Set starting files to open with GameMaker
Go to the One Drive > COMP 8 > GameMaker folder.
Double-click on the “Click It” file (or right-click and “Open With”)…
Click on Choose an app on your PC near the bottom…
Click on Windows (C:) at the top to go up a level…
Double-click on the Program Files (x86) folder …
Double-click on GameMaker 7. Then double-click on the red ball icon for Game_Maker.
Then click on Always.
The files will now all have the red icon like this.
Keep in mind, when opening files to work on, you will need to double-click on the file with the red icon (not the other one “.gb1”)
Ball Games
Maze Game
Platformer (4 classes)
Scrolling Shooter (3 classes)
More Ball Games
Game Maker Intro
Game Making Process
Step 1: Objects
To create an object, right-click on the Objects folder.
You get this window open … give it a name and usually a sprite
Add events
Then add actions – use the tabs to find the actions…
… and drag them into the action area.
Step 2: Room
Create a room by right-clicking on the Rooms folder.
To place objects in the rooms, go to the objects tab. Left-click to place. Right-click to erase.
Step 3: Testing
Test your game (F5) or use green arrow button.
Repeat steps 1-3, adding/changing objects and rooms.
Simple /Advanced Mode
If you open the game and you only see a few folders like this, you are in Simple Mode (so you have less options).
To get into Advanced mode, go to File>…
In Advanced Mode, you can have more options for types of resources (ie fonts, time lines), and you have more options for the properties for sprites and objects.
Shortcut to open files
Once you’ve started working on a game, next class just use File>Recent Files to open what you were working on. If you choose to go File>Open, make sure you are opening the GMK file (not GB1)
