Duck Tales Project on Game Maker 8

Posted by Eldin on Sept. 19, 2011, 1:12 a.m.

I'm fairly new at Game Maker, so I decided to learn it by trying to copy a game and learning how to use the program.

I thought I was doing well for a new guy, but then I stumbled and faced the expected problems.

The current problems I'm facing are:

1) When I duck with Scrooge McDuck (no pun intended), the animation plays well, but then I realized that I can press right and left and he'd move while ducking, and at the same time displaying a stupid animation of him gliding while ducking and his hat is stuck in the air.

2) When I climb the rope, I was only able to make him climb with one sprite, rather than the climbing animation, I tried fixing it, and the end result was him climbing the air instead of walking, so I took it out, now he just climbs the rope while displaying the jumping animation, I don't know how to fix it.

3) I tried to make the cane command (on the NES, it was triggered by pressing Down and B). So I tried but I wasn't able to trigger it, I'm new at this one as well. An experienced user with GM sent me a certain command and told me to press Down and D (my button of choice), and it triggers a message stating that I pressed the button (he wanted to check if my code was wrong, and it was). I'd love it if someone can help me with this one.

Here is a rar file of the progress I made so far: http://www.mediafire...vpy3vstf6vtdq2q

I'm sure that if you mess with the example long enough, you'll find more glitches.

Criticism is greatly welcomed, as I intend to learn from my mistakes, and I'm not embarrassed to ask help from more experienced and better Game Maker users, I ask that you please help with this, as I hope to use this program for as long as possible.

If someone can fix the issues I'm facing and upload it so I can understand where I messed up, I'd truly appreciate it.

Thanks for your time guys, truly appreciated!

Comments

Darthvender 12 years, 8 months ago

I'd love to help but it seems that the link you posted is broken. leads to an incorrect url (http://www.mediafire...vpy3vstf6vtdq2q/).

Also, welcome to 64Digits.

I'm sure someone will be along to give you the official welcome soon enough. I can never remember it.

Eldin 12 years, 8 months ago

Hi Darthvender!

Thanks for the hospitality, appreciate it :)

I uploaded my file to the file manager, didn't know it existed before. Also, how do I set my profile pic, when I go to the edit profile settings, I can't seem to find that option!

Thanks for your comment, truly appreciated!

Ferret 12 years, 8 months ago

There is a section for avatar and banner, in the section is a drop box where you select images from your file manager.

Edit, a little note, the users here probably stay as far away as possible from drag and drop. Most of the users here have a good amount of years experience in programming and probably don't want to deal with such an annoying simplistic style of programming :(

panzercretin 12 years, 8 months ago

Make a fighting game featuring all the anthromorphosized duck cartoon characters; Daffy Duck, Donald Duck, Darkwing Duck, Scrooge McDuck, The Mighty Ducks, Howard the Duck, the list goes on.

The entire soundtack should be various remixes of that.

Do this for great honor. Also maybe a crossaint if I can find the recipe.