Index

A

• Adobe Photoshop
  • about / Manufacturing art assets
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets
• analytics
  • about / Tracking the game with Flurry Analytics
  • using / Understanding the Analytics
• angular damping
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• animated characters
  • creating / Creating animated characters
  • character movement, simplifying / Simplifying the character movement
  • melee attack, implementing / Implementing a melee attack
• animated sprites
  • about / Animating and creating sprites
  • illusion of action / The illusion of action
  • sprite space, maximizing / Maximize the sprite space
  • looping / Looping an animation
• animation system
  • building / Building an animation system
• application
  • creating / Creating the application
• arguments
  • about / Rebuilding the HUD
• art assets
  • manufacturing / Manufacturing art assets
• artificial intelligence (AI)
  • about / Bringing enemies to life
• audio
  • manufacturing / Manufacturing audio
• audio APIs
  • about / Making HTML game development easy
• audio file formats
  • about / Understanding the audio file formats
  • MP3 / Understanding the audio file formats
  • OCG / Understanding the audio file formats

B

• 8-bit Collective
  • URL / Manufacturing audio
• background images
  • about / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
• background move
  • adding / Making the background move
• background music, Sound Properties editor
  • about / A little background music
• Background Properties editor
  • about / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
  • used, for filling scene / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
• backgrounds
  • creating, with tilesets / Creating backgrounds with tilesets
• BFXR
  • URL / Manufacturing audio
• BMP format
  • about / Understanding the image file formats
• boss battle
  • about / Building a boss battle
  • building / Building a boss battle
  • indestructible Gun, creating / Creating the indestructible Gun
  • Cannons, constructing / Constructing the first phase: The Cannons
  • giant LaserCannon, creating / Building the second phase: The giant LaserCannon
  • shielded Boss Core, creating / Setting the final stage: The shielded Boss Core
• Box2D physics engine
  • about / Understanding the physics engine
  • working / Understanding the physics engine
• Brawl
  • creating / Building a wandering Brawl
• bullet
  • building / Building the bullet
  • firing / Firing the bullet
  • removing, from world / Removing bullets from the world
• Burst emitters
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters

C

• canFire variable / Building the player
• Cannons
  • constructing / Constructing the first phase: The Cannons
• character movement
  • simplifying / Simplifying the character movement
• child objects
  • about / Making the enemy parent
• classic platforming game
  • systems-based code, structuring / Structuring systems-based code
  • player character, building / Building the player
  • room, setting up / Setting up the room
  • boss battle, building / Building a boss battle
• Coach
  • creating / Creating the Coach
• coding conventions
  • about / Coding conventions
• collectible
  • about / The collectible
  • spawning, Time Line Properties editor used / Using the Time Line Properties editor to spawn collectibles
• collision forecasting system
  • creating / Creating a collision forecasting system
• collision group
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• collision sounds
  • adding, in tower toppling game / Adding in the collision sounds
• collision_line function
  • about / Creating the Coach
• consistency
  • about / Consistency
• constants
  • about / Creating gravity
• CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheets 3)
  • about / Making HTML game development easy

D

• 2D array
  • used, for selecting levels / Selecting levels with 2D arrays
  • about / Selecting levels with 2D arrays
• data
  • sending, to Flurry / Sending the data to Flurry
• data object
  • about / A little background music
• data structures
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • stacks / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • queues / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • lists / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • maps / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • priority queues / Preparing the Shop using data structures
  • grids / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• debugging tools
  • about / Tools for debugging your games
  • HTML5 DEBUG console / Using the HTML5 DEBUG console
  • Windows version debugger / Using the Windows version debugger
  • JavaScript code / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• Debug Messages
  • about / Tools for debugging your games
• debug version, JavaScript code
  • about / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• demolition equipment, tower toppling game
  • building / Building the demolition equipment
  • Wrecking Ball, creating / Creating a Wrecking Ball
  • Magnetic Crane, creating / Making a Magnetic Crane
• density
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• Distance Joint
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
• draw_text_ext function / Adding introductory text to each level
• Dust Cloud
  • creating / Creating a Dust Cloud

E

• else statement
  • about / Creating the Coach
• Emitters
  • about / Using the GM:S Audio engine
• enemies, game
  • constructing / Constructing three little enemies
  • enemy parent, creating / Making the enemy parent
  • FloatBot, building / Building the FloatBot
  • SpaceMine, creating / Creating the SpaceMine
  • Strafer, creating / Making the Strafer
  • bringing to life / Bringing enemies to life
  • Ghost Librarian, summoning / Summoning the Ghost Librarian
  • Brawl, creating / Building a wandering Brawl
  • Coach, creating / Creating the Coach
• enemy parent
  • creating / Making the enemy parent
• Equipment Menu, tower toppling game
  • creating / Creating the Equipment Menu
• Events / Building the player
• events
  • tracking, in game / Tracking events in the game
• Exit object / Creating Room Portals
• explosions
  • creating / Creating the explosions

F

• Facebook integration
  • about / Integrating with Facebook
• Facebook login button
  • adding, to game / Adding a Facebook login button
• falloff / Using the GM:S Audio engine
• FGL
  • URL / Making money with your games
• finishing details, adding
  • game music / Adding the game music
  • background move / Making the background move
  • explosions / Creating the explosions
• fixture
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
  • used, for defining properties / Defining properties with fixtures
• FloatBot
  • about / Building the FloatBot
  • building / Building the FloatBot
• Flurry
  • data, sending / Sending the data to Flurry
• Flurry Analytics
  • about / Tracking the game with Flurry Analytics
  • implementing / Tracking the game with Flurry Analytics
  • setting up / Setting up Flurry Analytics
• Font Properties editor
  • about / Writing text and the Font Properties editor
  • text, writing / Writing text and the Font Properties editor
• Force
  • about / Applying forces to objects
  • applying, to objects / Applying forces to objects
• Freesound
  • URL / Manufacturing audio
• friction
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• Front Ends
  • rooms, setting up / Setting up the rooms

G

• game
  • running / Running the game
  • debugging tools / Tools for debugging your games
  • coding conventions / Coding conventions
  • controlling, with Overlord / Controlling the game with the Overlord
  • win condition, setting up / Setting up the win condition
  • Ghost object, respawning / Respawning with a Ghost object
  • user interface, drawing / Drawing the user interface
  • finishing details, adding / Adding the finishing details to the game
  • rooms, navigating between / Navigating between rooms
  • rooms, building / Setting up the rooms
  • rooms portal, creating / Creating Room Portals
  • risk and reward, adding / Adding risk and reward to destruction
  • introductory text, adding to each level / Adding introductory text to each level
  • particle effects, adding / Adding particle effects to the game
  • releasing, on website / Releasing a game on your own site
  • hosting / Hosting the game
  • uploading, with FTP / Uploading the game with FTP
  • Facebook login button, adding / Adding a Facebook login button
  • events, tracking / Tracking events in the game
  • releasing / Making money with your games
• GameMaker*Studio
  • features / Making HTML game development easy
  • HTML5 Game Development / Making HTML game development easy
  • purchasing / Setting up the software
  • downloading / Setting up the software
  • setting up / Setting up the software
  • layout / Our first look at the Studio
  • interface / Our first look at the Studio
  • Menu / Our first look at the Studio
  • Toolbar / Our first look at the Studio
  • Resource tree / Our first look at the Studio
  • Workspace / Our first look at the Studio
  • resource editors / Exploring the resource editors
  • art assets, loading with Sprite Properties editor / Loading your art assets with the Sprite Properties editor
  • game objects, creating with Object Properties editor / Creating game objects with the Object Properties editor
  • worlds, creating with Room Properties editor / Creating worlds with the Room Properties editor
  • game, running / Running the game
  • code, introducing with Script Properties editor / Introducing code with the Script Properties editor
  • scene, filling with Background Properties editor / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
  • noise, bringing with Sound Properties editor / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor
  • Font Properties editor / Writing text and the Font Properties editor
  • complex movements, creating with Path Properties editor / Creating complex movements with the Path Properties editor
  • collectibles, spwaning with Time Line Properties editor / Using the Time Line Properties editor to spawn collectibles
  • art assets, creating / Manufacturing art assets
  • image file formats / Understanding the image file formats
  • sprite sheets, importing / Importing sprite sheets
  • image editor / Introducing the image editor
  • in-built Image Editor / Introducing the image editor
  • animated sprites / Animating and creating sprites
  • audio, manufacturing / Manufacturing audio
  • audio file formats / Understanding the audio file formats
  • animated characters / Creating animated characters
  • physics engine, building / Understanding the physics engine
  • tower toppling game, building / Building a tower toppling game
  • integrating, with Facebook / Integrating with Facebook
• GameMaker Language
  • about / Introducing code with the Script Properties editor, Coding conventions
• game music
  • adding / Adding the game music
• GAUSSIAN effect
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
• Gear Joints
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
• Ghost Librarian
  • summoning / Summoning the Ghost Librarian
• Ghost object
  • respawning / Respawning with a Ghost object
• giant LaserCannon
  • creating / Building the second phase: The giant LaserCannon
• GIF format
  • about / Understanding the image file formats
• GIMP
  • about / Manufacturing art assets
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets
• GM*S Audio engine
  • about / Using the GM:S Audio engine
  • using / Using the GM:S Audio engine
• Google Chrome / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• gravity
  • creating / Creating gravity
• grid data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures

H

• heads-up display (HUD)
  • about / Drawing the user interface
  • rebuilding / Rebuilding the HUD
• HTML5
  • about / Making HTML game development easy
  • testing / Making HTML game development easy
• HTML5 DEBUG console
  • about / Using the HTML5 DEBUG console
  • using / Using the HTML5 DEBUG console
• HTML5 limitations, particles effects
  • about / HTML5 limitations

I

• ICO format
  • about / Creating the application
• iframe / Making money with your games
• image editor
  • about / Introducing the image editor
  • backgrounds, creating with tilesets / Creating backgrounds with tilesets
• image file formats
  • about / Understanding the image file formats
  • BMP / Understanding the image file formats
  • GIF / Understanding the image file formats
  • JPG / Understanding the image file formats
  • PNG / Understanding the image file formats
• in-built Image Editor
  • about / Introducing the image editor
• indestructible Gun
  • creating / Creating the indestructible Gun
• inheritance
  • about / Making the enemy parent
• Ini files / Writing to local storage
• instance_find function
  • about / Creating the Coach
• introductory text
  • adding, to each level / Adding introductory text to each level
• INVGAUSSIAN effect
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
• isGameActive variable
  • about / Rebuilding the HUD
  / Rebuilding the HUD
• isLocked variable / Selecting levels with 2D arrays
• isTimerStarted variable
  • about / Rebuilding the HUD

J

• JavaScript code
  • about / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
  • using / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
  • debug version / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
  • obfuscated version / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• Joints
  • used, for conencting objects / Connecting objects with Joints
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
  • types / Connecting objects with Joints
  • Distance Joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • Revolute Joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • Prismatic Joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • pulley joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • gear joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • working / Connecting objects with Joints
• JPG format
  • about / Understanding the image file formats

K

• keyboard
  • creating / Checking the keyboard
• keyboard_check_pressed function / Implementing a melee attack
• keyframe
  • about / Looping an animation

L

• Legacy Sound engine
  • about / Using the GM:S Audio engine
• linear damping
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• LINEAR effect
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
• list data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• Listeners
  • about / Using the GM:S Audio engine
  / Using the GM:S Audio engine
• local storage
  • about / Understanding local storage
  • writing to / Writing to local storage
• loop / Using the GM:S Audio engine

M

• Magnetic Crane, tower toppling game
  • creating / Making a Magnetic Crane
• map data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• melee attack
  • implementing / Implementing a melee attack
• Menu
  • about / The Menu
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• motion planning functions
  • about / Creating the Coach
• Mozilla Firefox / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• MP3 file format
  • about / Understanding the audio file formats
• mp_grid_create attribute
  • about / Creating the Coach
• mp_potential_step function
  • about / Creating the Coach
• multiple game profiles
  • saving / Saving multiple game profiles
• myLevel variable / Selecting levels with 2D arrays
• myNum variable / Selecting levels with 2D arrays

N

• normal sounds, Sound Properties editor
  • about / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor

O

• obfuscated version, JavaScript code
  • about / Taking a look at the JavaScript code
• Object
  • about / Exploring the resource editors
• Object Properties editor
  • about / Creating game objects with the Object Properties editor
  • used, for creating game objects / Creating game objects with the Object Properties editor
  • wall object, creating / The Wall object
  • player object, creating / The Player object
• obj_Bullet event
  • about / Making the enemy parent
• obj_Enemy_Parent
  • about / Making the enemy parent
• obj_Player event
  • about / Making the enemy parent
• OGG file format
  • about / Understanding the audio file formats
• Overlord
  • about / A little background music
  • used, for controlling game / Controlling the game with the Overlord
  • used, for conmtrolling game / Controlling the game with the Overlord
  • wave of enemies, creating / Spawning waves of enemies
  • building / Building the Overlord

P

• parent object
  • about / Constructing three little enemies
  • creating / Making the enemy parent
• particle effects
  • about / Introducing particle effects
  • elements / Introducing particle effects
  • HTML5 limitations / HTML5 limitations
  • adding, to game / Adding particle effects to the game
  • Dust Cloud, creating / Creating a Dust Cloud
  • Shrapnel, adding / Adding in Shrapnel
  • TNT explosion, creating / Making the TNT explosion
  • particles, cleaning / Cleaning up the particles
• particle emitters
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
  • Burst / Utilizing particle emitters
  • Stream / Utilizing particle emitters
  • Shape options / Utilizing particle emitters
  • distribution / Utilizing particle emitters
  • LINEAR / Utilizing particle emitters
  • GAUSSIAN / Utilizing particle emitters
  • INVGAUSSIAN / Utilizing particle emitters
• particles
  • about / Applying particles
  • applying / Applying particles
  • cleaning / Cleaning up the particles
• particle systems
  • about / Understanding particle systems
• Path Properties editor
  • about / Creating complex movements with the Path Properties editor
  • used, for creating complex movements / Creating complex movements with the Path Properties editor
• persistent player
  • teleporting / Teleporting a persistent player
• physics engine
  • about / Understanding the physics engine
  • physics world, activating / Activating the world
  • properties, fixing with Fixtures / Defining properties with fixtures
  • objects, connecting with Joints / Connecting objects with Joints
  • Forces, applying to objects / Applying forces to objects
• physics properties
  • defining, with fixtures / Defining properties with fixtures
  • density / Defining properties with fixtures
  • restitution / Defining properties with fixtures
  • collision group / Defining properties with fixtures
  • linear damping / Defining properties with fixtures
  • angular damping / Defining properties with fixtures
  • friction / Defining properties with fixtures
• physics world
  • activating / Activating the world
• Pickle
  • about / Manufacturing art assets
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets
• Pillars, tower toppling game
  • breaking, into Debris / Breaking the Pillars into Debris
• Pillars and Debris, tower toppling game
  • constructing / Constructing the Pillars and Debris
• player character
  • building / Building the player
• player object
  • creating / The Player object
  • bulding / Building the player
  • player sprite, setting up / Setting up the player sprite
  • controlling / Controlling the player object
  • bullet, building / Building the bullet
  • bullet, firing / Firing the bullet
  • bullet, removing from world / Removing bullets from the world
• player points
  • rewarding / Adding risk and reward to destruction
• player sprite
  • creating / The player sprite, Setting up the player sprite
• players progress, saving
  • about / Saving the player's progress
  • local storage / Understanding local storage
  • local storage, writing to / Writing to local storage
  • multiple game profiles, saving / Saving multiple game profiles
• PNG format
  • about / Understanding the image file formats
• polish
  • about / Polish
• priority queue data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• Prismatic Joints
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
• Pulley Joints
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
• PyxelEdit
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets

Q

• quality bar
  • raising / Raising the quality bar
  • consistency / Consistency
  • readability / Readability
  • polish / Polish
• queue data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures

R

• readability
  • about / Readability
• Reason
  • URL / Manufacturing audio
• resource editors
  • Sprite Properties editor / Loading your art assets with the Sprite Properties editor
  • Object Properties editor / Creating game objects with the Object Properties editor
  • Room Properties editor / Creating worlds with the Room Properties editor
  • Script Properties editor / Introducing code with the Script Properties editor
  • Background Properties editor / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
  • Sound Properties editor / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor
  • Font Properties editor / Writing text and the Font Properties editor
  • Path Properties editor / Creating complex movements with the Path Properties editor
  • Time Line Properties editor / Using the Time Line Properties editor to spawn collectibles
• Resource tree
  • about / The Resource tree
• restitution
  • about / Defining properties with fixtures
• Revolute Joints
  • about / Connecting objects with Joints
• risk and reward
  • adding, to game / Adding risk and reward to destruction
• Room
  • about / Exploring the resource editors
• room
  • setting up / Setting up the room
• room portals
  • creating / Creating Room Portals
• Room Properties editor
  • about / Creating worlds with the Room Properties editor
  • used, for creating worlds / Creating worlds with the Room Properties editor
• rooms
  • navigating between / Navigating between rooms
  • setting up / Setting up the rooms
  • persistent player, teleporting / Teleporting a persistent player
  • Shop, preparing with data structures / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• rooms, HUD
  • setting up / Setting up the rooms
  • main menu, initializing / Initializing the main menu
  • levels, selecting with 2D arrays / Selecting levels with 2D arrays

S

• Script Properties editor
  • about / Introducing code with the Script Properties editor
  • code, intorducing with / Introducing code with the Script Properties editor
• scr_Enemy_Collision_Bullet script / Making the enemy parent
• scr_Enemy_Collision_Player script / Making the enemy parent
• scr_Player_Attack_Alarm script / Implementing a melee attack
• section/key/value structure / Writing to local storage
• shape options, particle emitters
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
• shapes
  • about / Applying particles
• shielded Boss Core
  • creating / Setting the final stage: The shielded Boss Core
• Shrapnel
  • adding / Adding in Shrapnel
• Sonant
  • URL / Manufacturing audio
• Sound Properties editor
  • about / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor
  • used, for bringing noise / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor
  • normal sounds / Bringing noise with the Sound Properties editor
  • background music / A little background music
  • game, controlling with Overlord / Controlling the game with the Overlord
  • collectible / The collectible
• SpaceMine
  • about / Creating the SpaceMine
  • creating / Creating the SpaceMine
• splash screens
  • about / Creating the application
• sponsors / Making money with your games
• Sprite
  • about / Exploring the resource editors, Applying particles
• Sprite Properties editor
  • about / Loading your art assets with the Sprite Properties editor
  • used, for loading set assets / Loading your art assets with the Sprite Properties editor
  • wall sprite, creating / The wall sprite
  • player sprite, creating / The player sprite
• Spriter
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets
• Spriters Resource
  • URL / Manufacturing art assets
• sprite sheets
  • importing / Importing sprite sheets
• spr_Bullet_SpaceMine script / Creating the SpaceMine
• stack data structure
  • about / Preparing the Shop using data structures
• startEquip Grid
  • about / Rebuilding the HUD
• Start object / Creating Room Portals
• Strafer
  • about / Making the Strafer
  • creating / Making the Strafer
• Stream emitters
  • about / Utilizing particle emitters
• systems-based code
  • structuring / Structuring systems-based code
  • gravity, creating / Creating gravity
  • animation system, building / Building an animation system
  • collision forecasting system, creating / Creating a collision forecasting system
  • keyboard, creating / Checking the keyboard

T

• Text files / Writing to local storage
• textLength variable / Adding introductory text to each level
• tileset
  • about / Creating backgrounds with tilesets
• tile sets
  • about / Filling the scene with the Background Properties editor
• Time Line Properties editor
  • about / Using the Time Line Properties editor to spawn collectibles
  • used, for spawning collectibles / Using the Time Line Properties editor to spawn collectibles
• TNT explosion
  • creating / Making the TNT explosion
• Toolbar
  • about / The Toolbar
• totalLevels variable / Selecting levels with 2D arrays
• towers, tower toppling game
  • constructing / Constructing the towers
• tower toppling game
  • building / Building a tower toppling game
  • Pillars and Debris, constructing / Constructing the Pillars and Debris
  • Pillars, breaking into Debris / Breaking the Pillars into Debris
  • collision sounds, adding / Adding in the collision sounds
  • demolition equipment, building / Building the demolition equipment
  • win condition, setting / Setting the win condition
  • Equipment Menu, creating / Creating the Equipment Menu
  • towers, constructing / Constructing the towers

U

• user interface, game
  • drawing / Drawing the user interface

V

• Variables / Building the player

W

• wall object
  • creating / The Wall object
• wall sprite
  • creating / The wall sprite
• waves of enemies
  • creating / Spawning waves of enemies
• WebGL
  • about / Making HTML game development easy, HTML5 limitations
• win condition
  • setting up / Setting up the win condition
• win condition, tower toppling game
  • setting / Setting the win condition
• Windows version debugger
  • using / Using the Windows version debugger
  • about / Using the Windows version debugger
• Workspace
  • about / The Workspace
• Wrecking Ball, tower toppling game
  • creating / Creating a Wrecking Ball
• writeText variable / Adding introductory text to each level