Document revised 2/10/07
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A long time ago I decided to rewrite GameMaker for the 4.0 release. That way I could add some new things and change the design of it. I ended up basically rewriting and cleaning up some of my old code and putting it into a "new" GameMaker. Then I realized all I was doing was making basically the same program with cleaner, maybe slightly faster code. It was going to have a few new things, but the basic layout and windows and options were turning out much the same. That's not what I want.
A few months ago, I decided to rethink what I wanted it to be able to do. I started reading and learning some stuff and really thinking about how I can do what I wanted, so I don't end up with fixed coding ways that restrict and confine how you make your game.
I came up with ideas on how to do things. I'm not going to tell you all the details yet because I don't want to give away secrets to the competition before I am far enough along. I am pretty sure GameMaker 4.0 will be able to have unlimited (or at least a large amount) of buttons and click areas that you can put anywhere in the window.
A am totally creating an entirely new GameMaker, but I will try to keep the scripting language as much the same as I can. Most of the program will still be similar, but much improved. It might even be easier to use than it is now.
That's all for now. I think I'm going to have fun with this. I was getting bored with GameMaker for a while, but I'm really excited about the new project.
UPDATE 2/10/07 - The GameMaker developers found out about Secret Agent Bob and decided to change their plans for the next major release. We will try to send in a new agent. All we know right now is the news above. More info will be coming as we get it.
This is the only picture we are able to show you at this time. It took 10 top agents to get this exclusive photo. If we can get Secret Agent Bob to take some inside pictures for us, we'll post them here. Let's hope he doesn't get caught!
Sorry, there is no GameMaker 4.0 demo or Preview or Beta available yet. For now, try out the really cool GameMaker 3.x demo and think about how awesome a new version would be with some added cool features that we can't tell you about.
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