Unraveling The Thread Events
Pearacidic introduces us to this new scripting event and discusses what benefits it has over other solutions, such as timers, script locking, and more.
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Tile Swapping 2.0
How to use the new tile swapping techniques (events) to effectively learn what was once black magic in GB Studio. Covers previous methods (which still work, of course) and how it has adapted over time.
Quest 3: Back to Town Part 1 – The Inn
In Quest 3, we’ll create our first town for the player to explore. In part 1, we create an Inn and a basic save/load system.
“Hello World” Four Ways
Learn four ways to write the classic first program, Hello World, in GB Studio 4: Visual Scripting, GBVM, C, and Assembly.
Version Control and GB Studio: Using GitHub Desktop
Learn how to use Version Control for your GB Studio Project with GitHub Desktop in Part 3 of our Version Control series.
GB Studio: Getting Started with Games – Chapter 1
Linda is an adorable pirate kitten who is on her boat looking for lunch. We need to help her by creating a mini-game that allows her to catch fish! In this first chapter, we will learn different ways to handle sprites, such as using different sprite states, projectiles as sprites, and animations that change frames depending on a variable. Additionally, we will cover some basic scripting concepts like random variables, switches, attaching a script to a button, and conditional scripts.
Advanced Trigger Techniques
A guide to using advanced trigger techniques such as limiting activation to a direction (x,y checks), setting variables upon entry and removing them on exit, making efficient menu systems, and using actors as a pseudo-trigger system that can interact with projectiles and other actors.
Let’s Build an RPG: Quest 2 – Rewards & Level Up
Our RPG series continues! In this article, our Battle System is expanded to handle victory and defeat.
Incrementing and Decrementing Values Like a Pro – How to Use The Min/Max Functions to Save Time
Let’s learn how to use min and max in GB Studio when incrementing and decrementing values!
Let’s Build an RPG | Quest 1-3: Animations & HUD
Now that we’re tracking variables, let’s use tile swapping to display our variable values on screen. We’ll also spice up our visuals by adding a few simple animations to the scene.