Navigating GameMaker's IDE | IDE Overview, Useful Settings, GameMaker's Manual

Learning to navigate the IDE is essential for creating any game in GameMaker. Let's explore the IDE, showcase some useful Settings & Tips and learn to work with GameMaker's Manual! -- This is my personal take on what I think you should know before starting working in GameMaker and what I myself would appreciate to know when I was starting out a few years ago... GameMaker's Manual (AKA your best friend when using GM): https://manual.gamemaker.io/lts/en/#t... VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 0:15 - Top Bars & Main Buttons 2:48 - Workspaces & Navigation 4:52 - Target Options 6:22 - Assets & Asset Browser 8:22 - Inspector 9:02 - Output Console & Other Technical Windows 11:06 - IDE Customisation & Layouts 12:00 - More Useful Stuff I Forgot to Mention... 12:39 - Quick Summary before some Useful Settings & Tips 13:02 - Preferences (Handy IDE Settings) 17:26 - Game Options (Useful Project/Game Settings) 22:37 - GameMaker's Manual (Introduction) 23:36 - Utilizing GM's Manual (Your Best Game Dev Friend!) 26:13 - Outro Credits: -- font used in video/thumbnail: "Cute Pixel" by "zK4rim": https://www.dafont.com/cutepixel.font -- "meow" SFX used in video: "cat meow short" by "skymary": https://freesound.org/s/412017/ -- slime SFX used in video: "SlimeJump.wav" by "Zuzek06": https://freesound.org/s/353250/ --- Everything else is my own work! (^._.^)/ | ————————— More ways to engage with my content: ————————— | -- Follow me on Bluesky for random updates & more: https://bsky.app/profile/pawzarian.bs... --- All support is greatly appreciated! ^o^ | ——————————————————––—––—————————————————— | #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker