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GMS2 Required SDKs
This article details the required versions of the various tools and SDKs that GameMaker Studio 2 requires. We do not recommend using third-party tools ahead of what is listed below - Studio won't ...
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User Permissions and Internet Access Required by GMS2
This guide will give you the details of folders and web URLs GMS2 will need access to on your systems in order to function properly. It's worth noting that currently there is no "Educational" versi...
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How to perform a fresh install of GameMaker Studio 2
Sometimes errors can be caused by corrupted files or other errors during the installation process. If there is potentially an underlying issue with your installation, our support team may ask you t...
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How to download Visual Studio versions older than 2019
With the release of Visual Studio 2019, Microsoft have taken the opportunity to clean their front-and-centre Visual Studio website of links to older versions. However, GameMaker Studio 1.4 and 2 re...
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Windows - How to make YYC games prefer the discrete GPU
In this short guide we show to make your YYC executables prefer the discrete Nvidia/AMD GPU on Windows systems with two graphics chips in them, rather the allowing the OS to control this and it lik...
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Developer dialogues should not be in released games
You may be aware that the dialogues intended for developers to get information from the user in-game do have some usability issues and may not appear consistent across platforms. Please be aware t...
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Submitting a Crash Report - What Does This Contain
Starting with the 2.2.3 Windows IDE release of GMS2, we have a new crash-reporting system which is designed to take any hassle for you out of submitting a crash report to us. This new tool will (if...
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Porting Your Extensions from Android Support Library to AndroidX
GMS2 versions 2.2.4 and above target the newer AndroidX system of common functionality, rather than the older Android Support Library system. Accordingly, any extensions which use the old Support L...
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How to provide a DXDiag or System Information report
If you're asked to provide a DXDiag (Windows) or System Information (macOS) report as an attachment to a Helpdesk ticket, this is how to generate that file we require. First, we'll cover Windows us...
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CMD does not start
If you have an issue with the command line tool on Windows you may see the line "The screen cannot be set to the number of lines and columns specified." in your compile log and you will see your ga...