Dside: переводы

→You can change the order of the resources by clicking on a specific resoource and then dragging it to the appropriate place within its resource group.

→At the left of the main form you find the resource tree. Here you will see a "tree" view of all the resources in your game. It works in the same way as Windows Explorer, and you are most likely familiar with how it should work. If an item has a + sign in front of it you can click on the sign to see the resources inside it (expand it). By clicking on the - sign these disappear again (collapse it). You can change the name of a resource (except the top level ones that show the type of resource contained within) by selecting it once with a single click, and then giving another single click on the name once again. Double clicking on a resource in quick succession will automatically open its properties form where you can edit and change things related to it. Use the right mouse button to call up a context specific window that contains the same commands as found in the Edit Menu.

→This second button will open up the page of the GameMaker:Studio Steam Workshop in the Steam client window on your PC.

→This first button will open the Steam Player where you can play any games you have subscribed to or uploaded to the Steam Workshop.

→Steam users have two additional buttons on the toolbar:

→This is the main interface for GameMaker:Studio and it's here that you control every aspect of your current project. On the left, you can see the different resources mentioned in other sections of the manual: Sprites, Sounds, Backgrounds, Paths, Scripts, Fonts, Time Lines, Objects, Global Game Settings and finally, Extensions. At the top of the window there is the menu and a handy tool-bar to access some of the most used commands when creating a game. We will briefly discuss the various menu items, buttons, etc... below, but they will be covered far more in-depth in the later sections of the manual. One thing you should realise at this point is that many of the same things can be achieved in various different ways when working with GameMaker:Studio, either by choosing a command from the menu, by clicking a tool-bar button, or by right clicking on a resource. This redundancy is there so that you can get working with GameMaker:Studio in the easiest and most natural way, using whatever system you feel most comfortable with.

→•Close All. Close all the property windows, asking the user whether or not to save any changes made.

→•Arrange Icons. Arrange all the iconified property windows. (Useful in particular when resizing the main form.)

→•Cascade. Cascade all the windows such that each of them is partially visible.

→In this menu you find some typical commands to manage the different properties of the actual windows in the main GameMaker:Studio form :

→Here you can find out all about the various options available to you from the drop down window menu.

→The Window Menu

→Sprites are generally the visual representations of objects within the game you are creating. As such, a sprite is either a single image, drawn with any drawing program you like, or a set of images that, when played one after another, looks like a looping animation. For example, the following 10 images form a sprite for a character who is waving his arms while skydiving.

→•Although jpeg images are supported, it is best to avoid using this file type as, due to the compression used, the images are generally of poorer quality than either png or bmp.

→The license file will also be emailed to you using the email address you entered during purchase, and if you've logged into the YoYo Games store through the "My Account" section, it will also be tied to that account, allowing you to retrieve it at any time should that be necessary. If you don't have a YoYoGames login, the email will also contain details of the new account that has been automatically setup using the email address you have provided. This will, again, let you retrieve your GameMaker:Studio License code from the YoYoGames website. Once you have completed the licence process, GameMaker:Studio will be ready to use!

→While GameMaker:Studio itself does not require an internet connection to be used, it will require occasional access to maintain the license activated. If you cannot connect your computer to the internet for any long period of time, you can download the license check file from the YoYo Games website, and then point the auto update system to it. If you fail to provide a valid license file, or there is no internet connection when requested, your copy of GameMaker:Studio will not work until such time as this is resolved.

→GameMaker:Studio comes with two export options included when you buy it : Windows and Mac OSX (and Steam Workshop if you bought the program from Steam). However the additional modules can be purchased easily from YoYo Games Checkout. Once there, all you have to do is fill in the required information (e-mail address and GameMaker:Studio base license), then select the target module or modules that you wish to add. Once this has been done, clicking "Proceed" will take you to the purchase page of Google Checkout to confirm the sale. Finally, once confirmed, you will be given the new license and an email with it will be sent to the address you have given.

→To use this License, you must now start GameMaker:Studio and go to "Help", "Update License" and enter your new license in the appropriate area. Once that is done, you should close GameMaker:Studio and re-start it to enjoy the functionality of the new modules that you have purchased.

→If you bought GameMaker:Studio through Steam you can also purchase these modules easily on-line from the same service, with no licence being required as Steam keeps track of your details for you. To access the available modules, you must run your Steam Client, go to the Library and right click on the GameMaker:Studio entry. From the right click menu that pops up you should select the option View Downloadable Content which will open the application Properties window and there you can select, buy and install the module of your choice.