1. Game Maker
Evil Clutches

2. Learning Objectives
Create a game that includes shooting, scoring, music, spawning and top scores list.

3. Advanced Group Call it YourNameAdvancedClutches
Create a Game with the Following
Controlling the Hero
The Hero can shoot at targets/Enemy
The hero is damaged by running into something
The game ends/hero dies when hitting something
An Enemy that moves and randomly shoots damaging things at the hero
An entity that is trying to escape from the enemy that you want to catch and not kill.
You will need to keep score
You will need to keep a Top Scores list
Include background music
Include sounds for … shooting/ Catching/…

4. Evil Clutches!!!
For today’s game you can use the images in resources\chapter02

5. The Game
You are a mother dragon trying to save her hatchlings from an unpleasant band of demons
You can move up and down using the arrow keys
And you can shoot fireballs using the space bar
The game ends if the dragon (Good) is hit by a demon (Bad)

6. The Characters (Sprites/objects)
Create Sprites for each of these
Click on the Pacman
Dragon.gif (spr_dragon)
Boss.gif (spr_boss)
Demon.gif (spr_demon)
Baby.gif (spr_baby)
Fireball.gif (spr_Fireball)
Click on Load Sprite.
Go to Resources\Chapter02
And load the above sprites.

7. The Characters (objects)
Create Objects for each of these
Click on the blueball
Obj_Dragon
(spr_dragon)
Obj_Boss
(spr_boss)
Obj_Demon (spr_demon)
obj_ Baby
(spr_baby)
Obj_Fireball (spr_Fireball)
Hit the down menu to select the corresponding sprite.
We’ll add Events and Actions for each as we go on.

8. Boss Object (obj_boss)
Add a Create Event
Start moving up at speed 8
Drag the move fixed action into the actions screen
Click on the up arrow
Add Event
Create
Give a speed of 8.

9. Add event
Other
Intersect boundary

10. Boss reverses vertical direction when it hits the boundary

11. Start moving up at speed of 16.
Obj_dragon
Add event
Keyboard Up
Start moving up at speed of 16.

12. Add events for down arrow and for no key pressed (stop).
Obj_dragon continued
Add events for down arrow and for no key pressed (stop).

13. Room
Name it room_first,
Titled
“Evil Clutches”

14. Add the Dragon and Boss
Test here to make sure the dragon can move and the boss is going up and down.

15. Fireball Object
Add a create event that has the fireball fly to the right at a speed of 32.

16. Destroy the fireball when it goes beyond the room
Add Event
Other
Outside room

17. Destroy the fireball when it goes beyond the room

18. Get the dragon to shoot the fireball
Add Event
Key Press
<Space>

19. Test the game after this to make sure the dragon is shooting fire.
Create a Fireball
Test the game after this to make sure the dragon is shooting fire.
Create
Obj_fireball
Set x to 100
Set y to 10
Click the relative box

20. Note the 3 Left Directions
Demon Object
Add a create event.
Move Fixed
Note the 3 Left Directions 12

21. Bounce
Add Event
Other
Intersect Boundary
Reverse Vertical

22. Destroy when it leaves the room
Add Event
Other
Outside room
Destroy instance

23. Demon Collides with Fireball!

24. Destroy the instance

25. Relative (So it will be added to the score)
Add 100 to the score!
Set Score
100
Relative (So it will be added to the score)

26. Demon Collides with Dragon
Add Event
Collision
With obj_dragon
Show Highscore…

27. And restart the game

28. Flying Demons
From obj_boss
Add event
Step

29. 1 in 50 chance of creating a demon
Test Chance
50 sides

30. Create the instance Create an instance Of Obj_demon At x=0, y=0
Click the relative box
Test

31. Create obj_babyDragon
Add Event
Create
Move fixed
Left with a speed of 8

32. Destroy when it leaves the room
Add Event
Other
Outside Room
Destroy the instance
Self

33. Collision with fireball Destroy instance -300 points, relative

34. Collide with dragon Destroy instance Gain 500 points

35. Random creation of baby dragons
Open obj_boss
Add event
Step

36. Test chance 1 in 100

37. Create instance Baby Dragon Relative

38. Backgrounds Create Background Name it background_cave
Load the Background.bmp

39. Put the background in the room
Open the room_first
Select Backgrounds tab
Select background_cave

40. Test it

41. Add Background Music: Create Sound
Create a Sound
Resources -> Create Sound OR
Ctrl-Alt-U
Hit the Speaker Icon

42. Load the Sound Load Sound
Go to the Assignments Folder -> Resources -> Chapter 2
And select the music file
Load the Sound

43. Name the Sound
1) Name the Sound
Sound_Music
2) Click the OK

44. Create Music in Boss Object
3) Select the Main1 tab
2) Select the Create Event
1) Open the Boss Object
Drag over the Play Sound icon.

45. Select Sound and Loop 4) Test it Click on the Pull Down Menu
Select the Sound
3) ‘OK’
Select the pull down menu and set the loop to true.

46. Adding Interest with Sounds for Actions
Hitting Demon
Hitting Baby
Add other Sounds
Shooting
Scoring
When new demons is created …

47. 3) Find the ‘Demon’ sound in the Chapter 2 Resources
Hitting Demon Sound
1) Create Sound
3) Find the ‘Demon’ sound in the Chapter 2 Resources
4) Open
2) Load Sound

48. Name and OK
1) Name the sound
Sound_Demon
2) Click ‘OK’

49. Play Sound
Played when the demon has a collision with a fireball

50. Tying the Sound to the Collision
3) In the ‘main1’ tab select the ‘Play Sound’ icon
2) Select the Collision with Fireball event
1) Select the Demon object
4) Select the sound_Demon
6) Test it
5) ‘OK’

51. Finishing and Extending
Add sounds for hitting the baby
Find a sound and add it for shooting the fireballs
Add a sound for when Demons and Babies are spawned. ….
Test and Turn is as YourNameEvilClutches