Game Maker 1.2

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Game Maker 1.2 is a quick version that has appeared after Game Maker 1.1, the exact changes in this versions aren't really known, but it probably isn't anything large.

1 Complete List of Changes
- 1.1 Minor Changes
- 1.2 Bugs corrected
2 See Also

[edit] Complete List of Changes

The speed of the interpreter was increased with a factor of about 3, allowing for much longer pieces of code, even on slow computers.
Support was added for scrolling backgrounds.
It is now possible to copy objects, rooms and sounds.
A clipboard was added to the object form to make it possible to move or copy actions between objects.
You can now stop the current sound (in particular useful for background sounds)
Keyboard shortcuts for starting, stopping and pausing the game (see doc).
Routines added to the language (see doc):
- nothing_at(x,y)
- object_at(x,y,obj)
- show_cursor(x) to make the cursor (in)-visible
Variables added to the language (see doc):
- pi (constant)
- roomwidth
- roomheight
- back_color
- back_x
- back_y
- back_hspeed
- back_vspeed
Added a debugger that shows you lots of information. Also added a step button to step through the game (only available when debugger is shown using <Ctrl>-D).
Created a separate document with tips and tricks.

[edit] Minor Changes

default game speed set to 20
rooms can have many more cells now
higher speeds are possible now
you can no longer use the symbol # in the code editor
keyboard presses are now reacted on better
changed the layout of some forms to make them more consistent
variable names can now have uppercase letters

[edit] Bugs corrected

corrected some bug with freeing background images
small bitmaps now get a transparrent background as well
variable lastkeypressed now gives the correct information
once you save a game under a new name you are not repeatly warned that you are overwriting an existing game
if an unsaved game does not use IO, you don't get an error anymore
the game runner can now close the game when it is running
problem with cut and paste in the Image Maker solved