Quick start
01No code yet, want to make a game
Begin with the design and prototyping section: a paper prototype and a playtest teach more than a tutorial run.
02Have a GameMaker 8 project
Start with the classics section: install, build and only then look at optimisation or migration.
03Project builds but runs badly
Read the optimisation and build-error guides before touching the design — performance problems are usually structural.
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