Tower Defense: GameMaker: Studio (GameMaker: Studio Tutorials Book 1)

Tower Defense: GameMaker: Studio (GameMaker: Studio Tutorials Book 1)

The project file for this tutorial was recently updated with: smoother drag and drop functionality; advanced coding for creating additional player units; the player can no longer place units on the path; improved targeting of enemy units; added a high score table and the ability for the player to enter their name; and more. You can download the free project file here: https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/publishers/964/michael-rohde.<br /><br />The book was not updated to reflect these improvements; however, the book is now only 99 cents.<br /><br />Tower Defense: GameMaker: Studio teaches you how to make a basic tower defense game using the drag and drop Actions built in GameMaker: Studio. This tutorial is intended for beginner and intermediate users of GameMaker: Studio with no coding experience. The author does provide GML code examples and explains what the code does and how to use it.<br /><br />The book contains 58 color figures and screenshots best viewed on the Kindle Fire and other color devices. You can tap to enlarge, pan, and zoom the images. <br /><br />Features of GameMaker: Studio covered in this tutorial include: Tilesets; Paths; Time Lines; Sprites; Alarms; the GUI layer; Rooms; and primarily uses the drag and drop Actions with some GML code.