Game Maker for Mac Online Help

Game Maker DocumentationWhat is NewUsing Game MakerSo you want to create your own computer gamesInstallationUpgrading to the Pro EditionThe global ideaLet us look at an exampleThe global user interfaceDefining spritesSound and musicBackgroundsDefining objectsEventsActionsMove actionsMain actions, set 1Main actions, set 2Control actionsScore actionsDrawing actionsUsing expressions and variablesCreating roomsDistributing your gameAdvanced UseAdvanced modeMore about spritesEditing your spritesStripsEditing individual subimagesAdvanced sprite settingsMore about sounds and musicMore about backgroundsMore about objectsMore actionsMore move actionsMore main actionsMore control actionsMore draw actionsParticle actionsExtra actionsMore about roomsAdvanced settingsAdding tilesViewsFontsPathsTime LinesScriptsExtension PackagesFinishing your GameGame InformationGlobal Game SettingsGraphics optionsResolutionVarious other optionsLoading optionsConstantsIncluding Files in Stand-alone GamesError optionsInformation about the gameSpeed considerationsThe Game Maker Language (GML)GML Language OverviewA ProgramVariablesAssignmentsExpressionsExtra VariablesAddressing variables in other instancesArraysIf statementRepeat statementWhile statementDo statementFor statementSwitch statementBreak statementContinue statementExit statementFunctionsScriptsWith constructionsCommentFunctions and variables in GMLComputing thingsConstantsReal-valued functionsString handling functionsDealing with dates and timeGame playMoving aroundPathsMotion planningCollision checkingInstancesDeactivating instancesTimingRoomsScoreGenerating eventsMiscellaneous variables and functionsUser InteractionThe KeyboardThe MouseThe JoystickGame GraphicsSprites and ImagesBackgroundsDrawing Sprites and BackgroundsDrawing ShapesFonts and TextAdvanced Drawing FunctionsDrawing SurfacesTilesThe DisplayThe WindowViewsRepainting the ScreenSound and musicBasic sound functionsSound Effects3D SoundCD MusicSplash screens, highscores and other pop-upsSplash screensPop-up messages and questionsHighscore listResourcesSpritesSoundsBackgroundsFontsPathsScriptsTime linesObjectsRoomsChanging ResourcesSpritesSoundsBackgroundsFontsPathsScriptsTime linesObjectsRoomsFiles, registry, and executing programsFilesRegistryINI filesExecuting programsData StructuresStacksQueuesListsMapsPriority queuesGridsCreating particlesSimple EffectsParticle typesParticle systemsEmittersAttractorsDestroyersDeflectorsChangersFirework ExampleMultiplayer GamesSetting up a connectionCreating and joining sessionsPlayersShared dataMessagesUsing DLL's3D GraphicsGoing to 3D modeEasy drawingDrawing polygons in 3DDrawing basic shapesViewing the worldTransformationsFogLightingCreating ModelsFinal words