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Gamedev

Moving Platforms

Moving platforms vertically and horizontally in GMS2 can be tricky, but I feel it is a definitely must-have item if you are designing a platformer title. Below is my process for creating moving jump-thru platforms. The Parent Since we are going to have vertical/horizontal platforms, I usually create a parent/child system to organize them better […]

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Gamedev

Diagonal Movement

I often get asked about how I manage top down movement with diagonal ‘math’ ? in Gamemaker? I think I have a pretty simple fix that seems to work real nice, and is real easy to implement. I use this technique in all my top-down projects. Below is the most basic setup for our Player […]