NEWS BLOG

Here you find news on how the Knowledge Base is going, as well as other bits and pieces.

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Shoot-Em-Up Blog

I've decided to create a blog to keep track of my game N - Type. It shows you how I went about creating the game, right from the concept through to adding the finishing touches (at this time, it's no where near finished but keep checking). Perhaps it might help someone to create their own horizontal type shoot-em-up.  You can check out the blog here [This project is on hold for the moment].

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ADRIFT

I've been messing around with another game making program called the Adventure Development & Runner - Interactive Toolkit, a program that let's you create text adventures (you know the one's, ">unlock door", ">talk to shopkeeper", ">examine bed") and quite good it is too! http://www.adrift.org.uk

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Alternative Help File?

While I was messing around with the Knowledge Base, I thought "wouldn't it be a good idea if it could be accessed from within Game Maker itself." and that's when I came up with replacing the official help file, well actually, I sandwiched the Knowledge Base in between GM and it's help file so accessing help from within GM brings up the Knowledge Base. There is a link to the official GM help file though.

I compiled the Knowledge Base as a chm help file and renamed it Game_Maker.chm, then I renamed the original help file Game_MakerMain.chm and put a link to it in the Knowledge Base, if anybody's interested in this then let me know.

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Running Short!

It seems the Knowledge Base is running short of functions, I can't possible explain every function and therefore need help, if you can explain a function thoroughly then please send it in, you'll be doing the community a great service!

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Particulars Wanted!!

Yup, there are particular things I'm on the look out for for upcoming updates, if you can supply any of the following I'd love to hear from you:

Full Tutorials

Drawing sprite based numbers.

V6.1 Particle System.

Timeline Tutorial.

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More Style

It seems that while people like the Knowledge Base, they want "more style". The Knowledge Base is meant to be a reference program, not a fully fledged companion site to Game Maker (like the GM Companion was), there are many of them around.  The Knowledge Base will stay essentially the same, in the same format.

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GM Companion Replacement!

The GM Knowledge Base has now replaced the GM Companion website. I hope you find the Knowledge Base as useful as the Companion.

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What would you like to see?

What would you like to see in the Knowledge Base? Again, PM me and tell me what you'd like to see included in a future version (I've no guarantees though :). No games or examples as many other websites have them.