gam...
* Events: • How To Use Events In G...
* Export your game: • How To Export Your Gam...
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What is GameMaker? 👀
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GameMaker is the industry’s premier 2D game engine, used by thousands of developers every day to create indie gaming classics like Undertale, Hyper Light Drifter, and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.
It’s completely free to download and keep forever, with dozens of written guides and video tutorials to help you bring your games to life.
When your project is complete, you can publish your creations to all major platforms, including PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
👉 Get GameMaker: opr.as/DownloadGM-YT

[@GameMakerEngine]

Series: 1. Download, install, and set up: kzbin.info/www/bejne/onzKdGCmjLZkl5o 2. The user interface: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJbRc4N3jtKLa7c 3. Assets, objects, and rooms: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWPCoqdjm7GMqqc 5. Events: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJWWq3aGZaaNmMk 6. Export your game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJWud4mFbMZmopY

[@SuDzD]

I think now is a good time to remake starter guides in gamemaker as i predict gamemaker will gain more users thanks to Unity’s popularity comes crashing down like a meteor

[@fierorecensione5828]

Is it possible to have a tutorial to know how Spine and Game Maker works together? How scaling the sprites, how to move, how to use the json for the different states, thank you so much i really appreciate that! Love Game Maker ❤

[@GameMakerEngine]

Yes, great request. Here is an article that might help in the meantime: help.yoyogames.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022126252-Spine-An-Introduction-To-Skeletal-Animation#:~:text=GameMaker%20requires%20all%20three%20files,to%20open%20an%20explorer%20window.

[@fierorecensione5828]

Thank you!!!@@GameMakerEngine

[@Arc_Carnes]

thank you for your assistance

[@SamuelForFun]

Such an amazing eninge❤

[@LordZuip]

question... you can code with visual and convert it and can code the stuff you dont have an event/variable for yourself right?

[@GameMakerEngine]

Yes, you can do this

[@DSLRFilmmaking101]

How do you set up code for iOS to where you can move the player? My game needs an update for mobile phone so that I can control the player with swipe. Any code for that ?

[@Rustdum]

Swipe? You might actually want to add a simple joystick for mobile controls. You might be able to find a tutorial on that, but make sure it doesn't show or run until that part of the screen is clicked/tapped.

[@younesisalivethankfully]

I made a moving square.

[@professionalquestion5415]

This is my life now

[@Shadowthevampire]

I'd love to use GML visual but there's hardly any tutorials with it

[@GameMakerEngine]

Check out our latest video for a full game tutorial in GML visual: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n32boZqrmbCYm9Esi=zfsBKoOES5SY1kox

[@Shadowthevampire]

@@GameMakerEngine I would need something like "how to make s farming or rpg top down game in visual"

[@what-hq1gl]

can i just use the code blocks to code an entire game because im too lazy to learn a whole coding language

[@GameMakerEngine]

yes, you can: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5XHfn5uiJ6gbMk&pp=gAQBiAQB

[@loonatron4524]

For those of you who was thinking you can make games with GM without learning how to code. You will have to learn coding and you will have to learn it soon. I honestly don't know why the visual scripting is even there. You have more chances of creating a realistic space sim in RPG Maker then figuring out how to pause your game in Game Maker by using visual scripting only. So if you wanted visual thing only, keep looking for an engine that suits your needs.

[@bosskeith1]

I don’t understand why everyone gives the action block developers such grief. I came from Unity in November and figured I would try it, never having used bolt or unreal’s blue prints. I did not really want to learn a new language right away, but still wanted to build something. It is coming along awesome! I see no restrictions whatsoever in the last 5 months.

[@loonatron4524]

@@bosskeith1So how do you pause your game?

[@bosskeith1]

@@loonatron4524 LOL persist the room and throw them into the shop

[@ad1340yt]

how do I set a variable to anything :(

[@transientparadox]

variablename = if your variable's value is a string do "your text here" if it's a number, you don't have to do "" simple?

[@ad1340yt]

@@transientparadox its too late I already gave up on gamemaker and went back to turbowarp 💀

[@mariobroselli3642]

I wish the interface looked better, maybe different color😮