Tutorial:_3D_for_GML - hpgDesigns/hpgdesigns-dev.io GitHub Wiki

Here is a selection of step by step tutorials for creating 3D games in LGM with GML code. You can also download a PDF of the tutorials from the forums here.

No.	Tutorial	Category	Description
1	Getting started with 3D	Basics	Going to 3D mode, Initializing 3D mode, Creating a 3D block, Using a virtual camera, Running the 3D program.
2	Z values	Basics	Relative drawing of objects, Pointing a camera at an object, Exporting and importing scripts, Declaring the z value, Adding motion to the Z value.
3	Specific use of sine	Basics	Moving the camera in a direction, Using sine to yaw, Using sine to pitch, Moving the camera up and down, Running the program.
4	Z detection	Motion	Detecting z values, About collision detection.
5	Platforms	Motion	About platform games, Using gravity, Designing simple levels, Using a third person view, Animating by deformation, Making the character walk, jump, land and fall.
6	Elevators	Motion	About elevator types, Moving an elevator, Lifting a character, Taking character height into account, Looking around.
7	Stairs & ramps	Motion	Setting up the objects, Setting up the scripts, Bumping against blocks, Walking on ramps, Switching between ramps and stairs.
8	Jump & crouch	Motion	Jumping and crouching, Uncrouching.
9	Gravity	Motion	Using gravity, Setting up values, More scripts, Using gravity interactively, Some more scripts.
10	Collisions	Motion	Using collisions in 2D, Using three collision methods in 3D, Creating games using collision detection.
11	Flat sprite models	Sprites	Using sprites to create models, Part A: drawing a sprite on the floor, Part B: making a sprite face the player, Part C: an animation that faces the player, Part D: using virtual rotation.
12	First person mouselook	Views	Understanding first, second and third person, Creating a world, Creating rocks, Creating a character, Creating a camera.
13	Directional lights	Lights	About light types, Part A: setting up lights, Part B: colored lights, Part C: multiple lights, Part D: combined lights, Part E: fog and shading.
14	Split screen	Views	Drawing multiple views, Drawing multiple players, Drawing a radar, Moving multiple players.
15	Backface culling	Basics	Setting culling to true or false, Using culling with different objects, Flipping the back face.
16	Rolling ball	Motion	Understanding transformation, Starting and ending transformation, Using rotation around two axes, Applying translation, Drawing and transformation, About the camera.
17	Polygons	Models	Understanding polygons, Defining different kinds of primitives, Adding vertices, Drawing textured primitives, Polygons and culling, Models.
18	Basic shape models	Models	Using basic shape codes, Creating basic shape models.
19	Overlays	Views	Understanding overlays, Drawing what the camera sees, Drawing the overlay, Drawing overlay sprites, Setting depth of camera, Setting depth of overlay.
20	Sniper zoom	Views	Adding animation to scope, Creating camera zoom, Adding border and crosshairs, Activating zoom.
21	Locations & dimensions	Basics	Understanding 3D locations, Understanding dimensions, Going from 2D to 3D, Moving around in 3D.
22	Bullet paths	Motion	Animating explosions, Activating zoom with mouse button, Drawing an explosion, Drawing patches of floor, Targeting crosshairs, Marking the path, Drawing a sky dome, Drawing facing walls, Setting up a bullet, Placing markers on a bullet path, Checking for hits, Understanding bullet paths.
23	Full pitch	Views	Creating full pitch, Limiting the pitch.
24	Point lights	Lights	About light types, Defining point lights, Creating point lights, Drawing lights, Enabling and disabling lights, Using lighting and shading.
25	Multiple floors	Levels	Using sprites to create levels, Drawing floors and ceilings, Drawing stairs, Using level generation tricks, Walking on stairs and floors.
26	Upward sliding doors	Motion	Finding the exit, Setting up a door object, Making the door move, Bumping into doors.
27	Third person view	Views	Understanding third person view, Drawing a third person camera, Drawing the character, Drawing the world, Moving the camera, Moving the character.
28	Shooting bullets	Motion	Shooting a bullet, Creating an impact, Adding virtual bullets, Enabling accurate hits.
29	Terrain model	Levels	Creating a model, Drawing a model.
30	Height arrays	Levels	Understanding height arrays, Generating terrain, Drawing terrain, Editing height arrays, Discovering countless uses.
31	Height checking	Levels	Getting ready to read heights, Reading terrain heights.

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