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Screen Tearing / Wavy Effect in GameMaker Studio 2 (using Surfaces)

March 1, 2018 by Nikles

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After playing Environmental Station Alpha, I decided I wanted to implement the screen tearing effect Hempuli is using in his game. I didn’t know how he achieved it so I …

Guide to develop low resolution 2D platformers with smooth movement and pixel perfect collisions in GameMaker Studio 2 (with slopes)

November 29, 2019February 17, 2018 by Nikles

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This guide explores the ins and outs of making low resolution 2D Platformers with both pixel perfect, precise collisions (with slopes) and sub-pixel, smooth sprite movements. Turns out you CAN have smooth low res graphics.

A little update

January 20, 2018 by Nikles

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Since I now have a full-time job, I removed my Patreon page and my silly “donations” form. I also ordered a brand new notebook; it’s ridiculously powerful so I can run GameMaker Studio 2 with no lag (and in Full HD resolution).

Lately I found myself willing to create content but the very same job that gave me financial freedom, is kind of keeping me from making progress on my own projects. I guess I should stop planning ahead and just go with the flow.

What’s next

November 24, 2017 by Nikles

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Now that I have a full time job, I need to re-assess my priorities. Game development will always be a part of my life but in a lighter, brighter and …

Scaling up my game 4x without resizing a single sprite (GM:S 1.4)

March 1, 2018October 29, 2017 by Nikles

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This post is outdated This post strictly refers to GM:S 1.4 and not GameMaker Studio 2. I also do not recommend doing this upscaling; using surfaces, you might be able …

Separation of Concerns in GameMaker Studio

October 29, 2017October 29, 2017 by Nikles

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I recently got into the (bad) habit of using just one single controller object for my games. It manages everything from input to video. The logic behind this was that …

Touchpad three fingers tap as middle click and Drag and Drop on finger lift – no Delay – on Windows 10 (after creators update)

September 2, 2017September 2, 2017 by Nikles

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I rarely post about Windows tips and tricks but this one kind of saved my day, especially because drag and drop and middle click are vital features in the GameMaker …

Fuzeboy – Status Update – [9 AUG 2017]

August 9, 2017 by Nikles

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As some of you might know, Fuzeboy’s project scope changed considerably during its development. There’s been an overhaul of features, specifications, goals and deadlines. Originally thought to be a quick …

Sprites with different images dimensions in GameMaker Studio 2

August 10, 2017August 8, 2017 by Nikles

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When you try to import multiple images into a single sprite in GameMaker Studio 2, you could end up with unexpected results. Specifically, if the images have different sizes (width and height), the sprite size will be equal to that of the largest image, but all the other images will be imported stretched to fill the canvas (effectively ruining the sprite).

Advanced Animation Control in GameMaker Studio 2 – Method 1

August 10, 2017August 1, 2017 by Nikles

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Let’s say that you have a sprite with a complex animation (i.e. variable frame rate). As you can see from the following image, each frame will play at a specific time (I use a simple Photoshop script to export the frames, I’ll write an article about it later).