ok so i downloaded game maker and i don't know how to do some things can anyone help me?

things i don't know how to do
1.Make my character jump both left and right direction.
2.How to make my charcter do something once and wait before doing it again.
3.How to stop my character from landing on air
4.How to put a Health bar and Lives
5.how to create a stage by drawing it.
6.How to put music (my music won't load.)
7.How to put AI

This topic will lock after all these question are answered.Oh and by the way i have the lite version so if any of the things above can't be done because i don't have the pro version tell me.

AHHH! s***! I put this in the wrong topic uhhh how do i move it?! EDIT:Ok now it's in the right section.

To create a stage the easiest way is to upload it as a bg and use invisible blocks to put over the background. A more efficient way is to break it down in a tileset and make it into your stage.

6
make an a create obeject and put music object

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMxuJP-gUmM

^ A video I made on getting Game Maker 7 Pro for free! (All features).

1.
In the create event of the object, put this code:

In the step event of the object, put this code:


That is a simple movement code.

2.
Depends? What do you mean, you could, in the create event of the object, put:

in the step:


3.
question 1...

4.
RTSM (read the stupid manual)
IT says:

put that in the draw event (that is the health)

With the lives... Thats a bit more complicated...



ok... change the '50's to a bigger, or smaller number. That is what changes how far in from the top left of your screen it is. The first 50 being how far from the left, the second is how far from the top. the 16 is how far apart they should be. sprite0 should be replaced by the name of the sprite you use as lives (hearts, etc.).

5.
Do you mean, that you run the game, and you can draw the level then?
That is a lot more complicated then you think... You will have all sorts of problems, mainly through speed, but you can create a round sprite, around 32x32.
Then create an object with that sprite. Call this object obj_drawn
then create an object, called obj_control, in the LMB event, have:

Then you have a level drawn, but it will make the game lag. I did it before, but can't remember exactly how i did it and it required quite a bit of code.

6.
Create a new sound, call it snd_music
check the background option...

create an object, call it obj_music, in its create event, put this code:


7.
Woow, if you can't do the stuff above, AI is totally out of your realm. AI is dependant on the type of game. So i can't give you code. Instead i will give you the idea...
Take the coordinates of the CPU, and the coordinates of its enemy. Basically the CPU should do something about the enemy, so if its a platform type of game for example, you should check if its enemy is above it, and then it should jump, also checking though, if the floor is below it. If its enemy is right near it, make it attack, etc. Basically get a full idea of its surroundings, and make it act accordingly. For a good AI, a lot of code is needed.

8. Wrong section, take this to coder's paradise

Thanks everyone for your help I will now lock this topic.