Designing Games with Game Maker - YoYo Games

loading. You can also save and load games from within a piece of code (note that loading only
takes place at the end of the current step).
game_save(string) Saves the game to the file with name string.
game_load(string) Loads the game from the file with name string.
Please realize that only the basic game data is being saved. If for example you play a
particular piece of music, the precise position in the music is not saved. Also changed
resources are not saved. Other things that are not saved are the contents of data structures,
particles, and multiplayer settings.
Transitions
When you move from one room to another you can select a transition. To set the transition to
the next frame you must set the variable called transition_kind. If you assign a value
larger than 0 to it the corresponding transition is used for the next room transition. It only
affect the next transition. After this the value is reset to 0, which indicates no transition.
transition_kind Indicates the next room transition. You can use the
following builtin values
0 = no effect
1 = Create from left
2 = Create from right
3 = Create from top
4 = Create from bottom
5 = Create from center
6 = Shift from left
7 = Shift from right
8 = Shift from top
9 = Shift from bottom
10 = Interlaced from left
11 = Interlaced from right
12 = Interlaced from top
13 = Interlaced from bottom
14 = Push from left
15 = Push from right