Pixelated Pope

Fields of Mistria’s 4th Major Update arrives February 23rd ✨

You know, I thought when I made this that everyone would be caught off guard by the idea of deactivating an instance for only PART of a step, but -apparently- the real surprise is the existence of TAGS.

Book menu breakdown 📙
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YouTube video by PixelatedPope GameMaker Tutorial - Pausing Your Game in 2026 - PART 1 of 2

New #GameMaker Tutorial Video: PAUSING (1 of 2)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OeS...

Part 2 next Saturday!

#gamedev #indiedev #tutorial #coding #programming

GitHub - PixelatedPope/HelpfulGMLScripts: An open source resource for GameMaker scripts An open source resource for GameMaker scripts. Contribute to PixelatedPope/HelpfulGMLScripts development by creating an account on GitHub.

This was made specifically to help someone position their on screen controls for their mobile game. If you have a similar use case, check it out on Github!
github.com/PixelatedPop...

New #gamemaker script on my Helpful Scripts github.
~~~gui_get_maximized_bounds~~~
Your game have a static aspect ratio? But you want to draw stuff ON the black bars? This will give you the bounds of the gui event INCLUDING the black bars without having to use display_set_gui_maximize()

YouTube video by PixelatedPope GM Anatomy - Code Execution Order - How GameMaker Works

New #GameMaker Anatomy video! Really excited about this one. Hope you enjoy it. This is the first video in the new... uh... format? Let me know what you think!

youtu.be/eVBKhldpZKc

This is a pretty incredible opportunity for all you #GameMaker developers out there.
There's a guide on how to get started here: github.com/reddit/devvi...
Good luck, everyone!

Abbreviate Large Numbers in GameMaker - Chequered Ink If you're adding obscenely high numbers to your own game, then you'll probably want to abbreviate them too.

How to abbreviate large numbers in GameMaker using either letters (e.g. 1 billion becomes 1b) or powers of 10 (one billion becomes 1 x 10^9) #GameDev chequered.ink/abbreviate-l...

EXCALIMURDER is a nonlinear murder mystery game.
You investigate in any order and connect the dots in your notebook.

Also, Excalibur is the murder weapon
#pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker

No new #gamemaker video this week, but I'm very excited about next week's video!

"GM Anatomy: Code Execution Order"

YouTube video by PixelatedPope GameMaker - Cameras & Resolution 20256 - PART 4 - Expert

Last video in my new #gamemaker Cameras and Resolution series is out now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl5K...

Adding in a bit of ✨Game Juice ✨ (a couple visual effects or sound effects) can really change how fun your game feels!

Yeah, this is what my system tries to avoid

Adding responsive feedback to your interactions can make simple actions SUPER satisfying!

YouTube video by PixelatedPope GameMaker - Cameras & Resolution 2026 - PART 3 - Advanced

Part 3 of my 4 part #gamemaker Cameras and Resolution series is out now! Follow along as we add features like zooming, camera shaking, and more to our camera system!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0RJ...

Last couple of days have been really productive. Released the 2nd Cameras tutorial, and recorded the Voice Over for THREE new videos. Super excited to get these out. Probably some time in the middle of January - Early February.

Oh! Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to re-learn how to Youtube so that I can schedule videos and get notifications sent out.

You have a #gamemaker game, and it's on the Steam or Itchio Winter Sale?

Reply with your game then, I'll repost them all!!

#indiegame #gamedev #Steam #itchio

YouTube video by PixelatedPope GameMaker - Cameras & Resolution 2026 -- PART 2 -- Intermediate

Part 2 of my new #gamemaker Cameras and Resolution series!
This one is similar to my old "Simple As Possible" video, but with a lot of new features: Explaining why "object following" sucks, how GM draws your game, and troubleshooting common issues! Check it out!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbxa...

YouTube video by People Make Games The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters

Why We're Boycotting Xbox:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...

🏆 Best Game: DELTARUNE
🏆 Most Anticipated Game: MINDWAVE
🏆 Best Tool: GMRoomLoader
🏆 Community Legend: Mors

My next #gamemaker video series is all about Pausing!
Here's a sneak peek of what you end up with after you finish it. This is done using a system unlike anything you've ever seen in a pause tutorial... as far as I know... I'm not omniscient 🤷‍♂️.
#gamedev #indiedev #hashtagsaresilly

Cheers everyone who's been playing the Lelu demo, it really means a lot!
If you haven't played yet, here's a link to the steam demo - store.steampowered.com/app/3131340/...
#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

YouTube video by PixelatedPope GameMaker - Cameras & Resolution 2026 -- PART 1 -- Beginner

Part 1 of my new #gamemaker Cameras and Resolution series!
Probably not going to be terribly helpful for most of you experienced users as this is intended for brand new GM users who just want to size their window and get a very basic camera up and running.
youtu.be/gWaPZQiB9RQ

You’ve started making your game but when should you start playtesting?
The short answer is: Now! @oandcogames.bsky.social show how to playtest your game the right way.

🔗 youtu.be/bk5tAZ-J1yg

So they may be rough, but things will get better. I've already got a new mic, and I'm really excited about my plans for future video. Unfortunately, this isn't like the "make it exist, then make it perfect" meme; these videos will exist in their imperfect state forever. But they WILL exist.

As I'm going through and putting the finishing touches on the new Camera Series, I have to constantly remind myself that it's okay they aren't "perfect." Even if my YouTube channel is 10 years old, I'm basically starting over and having to re-learn all these skills.

@pixelatedpope.bsky.social loves creating written tutorials on Reddit, video tutorials on YouTube, releasing useful tools and systems and helping others through Discord.
🔗 www.pixelatedpope.com