Designing Games with Game Maker - YoYo Games

Version 7 uses a new registration mechanism. The free and registered version are now called
the Lite and Pro Edition. There is an improved online purchase process that immediately
upgrades the program after the payment is made. Old version 5 and 6 registration keys can
be exchanged for version 7 activation codes.
Other changes
There are a number of other changes and additions. Here are some of the important ones.
• The selected direction(s) in the Move Fixed action are now colored red.
• When running a game the loading bar is shown considerably earlier such that it is clear
the game is running.
• Renamed all actions for more easy reference (compatible with the book).
• When adding or replacing sprites and backgrounds or when using splash images, many
different file formats can now be used, including jpg, tif, bmp, gif, png, etc.
• In the image editor there now is a command (Ctrl-A) to select the whole image.
• A toolbar button was added on the main form to save the game as stand-alone
executable.
• In the constants list in game settings, buttons were added to move them up or down
in the list and to insert a constant above the current one.
• Function message_position(-1,-1) now sets the message box to the screen center.
• Print buttons were added in the script and code editor.
• Save and print buttons were added to the debug info forms.
• Events were added that happen when an instance lies outside a view or intersects the
view boundary.
• The form showing errors in the game is enhanced and allows for copying them to the
clipboard.
• Functions random_set_seed(seed), random_get_seed(), and randomize() were added.
• In the image editor you can now jump to next/prev subimage of a sprite.
• Global variables can now be declared using the keyword globalvar. After this
declaration it is no longer necessary to add the word global and a dot in front of them.
• During game play F9 now takes a screenshot unless this is switched off in the global
game settings.
• Added functions draw_line_width(x1,y1,x2,y2,w) and
draw_line_width_color(x1,y1,x2,y2,w,col1,col2) to draw lines with a width.
• d3d_start() and d3d_end() now return whether successful.