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Title: Game Maker 8
Post by: JollyRoger on December 22, 2009, 05:35:57 PM
Game Maker 8 was released today.  I haven't had a chance to register it yet, but I noticed that it comes with a fair share of resources by default.  Other than that, it looks good so far, can't wait to use it more in-depth.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Lingus on December 22, 2009, 05:42:29 PM
Do they have a change log or anything? Or are there major bullet points as to what is different about this version from previous? I'm curious...
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: JollyRoger on December 22, 2009, 05:45:56 PM
http://glog.yoyogames.com/?p=537 (http://glog.yoyogames.com/?p=537)
That's about the closest thing that I can find.

I'm also loving the new logo.  I'm not sure how many followed the whole debate surrounding the new logo, but I'm pleased with the decision.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 06:00:08 PM
I feel like this should have been a free update to gm7 but hey its nice to see it growing and being worked on. If they make money and are able to make the next game maker better then yay.

One of the biggest things i like about this is the new script editor. Im downloading the free/lite/unregs vs now.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Jake on December 22, 2009, 06:06:28 PM
The new logo was originaly going to be...
(http://glog.yoyogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/GM8_cl_Text.png)

So many people hated it though that it got changed to...
(http://glog.yoyogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/gm8_logo_glog.jpg)
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Lingus on December 22, 2009, 06:13:05 PM
Quote from: JollyRoger on December 22, 2009, 05:45:56 PM
http://glog.yoyogames.com/?p=537 (http://glog.yoyogames.com/?p=537)
That's about the closest thing that I can find.
Nice. Looks good.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 06:16:28 PM
@jake
yeah that bottom looks a lot more K-A than the top.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Jake on December 22, 2009, 06:29:20 PM
Quote from: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 06:16:28 PM
@jake
yeah that bottom looks a lot more K-A than the top.
Haha. The top one is a little bit scary. People completely raged when they saw that it was the new logo. Yoyogames received death threats, complaints, etc.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 07:17:19 PM
As avgn would say "what were they thinking!?"

I have installed an took a quick look and it seem a lot more professional introduction to the software. Other than that it seems the same. But this is only like the first 10 secs with it.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Matty_Richo on December 22, 2009, 07:32:28 PM
question. . . If you paid for GM7 do you have to pay for GM8?
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: crozier on December 22, 2009, 07:34:14 PM
Quote from: Jake on December 22, 2009, 06:29:20 PM
Yoyogames received death threats,
That was me...
Any way once I finish my game I will switch right away.
Is there a way to save all your files to gm8 without losing anything?
Yeah the new logo is by far betting then that kiddish smiley.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Scotty on December 22, 2009, 08:34:25 PM
Hahahaha, yeah, all the adults probably looked at it and said "I don't want this to target 13 year olds, and this logo will do just that!"  If only they knew that wouldn't  make a difference!
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: crozier on December 22, 2009, 08:38:17 PM
Did anybody notice the pacman in the second logo?
If you haven't found it yet look!
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Meiun on December 22, 2009, 08:43:04 PM
If only Softwrap wernt the worlds biggest piece of shit...
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 09:23:59 PM
Quote from: Meiun on December 22, 2009, 08:43:04 PM
If only Softwrap wernt the worlds biggest piece of shit...

Softwrap there ecommers system?
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Mystery on December 22, 2009, 09:58:09 PM
Quote from: crozier on December 22, 2009, 08:38:17 PM
Did anybody notice the pacman in the second logo?
If you haven't found it yet look!
It's not a Pacman, it's a cross between a 'G' for Game Maker and a power switch symbol.

Quote from: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 09:23:59 PM
Quote from: Meiun on December 22, 2009, 08:43:04 PM
If only Softwrap wernt the worlds biggest piece of shit...

Softwrap there ecommers system?
GM does use Softwrap to my knowledge.

Quote from: Jake on December 22, 2009, 06:29:20 PM
Quote from: ARTgames on December 22, 2009, 06:16:28 PM
@jake
yeah that bottom looks a lot more K-A than the top.
Haha. The top one is a little bit scary. People completely raged when they saw that it was the new logo. Yoyogames received death threats, complaints, etc.
Who the hell would send death threats because of that logo? I mean yeah, it's incredibly bad, but nor worth killing people over. (Then again, I seem to be overestimating people here...) Like the 2nd a lot better.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Scotty on December 22, 2009, 10:29:40 PM
Quote from: Mystery on December 22, 2009, 09:58:09 PM
Who the hell would send death threats because of that logo? I mean yeah, it's incredibly bad, but nor worth killing people over. (Then again, I seem to be overestimating people here...) Like the 2nd a lot better.

Everybody is an idiot.  Live to understand that, and it all begins to make sense.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Epsilon72200 on December 22, 2009, 10:31:20 PM
Still looks like pac-man to me.XD
But yeah I'm so glad they changed the logo.
And the death threat was probably a joke, I doubt anyone really would kill just for a bad logo XD, but if they were serious, then that's just ridiculous. But yeah, the second is waaaaaaay better, that smile is just disturbing...
Im gonna miss the old one though, it was so simple, yet so... gamemakery.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: JoEL on December 23, 2009, 01:31:16 AM
I dont know why people hate of softwrap, it's perfectly fine to me...
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Meiun on December 23, 2009, 04:17:43 AM
Quote from: JoEL on December 23, 2009, 01:31:16 AM
I dont know why people hate of softwrap, it's perfectly fine to me...
Would be fine if programs using it didn't randomly decide to stop launching on my laptop :P Also pretty weird that it puts some of its registration files in your default shared/public folder on your computer.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: Pat on December 23, 2009, 05:02:15 AM
Quote from: Meiun on December 22, 2009, 08:43:04 PM
If only Softwrap wernt the worlds biggest piece of shit...
Didn't they say they were getting rid of it? !@#$...
Also Game maker traditionally has the change log in the help document under "What's New".
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: mikkelet on December 23, 2009, 05:42:29 AM
I really like the new GML editor!


:p
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: crozier on December 23, 2009, 10:14:03 AM
Quote from: Mystery on December 22, 2009, 09:58:09 PM
It's not a Pacman, it's a cross between a 'G' for Game Maker and a power switch symbol.
No its in there you just have to beleive.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: JollyRoger on December 23, 2009, 11:51:38 AM
Quote from: Mystery on December 22, 2009, 09:58:09 PM
Quote from: crozier on December 22, 2009, 08:38:17 PM
Did anybody notice the pacman in the second logo?
If you haven't found it yet look!
It's not a Pacman, it's a cross between a 'G' for Game Maker and a power switch symbol.
It actually was intended to be a Pac-Man.
Title: Re: Game Maker 8
Post by: yottabyte on December 23, 2009, 12:03:14 PM
I think Mystery was being sarcastic.