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So… I made a new avatar using a font called Neverwinter and added a soft glow effect to it. I thought it looked nice. Oh btw, I saw the movie Avatar. Pretty awesome in my opinion.New ProjectAside from my new avatar, like always I'm experimenting with something new and expanding my knowledge about programming. This time I'm working with 39dll. For the first time i'm actually putting myself through a crash course and learning how to use the dll to it's fullest.. Online capabilities should benefit everything from games to programs in the future. I actually find it alot of fun working with communications. You have no idea how excited I got when I managed to make a working battle system on my 2d platformer. It may have been a simple shooter between two clients, but I felt accomplished. I'm learning alot about how online games work and i'm trying to avoid mistakes and learn how to program efficiently. Like everything else in the world you have to take things one step at a time. If I create anything worth showing, i'll be sure to let everyone beta test it. But for now I'm like a child in a playground. Just having fun.Updates on other projects:Xenoban: waiting to get GM8 Pro so I can use built in .PNG support and possibly add animations with transparency. This would also keep me from using so many external sources. At the moment I have 100+ external .PNG files that use the PNG dll to import them.Redline: Haven't done much. The next thing i'll be working on is a collision system to go with the physics.Savage Defense: Once again waiting for GM8 Pro so I can use .PNG support. I'm looking to enhance the graphics on the next version. (Especially the enemies). The editor and alpha support will help greatly.Merry ChristmasChristmas! Woot. This year I got a GPS for my car. It's a TomTom and mounts nicely right next to the steering wheel. It should come in handy. I also got quite a few outfits. Nothing worth bragging about I guess, but whatever. The GPS has bluetooth and connects to my phone. I can call/recieve phone calls through the GPS. Keeps my hands on the wheel I guess.Help wantedBtw: If anyone experienced with 39dll has the time and wants to help someone out, I could use some tips. I'm having a little trouble with my game. I'm using BlaXun's tutorials and documents as guidelines, but trouble shooting a particular glitch has me confused. PM me if you're interested.
Saves a lot of memory having it built in.
@juju That's what I mentioned before :D
I'd rather not have to use two separate sprites to give an effect that can be done with just one .PNG file and animations with alpha channels are alot easier with GM8. sprite_set_alpha_from_sprite() is too limited in my opinion.
That does sound nice and all, but I don't want to pay again >:( I just bought 7 very recently.
I use game maker everyday. I've used it for 5 years. I'm willing to pay for something that's been so useful to me.
sprite_add_alpha()