Here is one that I used for the Intro/Outro of ENYO:

Information about object: obj_ui_storyText

//====
Create Event:
execute code:
//====

typed_letters = 0; //for typewriter effect (one letter at a time)
i=0
show=true

text[0,0]='1st part of text'
text[0,1]='2nd part of text'
text[0,2]='3rd part of text'
text[0,3]=''
text[1,1]='another 1st part of text'
text[1,2]='etc...'
text[1,3]=''
//make the last msg be equal to '' to end the messages

txtPart = 0;
txtSel = 0; //when I create this object I set this var to the textblocks I want to show (-> with(instance create(0,0,obj_ui_storyText) { txtSel = 1; } <-that is how I create it)

nxtBtnX = 400; //this is the position of the 'NEXT' sprite
nxtBtnY = 200;
nxtBtnAlpha = 0;

//====
Alarm Event for alarm 0:
execute code:
//====

if (typed_letters < string_length(text[txtSel,i])) //this loops untill all letters are typed
{
alarm[0] = type_speed*room_speed;
typed_letters++;
audio_play_sound(snd_ui_button_tick,2,false);
}
else alarm[1] = 4*room_speed; //when its done it triggers alarm[1] after 4 secconds

//====
Alarm Event for alarm 1:
execute code:
//====

typed_letters = 0;
show=false;
instance_destroy(); //this destroys the textbox


//====
Step Event:
execute code:
//====

if (nxtBtnAlpha < 1) //this just fades in the 'NEXT' sprite
{
nxtBtnAlpha += 0.025;
}

//here comes the control for going to the next part of the text
var kContinue;
kContinue = keyboard_check_pressed(vk_space);
if (kContinue)
{
typed_letters = 0;
if (text[txtSel,i]!=''){i+=1;show=true; nxtBtnAlpha = 0;}
if (text[txtSel,i]='')
{
show=false;
}

}


//====
Draw Event: //If you want to use a box like this with a moving view (ingame) then better use a drawGUI event...
execute code:
//====


draw_sprite_ext(spr_ui_txtBoxNextIcon, 0, nxtBtnX, nxtBtnY, 1,1,0,c_white, nxtBtnAlpha); //draws the 'NEXT' sprite
draw_text_ext(x, y, string_copy(text[txtPart,txtSel], 0, typed_letters),14,390); //draws the text



================EOF

Hope that helps a little?!

Hey, just gave it a spin. I'm working on a topdown action game myself.
First off, you should make a standalone .exe - the installer allmost got me turned off. (Just select 'standalone executable' from the dropdown, when GM asks you where to save the file to.)

Aside from that I found the player movement quite a bit too fast. Felt a bit slippy to me. Graphics, UI and Audio and are still placeholders I guess, there is a lot to improve on there.

At least you have different AI types, shooting and 'jumping' enemies, I like that. I didn't play much though - limited time.

It might fit well in the concepts area to get more 'public' feedback, I don't want to judge it...

Here is a screenshot for making a standalone exe HERE[imgwiz.com]

Is there a question here?

@Demon thanks for the post!

Always keep in mind that there are a LOT of very young developers and they are all pretty excited to do anything they can to reach their 'success'. Often they don't quite know that some things may harm them on the long run and get agressive-defensive pretty fast. I've seen all kinds of shady tactics but in the end they are just fooling themself.

People have their opinions and I learnt that it is a waste of time to try an convice anyone with a stron opinion. It's time that can better be invested in proving them wrong by improving my projects.

That is the most important thing to me. I aknowledge a 'I don't like it' opinion and leave it at that. If people try to enforce their opinion then I kindly delete harrasing posts and leave a note explaining that it's ok to leave one negative comment (that I dont delete - so their opinion is shared) but I don't tolerate enforcement. And I use the flagging/ban system to inform Valve silently.

FYI: You can leave developer comments on your greenlight page for ValvE to explain controv
erse situations.

And greenlight (as gateway) will 'go away' someday and everyone will be able to distribute their games via steam. I'm guessing that then, it will rather become a tool for developers to measure intrest and see if a game is worth the effort. It actually does a pretty good job at that right now.

People just missinterpret the role of greenlight as a portal to success without knowing that there is a lot more to becoming a successful game developer than just getting games through greenlight.

Check this:
https://game-development.zeef.com/david.arcila

This video helped me a LOT to understand synthesizers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M

Originally posted by Zen_:

Hi, I can write soundtracks for your games

Referred a few folks to you, hope they get through... you might want to add contact information on your steam profile (soundcloud etc)

I used to be a 3D artist and I know that it's pretty important to have a clean interface to transfer and compile the final assets. Since 3D tools can save a ton of additional information like scene data and unused bones and complex vertex skinning data and material data... so It might be useful to look into things like optimal formats for exporting. And general workflow. Since you want minimal friction beween creating/changing assets and re/importing.

A lot of the tutourials only cover the fastest ways to get things into the engine but that isn't always the most optimal solution. I'm not sure how these engines handle these things nowadays but they are worth looking into and I'm sure there are good solutions for both.

Asset compilers take all your assets and compile them ito an optimized format. Like textures, sound files and 3D assets.

Animation flow/blending/transitions is for blending animations together. Like going from Idle to walk and then to running without skipping. I guess you can find a few things on that topic for both engines.

So it is really worth an evaluation.

And don't rush important decisions! Take your time!

Ok, sorry had no Idea about your background knowledge. That should help a LOT =) If you are fammiliar with Unity then that is a big plus. I'm not a fan of visual scripting either. And having a one time payment on royalties would be something that I'd prefer to constant 5% ... for the rest of my life. Then again Unreal has a longer tradition in engine design.

If it's just about the visual scripting that would make you go for UE I think it should't be to hard for your co workers to get through the tutourials in a day or two and have some fair basics for scripting Unity too... I remember it beeing pretty straight forward to make custom UI elements and stuff too.

What type of material editors/3D in-/export would your artists prefer? I remember UE beeing stronger with visual material editors too. And animation transitions/blending and ragdoll setups are also a thing to concider. So the art pipeline and asset compilers are something you might want to look at too...