This document describes the various menus and tools available in the GameMaker software for creating sprites, objects, rooms, backgrounds, particle systems, enemies, and more for building a 2D game. It provides screenshots and explanations of the sprite editor, object creator, room designer, background tools, code editor, and other features used to develop a game where the player navigates various levels shooting enemies. Adjustments made include adding more realistic backgrounds, different types of levels, a final boss, death and win screens, a start screen, tutorial, and background music.

1. IG Task 2 – Analysis – Anthony Bowes
First of all we made a sprite and used a very
simple creator to design our own unique
sprite. Through this menu we could choose to
modify the mask as well as the point of origin.
Here you can see the size of the canvas and
the number of sub images.
You can modify the mask here and change
the origin here.
This is the sprite editing menu where we
could create our sprites we need for our
game using a variety of pixel based tools.
This is the editor menu and has a range of
tools to help create your sprite.
There is also an advanced colour pallet to
bring colour to your sprite
This is the object menu, this allows us to
make sprites in to physical objects within the
game and code them to work on their own or
via an action triggered by the player
themselves.
This menu helps create an event which you
then can code and make something happen
in the game
This is the room creator and allows creating
the actual level for the game and adding an
object into the player from this menu adding
enemies and aesthetics.
This menu helps add backgrounds, add
sounds, settings and more in your level and is
the main hum to controlling the level
This is the preview of your level, you can
place objects within your game from this.

2. IG Task 2 – Analysis – Anthony Bowes
This is the base code for movement and
allows the player to move around freely
within the boundaries set by the code. This
code also controls the players speed and
other variables.
This is the free hand code system and allows
me to create my own code and allows me to
choose what keys control the player
This is the background creator and allows
you to create different styled backgrounds
for each level you create.
This menu allows you apply the
background to the level and overlap it as
well as make the background move.
It also allows you to preview your
background.
This is a base code to create a basic particle
system that comes out the back of my
player. Some of the aspects include gravity
speed and direction.
This is the particle system attached to the
player.
This is an animation set for my 1st enemy; an
enemy spawns in the world at a random area
in a row of three at a time. When the enemy
spawns it goes the opposite direction of the
player and meets it head on in the game view.
The enemy shoots a lazer at the player and
can damage the players health, this is the
same for the for the player. When an enemy
or player is shot then it explodes and
disappears from the game. If the player is shot
restarts the game.

3. IG Task 2 – Analysis – Anthony Bowes
This is the players shield and score this was
created in a draw event within an object.
The code was simple and the variables
consisted of colour, text and size. This is
shown here
Adjustments
My first adjustment was to create a more
realistic background; I achieved this using
adobe illustrator I used this to create a
mountain range and tree setting. As you
can see here I used the in game tools to
make it even on both sides for a repeating
background.
I then started to create other levels. My
second level was focused on moving
through the small gaps, to achieve this I
created a collision mask and when the
player collides with it the player destroys
its self. My 3rd level was a turret based
room where I placed the enemies on a tiled
structure.
Another adjustment was adding a final boss level this
ads intensity as well as an ending to my game. I first
created the sprite and enlarged it in the level editor. I
also created special bullets and a firing system to this
boss. Once you kill the boss it takes you to the win
screen.

4. IG Task 2 – Analysis – Anthony Bowes
I created a death screen next this
activated when the player was killed
and allowed you to restart the whole
game. I also created a win screen for
when you completed the game this also
had an option to restart the game.
I then created a start screen which
had the games name and an option
to start the game it was made using
the background used in my game.
Next I made a tutorial screen which
game a brief tutorial on how to play
the game as well as randomized tips.
Finally I added music to my game
there was a new piece of music for
different components of the game so
the title screen had music different to
the main music. I used the creation
code menu to code the certain stop
and start codes into the game