How to use your own screeensaver you made.

How do You set a screensaver I made with Game maker to work?

rename the file extension to .scr and dump it in your system32 folder with the others, i guess

This may sound a little stupid, but where is that?

C:\Windows\system32

usually


This post has been edited by Xgoff on Jul 3 2008, 01:18 PM

Windows 95 - C:\WIN\system32
Windows 98 - C:\WIN98\system32
Windows 2000 - C:\WINNT\system32
Windows XP - C:\Windows\system32
Windows ****sta Vista - C:\Windows\system32

And there's an easier way. Change it to .scr, then double-click. It should load up the screensaver list with that one set as the current.

I made a screen saver with game maker once..
to make it correct I'll tell the codes I used for it...:

for the screen saver object:

create:
global.start_x=mouse_x
global.start_y=mouse_y


create an object called"mouse_sencer"
with mouse_sencer's step event

if mouse_x>global.start_x
{
game_end()
}
else
if mouse_x<global.start_x
{
game_end()
}
else
if mouse_y>global.start_y
{
game_end()
}
else
if mouse_y<global.start_y
{
game_end()
}



for mouse_sencer's key press any key event:
game_end()




then create an exe of you game... rename the .exe to .scr and place it in:
harddrivename/WINDOWS/system32
eg
c:/WINDOWS/system32


then goto your screen saver settings (start, control panel, Apperence & Themes, choose a screen saver, and find your file name in the list of savers...


then click test or wat ever it says

and there you go... a screen saver

I believe it's sensor, not sencer. [/off topic]


anyway, that code is long :V
here's a shorter version of it:
objMouseSensor Create Event
start_x = mouse_x;
start_y = mouse_y;

objMouseSensor Step Event
if ((mouse_x != start_x) || (mouse_y != start_y)) {
game_end();
}

in case you have file extensions off; you can rename the .exe to a .scr like this, and move it to system32:
Name the file screensaver and place it in C:\
Start->Run->cmd
C:
cd \
ren screensaver.exe screensaver.scr
move screensaver.scr \WINDOWS\System32
change \WINDOWS\System32 to whatever is appropriate for your OS Refer to RetroXYZ's list

This post has been edited by Elite Charizard on Jul 4 2008, 07:32 AM

Game Maker doesn't make screensavers. Unless you really can just rename EXE fiiles to make SCR files and if you can I had no idea.

that code is pretty much exactly like mine...

yeah, you can

I didn't say it's not yours >_>
I just optimised it

you might want to cause the game to end after hitting any key also

Or moving the mouse.

game start:

step

step

what I meant was he should use moving the mouse and pressing a key

This post has been edited by Elyk on Jul 5 2008, 11:05 AM

fff, look up a few posts

How?

Oh, I didn't see Orange452's post. Sorry!

yes except that it's about 10% the size

if you cant already see the file extensions, go to

Tools>Folder Options>View>Uncheck "Hide File extensions for known file types

then right click the .exe you want to be a screensaver, change .exe to .scr

then right click the .scr and click "Install" as easy at that hm?

you might wanna detect keyboard/mouse button inputs too

Creation Event:

Step Event:

This post has been edited by rogueyoshi on Jul 10 2008, 07:18 PM