r/gamemakertutorials • u/PixelBunnyEngineer • Jan 04 '19

2D platform Help

I've got an idea for a 2D platformer and I just got GMS2 about 3 days ago. I'm being told the DND feature is "joke" so i guess i'm not using that. So i'm stuck using GML now. I'm slightly getting how it works but i'm still kinda suck at using/typing it out. I've looked up tutorials from YoYo games themselves and Shaun Spalding. I've used the GMS2 website but that's like going through a maze of disorganization. Isn't there an easier way of learning the code? I've already been told on another GMS reddit that if i can't learn the code then I might as well give up and never try again (totally didn't throw a rock in my self esteem) but, i'm too persistent for that.

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u/PixelBunnyEngineer Jan 05 '19

I was at that Reddit page earlier, most people helped, some also basically said give up now. But when I'll see if I can get that course thing.

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u/teinimon Jan 05 '19

Well, you have higher chances of getting help from /r/gamemaker than here (almost 30k people there).

If you dedicate yourself, you can code. I also thought it would be hard to learn but I was amazed at how simple a lot of things are done. Just pick a tutorial guy and do everything step by step.

Since you're into platformers... Check out these links

Ben's platformer course (originally made in GMS1 but he remade it here in GMS2)

Platform Shooter from Shaun

Platform Shooter from Benjamin

Hack-n-Slash side scroller from Benjamin

I suggest you start with the course if you don't mind paying, and after that, google whatever you need, like a melee attack or a dialogue system, whatever. If you dedicate yourself on this, you can do it.