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.The book was not updated to reflect these improvements; however, the book is now only 99 cents.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.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. 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.
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