GML Basics

How to Write Your First GML Code: A Beginner’s Guide

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How to Write Your First GML Code: A Beginner’s Guide

Writing your first line of code can feel intimidating. You may worry about strange symbols, complicated commands, or accidentally breaking your entire project. The good news is that GameMaker Language, better known as GML, is designed to make game programming relatively approachable. GML lets you control almost everything that happens in a GameMaker project. You … Read more

What Is GML? A Beginner’s Introduction to GameMaker Language

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What Is GML? A Beginner’s Introduction to GameMaker Language

Making a video game involves more than drawing characters and designing levels. The game also needs instructions that determine how the player moves, when enemies attack, how points are calculated, and what happens when someone reaches the end of a level. In GameMaker, many of those instructions are written using GML. But what is GML, … Read more