IDE v2023.8.2.106 with Runtime v2023.8.2.152 Licensing Fixes, MQTT startup fixes, and iOS Fixes For Xcode 15 Support Fixed that the IDE login state could still be inconsistent even after fixes in 2023.6 - now, your tokens are much more reliably refreshed (and more frequently), so you should no longer see an issue where the Account Panel thinks you're logged-in and so has a blue icon, but Target…
IDE v2023.8.1.102 with Runtime v2023.8.1.148 A small update to address some of the commonly-reported issues since the original 2023.8.0 release last week. Amongst other things, it fixes an issue with the online manual not opening at your desired pages, being able to use Alt+F4 in Windows games, and adds support for tilemaps created in-game to use the new tilemap collisions system. As always, th…
August’s 2023.8 release brings to the IDE some important licensing fixes for both SSO and Legacy login users to stop issues with sessions not refreshing when expected; a fresh new look to the Templates screens on the Start Page; a change back to "Test" for the default target set when creating new projects (plus, a slight change to runtime names); the ability to open more asset types in external…
IDE v2023.6.0.92 with Runtime v2023.6.0.139 (it's important you get the runtime update if you need this fixed version) This is a small but important release specifically for users who develop macOS games, as recent OS updates to Ventura and other recent versions of macOS have started showing prompts indicating the YoYoRunner.app package is "malware", so this release fixes just that one issue. P…
June’s 2023.6 release brings to the IDE: important SSO login fixes; a new project loading/conversion tool which GameMaker will use to convert older/newer projects into a format suitable for opening in this IDE version; a new Sprite Editor option for Spine collisions; Font Editor and Inspector options for controlling SDF font support in your games; a fix for copy/pasting in images from other art…
IDE v2023.4.0.84 Runtime v2023.4.0.113 April’s 2023.4 release brings to the IDE: improvements to the licensing UI and an offline support fix; multiple performance fixes; string templates which allow you to compose strings with expressions in-situ inside the Code Editor; new ways to launch and clean your project, along with various other optimisations inside the IDE to help cut down on build tim…
IDE v2023.2.1.75 Runtime v2023.2.1.90 This is a small-but-important update to fix the top-reported issues with the .0 release, including: hotkeys in the sprite/image editors, stretched frames in sprites not animating correctly, and that if you reused particle emitter names between two or more particle systems then they would all use the one sprite in-game. There are a handful of other fixes als…
IDE v2023.2.0.71 Runtime v2023.2.0.87 There are a number of very important changes and additions in this release, so it’s very important that you do read these release notes very carefully before you update or open projects in this version. The 2023.2 release brings support for a new particle editor inside the IDE, which you can now use to create your own particle systems and add them into the…
This is a small, but very important update to the January release to fix a few of the top issues found in the original 2023.1.0 release. It also contains a fix to show better information if you try to open a project made/updated in the upcoming February release, as the project format is changing because of the new Particle Editor feature which is coming in that release (and you can see in the B…
IDE v2023.1.0.58 Runtime v2023.1.0.76 January’s 2023.1 release sees a number of tool changes designed to speed up project-loading and importing assets, to stop a number of long-term source control quality-of-life issues, and to reduce download/install sizes for the runtimes. There are also a number of important fixes for the Debugger crashing and using up too much memory (or mis-reporting in-ga…
IDE v2022.11.1.56 Runtime v2022.11.1.75 This is a small, but very important update which fixes some of the top issues in the original 2022.11.0 release: · Building Projects: Texture pages no longer get overlapping sprites in some cases · Debugger: Fixed an issue where GameMaker locked up (and potentially RAM usage jumped up also) when hovering over any object instance values in a debugger event…
IDE v2022.11.0.54 Runtime v2022.11.0.73 November’s 2022.11 release brings the ability for you to pick which bits of your runtimes you wish to download (allowing for smaller install sizes and less time downloading after a new install/update) and the ability to use GameMaker offline if you’re signing-in with an Opera Account. The Image Editor has been changed to paste clipboard items as a new lay…
This is a small update to the original 2022.9 release to fix an Inspector/Room Layers panel usability issue if you had previously closed the Inspector and then opened a room, plus a couple of important fixes for extensions in-game (which would have caused issues if you were using our Steamworks extension in your games, as an example extension which was affected). The full IDE release notes and…
2022.9 continues the clean-up and stability work ahead of the forthcoming LTS release, plus introduces the Inspector as a part of the default layout for all new projects (as well as a tweak to the Room Editor layout so it now uses the Inspector rather than the old custom panels). This release also gives you the ability to control your texture groups more precisely in the texture groups editor,…
August’s release focuses on a lot of clean-up as we head towards an LTS release later in the year - some old or underused platforms have now been removed; many project-saving, performance, or stability changes have been made; and we have made a big improvement to tile-encoding in rooms, which does require a change in project version because older GameMaker versions will not be able to read thos…
This is an important bug-fix update to the original .0.23 release, as it fixes several in-game bugs and also some submission issues for console developers. There are also some more fixes for Feather and various other improvements throughout. Please see the release notes for the full info: IDE Notes Runtime Notes
June’s release brings Feather for everyone who wants to try it, and includes lots of fixes for Feather and also the current Syntax Errors system; adds 5 more Filter types you can use in your games; introduces more functionality when creating and using your extensions; brings microphone support to the Opera GX target; changes the Switch crash-reporter to be Nintendo’s own system; and fixes a num…
Please note that this is currently only for Windows users! Mac users, we're very sorry for the extra delay, but we have a final issue to fix first before we can release the update on Steam, so you will continue to see 2022.3 for a little longer. If you're excited to upgrade asap, then remember you can use the non-Steam version also. Welcome to the new May 2022.5 version! We hope you find it wor…
Say hello to GameMaker! (or indeed your pick of こんにちは , 안녕하세요 , cześć, or ciao) 2022.3 IDE changes several branding names and does away with the concept of picking a choice of code editor before you start your project and instead allows you to pick the editor style you want, when you want it; ships with 4 new localisations (Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Italian); adds a new dropdown to pick if…
This is a small but very important update to fix running games on Windows 7, an issue with Included Files which could cause Opera GX games to get stuck when loading, and also to add a warning dialog when trying to open a "too new" project. For the full details, see IDE Notes Runtime Notes
2022.2.0.614 introduces a new ability to create text tracks/instances and animate these within your sequences, then draw the text later in-game. It also changes a long-time GameMaker behaviour that arrays will make and edit a copy when you pass an array into a function, and so we have added an option to maintain the old way if you want. As well as these two important additions, there is the abi…
2022 Update 1 is rolling out now to fix some of the biggest issues in the original release - IDE is now v2022.1.1.610 and Runtime is now v2022.1.1.483 IDE Release Notes Runtime Release Notes Full details can be found on the usual release notes pages above, but this one fixes games crashing on Windows 7, cases where using the Mac IDE to build for macOS couldn't find the game executable, that gam…
Welcome to 2022.1! This IDE fixes a number of stability or performance issues reported over the last couple of releases, plus a number of hotkey support issues in various editors. It also adds extra functionality into the Inspector, including the ability to apply a filter/effect target to a single specified layer in the Room Editor (also via new in-game functions), and a number of productivity…
An important collection of stability and performance fixes, plus some of the other issues commonly-reported in the original 2.3.7 release. IDE Notes (All the changes are at the top) Runtime notes (again, all at the top)
2.3.7 brings the ability to sign in to GMS2 using an Opera single sign-on account if you wish, adds support for a new "nullish" operator in your code, and introduces three more filter layer types your can use in your rooms as well as enabling the Inspector for use in your rooms. This release also sees several performance increases (such as native Mac M1 architecture support for GMS2 itself) and…
2.3.6 introduces a new design to the Start Page and the concept of Template projects (which you can turn your own projects into if you wish), plus support for a new Filters layer in the Room Editor which allows you to quickly and easily add special effects into your games! As well as the new things, it brings a lot of stability fixes in the IDE, such as changing the default renderer on Windows…
2.3.5 brings a lot of stability fixes and continues the improvements to the product enabled by the new renderer and input/output systems introduced in 2.3.4. However, we also enabled the Inspector within the Sprite Editor, added new UI in Preferences to allow you to redefine the hotkeys GMS2 uses throughout the product, and introduced several other small quality-of-life tweaks which you can rea…
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