Learn Rpgs in Gamemaker: Studio: Build and Design Role Playing Games

ISBN-13: 9781484229453 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 318 str.

Ben Tyers

Spis treści

1. Introduction

2. Alert Text Effect

3. Battle System

4 Boss Character’s Battle

5. Branching Dialogue

6. Coin System Shop

7. CutScene

8. Depth Based Graphics

9. Downloading Bonus Levels From Website

10. Drivable Vehicles

11. Enemy Path Finding

12. Foot Step Sounds

13. Hints & Tips

14. HUD

15. Inventory

16. Invincibility

17. Mini-Quests

18. Multiple Locations 

19. Positional Audio

20. Respawn Points

21. Usable Items

22. Weapon Control

23. Zooming

24. Destructible Terrain

25. Dashing

26. Quest Completion

27. Road Builder

28. Character Progression

29. Party Mechanics

30. Day / Night Cycle

31. Puzzle Room

32. Treasure Hunting

33. Card Battle

34. Graphical Effects

35. Random Level Generation

36. Fishing Mini Game

37. Ship Mini Game

38. Dice Rolling

39. Mini Game & Dual View

40. Game End

41. Saving

O autorze

Ben Tyers is an expert GameMaker: Studio user, developer, coder, expert and IT trainer.  He has authored a number of small books on GameMaker for game application developers and runs a popular GameMaker resources web site.

Blurb

Carry out the pre-planning, design, and programming of role playing games (RPGs) using the popular GameMaker: Studio in this very practical and fun book. Author Ben Tyers teaches you how to create a story or plotline for the RPG, apply aesthetics, and develop core and extended gameplay.  

Using Learn RPGs in GameMaker: Studio, you can design and build your own RPG using the GameMaker: Studio platform. Build your first game application and deploy in an app store, on Facebook, or just on a PC.  Maybe, even, make a few bucks.  

You will:

• Use the GameMaker: Studio platform to design and build a role playing game
  
• Create a story for game design purposes, using a plot line and defining characters 
  
• Discover the impact of aesthetics on art style, character separation, scene development, sound design and views
  
• Master core gameplay elements such as battles, exploration, scoring, and endings
  
• Work with extended gameplay elements such as collectibles, quirks, management, and saving 
  
• Employ the various core and extended gameplay elements as appropriate to your RPG