3D Platformer Tutorial (DUPLICATE)

Name: 3D Platformer Tutorial
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Description:
This is a simple platformer how-to that shows you how to:
- Check for collisions in a three-dimensional space
- Jump
- And how a 3D platformer can sometimes be easier to make than a 2D one

In order to control the game, Q and W turn the camera, E and D zoom in and out, Arrow keys move, Space jumps. There are different objects for the different z values and if you try hard enough you can make more. There are no mario sprites, models, etc. but I think that this will be an excellent tutorial for Game Maker 7 Pro users and show them how they can make a 3d platformer. If you decide to edit this to make it mario, you do not have to give credit but it would be very very nice if you said something like "hey, I'm using your cool 3D platformer How-to, mmkay?"

Have fun!

This post has been edited by Retro on Feb 20 2008, 01:48 PM

Can you make an exe?

Here you go.

Attached File ( Number of downloads: 56 )
 3dplatformer_exe.zip

Great job. It's a little hard to tell height, but other than that it's good.

Okay, I've updated it a bit. For starters, I added a shadow to make it easier to see where you land. Secondly, I made it larger and added fog to reduce lag. So, now there shouldn't be problems. Soon I'll change the sphere to a mario sprite.

WASD controls would've been nice. Otherwise, it's decent.

Nice.
I'm surprised that this is even made in GM.

Just simple 3d. If you look at the source it isn't much.

Your howto lacks proper collision to account for gaps and walls, and it also lacks a shadow to mark where the item is so you can know when you are actually going to hit the ground.

Yeah, I could do a little bit on walls. But there's a shadow, do you not see it?

Yoshiman doesn't have Game Maker. You didn't update the EXE.


You see where I'm going with this right?

Ah, so that's it. I'll work on making the blocks solid if you're at the same z value. And for the edited EXE, here you go.

LOL at the subliminar messages

IF YOU CAN READ THIS THEN YOU HAVE SKILL OMG LOL