That control you need.

See, I'm not afraid of programming, C like logic and using DS Game Maker as an actual development environment, not a game maker.

I "code" alot of games in DSGM. The Actions (e.g. Jump to Position, Output Text) are all written in C.

It's just which way you want to take it. Use DSGM as game maker or make your life as a C coder easier, missing out the nasty bits, like processing graphics with PAgfx and manually plotting sprites in code.

This screenshot shows the "Files" tab of Game Settings. Now you can use the 'data' folder (Support for Animated GIFs). The last included file shows you can add extra include C/Header files.

http://dsgamemaker.com/GameSettings.png

Bit more control than GM for PC.