I have this game making software from WWW.GameMaker.NL and I somewhat know how to use it. Has anyone ever made a game with this damn thing? For some reason the sprites have to be 32x32 but that dose not leave much detail, I mess with photoshop, so dose anyone who has used this program put me up on game as far as how to make custom sprites look good? I would love to create a RGB game.

I've used it, I found paint was a pretty decent program to use when making sprites. I didnt get really into it and it was a good few years ago. So i wont be much help.

importtuner760
I have this game making software from WWW.GameMaker.NL and I somewhat know how to use it. Has anyone ever made a game with this damn thing? For some reason the sprites have to be 32x32 but that dose not leave much detail, I mess with photoshop, so dose anyone who has used this program put me up on game as far as how to make custom sprites look good? I would love to create a RGB game.

im taking a class on it right now actually. you have to have a “invisible color” to your custom sprites. like a green screen if you wil. when you create a sprite, give it a neon color background and when you import it, it should just appear as the sprite in the game.

im not 100% sure if thats how it works but you defiantely need an invisible color for your custom sprites i believe. what ever question you have i'll be sure to ask my teacher .

importtuner760
I have this game making software from WWW.GameMaker.NL and I somewhat know how to use it. Has anyone ever made a game with this damn thing? For some reason the sprites have to be 32x32 but that dose not leave much detail,

Your sprites don't have to be 32x32 just change the values in the image width/heigth boxes when you create from a strip…
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/8thMan/example.png

As far as help goes just PM me any questions and I'll be glad to help out…I've spent alot of time with gamemaker 5 and 6…

Crossing the Streams
im not 100% sure if thats how it works but you defiantely need an invisible color for your custom sprites i believe. what ever question you have i'll be sure to ask my teacher .

It just has to be a color(or colour for all you in the UK) that you're not using in your sprite.For example you don't want a black background if you're using black outlines in your sprite…also you don't have to set a transparent color.GM will do it automatically based on what's surrounding your selection..

the_blessed_freak51

importtuner760
I have this game making software from WWW.GameMaker.NL and I somewhat know how to use it. Has anyone ever made a game with this damn thing? For some reason the sprites have to be 32x32 but that dose not leave much detail,

Your sprites don't have to be 32x32 just change the values in the image width/heigth boxes when you create from a strip…
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/8thMan/example.png

As far as help goes just PM me any questions and I'll be glad to help out…I've spent alot of time with gamemaker 5 and 6…

Crossing the Streams
im not 100% sure if thats how it works but you defiantely need an invisible color for your custom sprites i believe. what ever question you have i'll be sure to ask my teacher .

It just has to be a color(or colour for all you in the UK) that you're not using in your sprite.For example you don't want a black background if you're using black outlines in your sprite…also you don't have to set a transparent color.GM will do it automatically based on what's surrounding your selection..

the man knows what hes talking about

did you use game maker for the GB 2D stuff and the Evil Dead stuff?

Crossing the Streams
did you use game maker for the GB 2D stuff and the Evil Dead stuff?

Indeed… (*peter)

if my people sprites are 50x74 in Game Maker, how big should I make my backgrounds? I am new to this game making stuff. Here is a small game sprite of a Peter that I just finished. He also has a small ghost trap on the ground. Tell me what you think, I drew it with my mouse in photoshop.

importtuner760
if my people sprites are 50x74 in Game Maker, how big should I make my backgrounds? I am new to this game making stuff. Here is a small game sprite of a Peter that I just finished. He also has a small ghost trap on the ground. Tell me what you think, I drew it with my mouse in photoshop.

When you draw your backgrounds just make them realative to your player sprites…just draw something up them paste in you sprite to see if it looks right…

Killer Venkmen by the way (*peter)

As you can see I am a noobie to game making. I am good with photoshop, that is about it. Here is a lil something I did so far. I am not sure how to make the proton beam act right as far as shooting from the gun in the right direction. Anyways I geuss I am doing ok so far. (For a Noobie)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B7N19YIN