GameMaker: studio : 100 programming challenges

Push your GameMaker programming skills to the edge with 100 programming challenges using the popular GameMaker: Studio and GML. Each challenge includes an outline of the challenge, a scoring and time guide, useful GML code, and a working example provided in GMZ format. For more advanced programmers, each challenge comes with an additional task to complete.Think you're a good GameMaker game application developer or programmer? Think again with this awesome book!**What You'll Learn** * Upgrade your skills with each specific game application coding challenge * Create many different game events, action or scenarios * Code for many different kinds of game applications or themes from space to adventure to sports to fantasy **Who This Book Is For**GameMaker and GameMaker: Studio users and coders. Contents at a Glance 4 Contents 9 About the Author 21 About the Technical Reviewer 22 Acknowledgments 23 Introduction 24 Challenge 1: Maths Bar Graph 25 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 25 Guide 26 Challenge 2: Draggable and Movable Object 27 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 27 Guide 28 Challenge 3: Room Fade In and Out Transition 29 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 29 Guide 30 Challenge 4: Typewriter Text Effect 31 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 31 Guide 32 Challenge 5: Audio Volume Change Based on Distance 33 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 33 Guide 34 Challenge 6: Move Object to Position Using Path 35 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 35 Guide 36 Challenge 7: Make the Screen Shake 37 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 37 Guide 38 Challenge 8: Create Snow Effect 39 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 39 Guide 40 Challenge 9: Password Easter Egg 41 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 41 Guide 42 Challenge 10: Follow Two Objects in View 43 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 43 Guide 44 Challenge 11: High / Low Number Game 45 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 45 Guide 46 Challenge 12: Calculate the Average Position of Two Clicks 47 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 47 Guide 48 Challenge 13: Retrieve Text File from Web and Save Locally 49 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 49 Guide 50 Challenge 14: Shuffle Pack of Playing Cards and Deal 5 51 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 51 Guide 52 Challenge 15: Reverse Sentence Order 53 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 53 Guide 53 Challenge 16: Rotate and Move Object to Mouse Position 55 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 55 Guide 56 Challenge 17: Firework Display Using Effects 57 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 57 Guide 57 Challenge 18: Random Sentence Generator 59 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 59 Guide 60 Challenge 19: Pop-Up RPG Style Text Box 61 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 61 Guide 62 Challenge 20: Room Wrapping 63 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 63 Guide 64 Challenge 21: Sprite Shadow 65 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 65 Guide 65 Challenge 22: Make a Jukebox Player for Four Songs 67 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 67 Guide 68 Challenge 23: Scrolling Credits 69 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 69 Guide 70 Challenge 24: Random Dice Roller 71 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 71 Guide 72 Challenge 25: Substitution Cipher 73 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 73 Guide 74 Challenge 26: Save Highscore to INI 75 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 75 Guide 76 Challenge 27: Spawn Point 77 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 77 Guide 78 Challenge 28: Dictionary Check 79 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 79 Guide 80 Challenge 29: Draw Text with Shadow 81 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 81 Guide 82 Challenge 30: Classic Brick and Ball Game Remake 83 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 83 Guide 84 Challenge 31: Fire Projectile 85 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 85 Guide 86 Challenge 32: World Clock 87 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 87 Guide 88 Challenge 33: Text-Based Quiz 89 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 89 Guide 90 Challenge 34: Onscreen Keyboard 91 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 91 Guide 92 Challenge 35: Create a Drivable Tank That Leaves Tyre Tracks 93 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 93 Guide 94 Challenge 36: Parallax Background 95 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 95 Guide 96 Challenge 37: Click the Ghost 97 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 97 Guide 98 Challenge 38: Particle Fire Effect 99 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 99 Guide 100 Challenge 39: Bubble Sort 101 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 101 Guide 102 Challenge 40: Unlockable Levels Select Screen 103 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 103 Guide 104 Challenge 41: Moon Lander AI 105 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 105 Guide 106 Challenge 42: Dodge the Barrels 107 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 107 Guide 108 Challenge 43: Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit 109 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 109 Guide 110 Challenge 44: Dart Board Game 111 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 111 Guide 112 Challenge 45: Calculate BMI 113 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 113 Guide 114 Challenge 46: Colour Picker 115 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 115 Guide 116 Challenge 47: 10 Green Bottles 117 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 117 Guide 118 Challenge 48: English to Morse Code 119 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 119 Guide 120 Challenge 49: Blitz Game Remake 121 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 121 Guide 122 Challenge 50: Mini Golf Game Remake 123 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 123 Guide 124 Challenge 51: Rock, Paper, Scissors Game Remake 125 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 125 Guide 126 Challenge 52: Health Based on Distance 127 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 127 Guide 128 Challenge 53: Tank Trax Game Remake 129 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 129 Guide 130 Challenge 54: Two Separate Views 131 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 131 Guide 132 Challenge 55: Word Typing Game 133 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 133 Guide 134 Challenge 56: Destructible Terrain 135 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 135 Guide 136 Challenge 57: Duck Hunt Game Remake 137 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 137 Guide 138 Challenge 58: Keep Player in View 139 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 139 Guide 140 Challenge 59: Fizz Buzz 141 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 141 Guide 142 Challenge 60: Calculate Numbers 143 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 143 Guide 144 Challenge 61: Particle Trail Effect 145 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 145 Guide 146 Challenge 62: Draw a Rectangle and Calculate Area and Perimeter 147 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 147 Guide 148 Challenge 63: Tower Defense Game 149 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 149 Guide 150 Challenge 64: Drop the Coin AKA Plinko (Arcade Style) 152 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 152 Guide 153 Challenge 65: Calculate the Nth Result of Fibonacci Sequence 154 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 154 Guide 155 Challenge 66: Distance from Object to Mouse 156 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 156 Guide 157 Challenge 67: Convert Decimal to Binary, Oct, Hex, and Roman 158 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 158 Guide 159 Challenge 68: Text in X Box 160 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 160 Guide 161 Challenge 69: Frogger Game Remake 162 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 162 Guide 163 Challenge 70: Take a Screenshot 164 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 164 Guide 165 Challenge 71: Slowly Change Direction 166 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 166 Guide 167 Challenge 72: Pong Style Game Remake 168 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 168 Guide 169 Challenge 73: Shooting Gallery 170 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 170 Guide 171 Challenge 74: How Many of Each Letter 172 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 172 Guide 173 Challenge 75: Torpedo Game Remake 174 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 174 Guide 175 Challenge 76: One Hundred Random Numbers 176 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 176 Guide 177 Challenge 77: Coin Flip 178 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 178 Guide 179 Challenge 78: Predict the Path of an Object 180 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 180 Guide 181 Challenge 79: Dynamic Button 182 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 182 Guide 183 Challenge 80: Sokoban Game Remake 184 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 184 Guide 185 Challenge 81: Top Down Football 186 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 186 Guide 187 Challenge 82: Top Down Racing 188 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 188 Guide 189 Challenge 83: Convert Numbers (in Digits) to Words 190 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 190 Guide 191 Challenge 84: Zelda Style Views 192 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 192 Guide 193 Challenge 85: Convert Text File to eBook 194 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 194 Guide 195 Challenge 86: Planets Database (INI) 196 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 196 Guide 197 Challenge 87: How Much Flour 198 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 198 Guide 199 Challenge 88: Rotating Mini Map 200 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 200 Guide 201 Challenge 89: Selectable Troops 202 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 202 Guide 203 Challenge 90: Pipes 204 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 204 Guide 205 Challenge 91: Arcade Style Horse Race Game 206 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 206 Guide 207 Challenge 92: Road Builder 208 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 208 Guide 209 Challenge 93: Chess Board Representation 210 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 210 Guide 211 Challenge 94: 1945 Game Remake 212 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 212 Guide 213 Challenge 95: Create a Virtual ATM (Bank Teller) 214 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 214 Guide 215 Challenge 96: Moon Lander Game Remake 216 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 216 Guide 217 Challenge 97: Pixelate an Image 218 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 218 Guide 219 Challenge 98: Miner 220 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 220 Guide 221 Challenge 99: Follow Player (Ghost) 222 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 222 Guide 223 Challenge 100: Multiplication Table 224 Notes on Approaching This Challenge 224 Guide 225 Appendix A: Points Chart 226 Index 232 Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Maths Bar Graph....Pages 1-2 Draggable and Movable Object....Pages 3-4 Room Fade In and Out Transition....Pages 5-6 Typewriter Text Effect....Pages 7-8 Audio Volume Change Based on Distance....Pages 9-10 Move Object to Position Using Path....Pages 11-12 Make the Screen Shake....Pages 13-14 Create Snow Effect....Pages 15-16 Password Easter Egg....Pages 17-18 Follow Two Objects in View....Pages 19-20 High / Low Number Game....Pages 21-22 Calculate the Average Position of Two Clicks....Pages 23-24 Retrieve Text File from Web and Save Locally....Pages 25-26 Shuffle Pack of Playing Cards and Deal 5....Pages 27-28 Reverse Sentence Order....Pages 29-30 Rotate and Move Object to Mouse Position....Pages 31-32 Firework Display Using Effects....Pages 33-34 Random Sentence Generator....Pages 35-36 Pop-Up RPG Style Text Box....Pages 37-38 Room Wrapping....Pages 39-40 Sprite Shadow....Pages 41-42 Make a Jukebox Player for Four Songs....Pages 43-44 Scrolling Credits....Pages 45-46 Random Dice Roller....Pages 47-48 Substitution Cipher....Pages 49-50 Save Highscore to INI....Pages 51-52 Spawn Point....Pages 53-54 Dictionary Check....Pages 55-56 Draw Text with Shadow....Pages 57-58 Classic Brick and Ball Game Remake....Pages 59-60 Fire Projectile....Pages 61-62 World Clock....Pages 63-64 Text-Based Quiz....Pages 65-66 Onscreen Keyboard....Pages 67-68 Create a Drivable Tank That Leaves Tyre Tracks....Pages 69-70 Parallax Background....Pages 71-72 Click the Ghost....Pages 73-74 Particle Fire Effect....Pages 75-76 Bubble Sort....Pages 77-78 Unlockable Levels Select Screen....Pages 79-80 Moon Lander AI....Pages 81-82 Dodge the Barrels....Pages 83-84 Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit....Pages 85-86 Dart Board Game....Pages 87-88 Calculate BMI....Pages 89-90 Colour Picker....Pages 91-92 10 Green Bottles....Pages 93-94 English to Morse Code....Pages 95-96 Blitz Game Remake....Pages 97-98 Mini Golf Game Remake....Pages 99-100 Rock, Paper, Scissors Game Remake....Pages 101-102 Health Based on Distance....Pages 103-104 Tank Trax Game Remake....Pages 105-106 Two Separate Views....Pages 107-108 Word Typing Game....Pages 109-110 Destructible Terrain....Pages 111-112 Duck Hunt Game Remake....Pages 113-114 Keep Player in View....Pages 115-116 Fizz Buzz....Pages 117-118 Calculate Numbers....Pages 119-120 Particle Trail Effect....Pages 121-122 Draw a Rectangle and Calculate Area and Perimeter....Pages 123-124 Tower Defense Game....Pages 125-127 Drop the Coin AKA Plinko (Arcade Style)....Pages 129-130 Calculate the Nth Result of Fibonacci Sequence....Pages 131-132 Distance from Object to Mouse....Pages 133-134 Convert Decimal to Binary, Oct, Hex, and Roman....Pages 135-136 Text in X Box....Pages 137-138 Frogger Game Remake....Pages 139-140 Take a Screenshot....Pages 141-142 Slowly Change Direction....Pages 143-144 Pong Style Game Remake....Pages 145-146 Shooting Gallery....Pages 147-148 How Many of Each Letter....Pages 149-150 Torpedo Game Remake....Pages 151-152 One Hundred Random Numbers....Pages 153-154 Coin Flip....Pages 155-156 Predict the Path of an Object....Pages 157-158 Dynamic Button....Pages 159-160 Sokoban Game Remake....Pages 161-162 Top Down Football....Pages 163-164 Top Down Racing....Pages 165-166 Convert Numbers (in Digits) to Words....Pages 167-168 Zelda Style Views....Pages 169-170 Convert Text File to eBook....Pages 171-172 Planets Database (INI)....Pages 173-174 How Much Flour....Pages 175-176 Rotating Mini Map....Pages 177-178 Selectable Troops....Pages 179-180 Pipes....Pages 181-182 Arcade Style Horse Race Game....Pages 183-184 Road Builder....Pages 185-186 Chess Board Representation....Pages 187-188 1945 Game Remake....Pages 189-190 Create a Virtual ATM (Bank Teller)....Pages 191-192 Moon Lander Game Remake....Pages 193-194 Pixelate an Image....Pages 195-196 Miner....Pages 197-198 Follow Player (Ghost)....Pages 199-200 Multiplication Table....Pages 201-202 Back Matter....Pages 203-210 Push your GameMaker programming skills to the edge with 100 programming challenges using the popular GameMaker: Studio and GML. Each challenge includes an outline of the challenge, a scoring and time guide, useful GML code, and a working example provided in GMZ format. For more advanced programmers, each challenge comes with an additional task to complete. Think you're a good GameMaker game application developer or programmer? Think again with this awesome book! What You'll Learn * Upgrade your skills with each specific game application coding challenge * Create many different game events, action or scenarios * Code for many different kinds of game applications or themes from space to adventure to sports to fantasy Who This Book Is For GameMaker and GameMaker: Studio users and coders Push your GameMaker programming skills to the edge with 100 programming challenges using the popular GameMaker: Studio and GML. Each challenge includes an outline of the challenge, a scoring and time guide, useful GML code, and a working example provided in GMZ format. For more advanced programmers, each challenge comes with an additional task to complete. Think you're a good GameMaker game application developer or programmer? Think again with this awesome book! You will: Upgrade your skills with each specific game application coding challenge Create many different game events, action or scenarios Code for many different kinds of game applications or themes from space to adventure to sports to fantasy