Getting Started with Game Maker Creating & Managing Maps

Creating Functions Introduction to Game Logic Using Regions

Logic & Control Flow Actions

World & Entity Actions

Change Block Change Blocks in Radius (Weighted)Change Blocks in Radius Change Flag Clone Entity Close Map Copy Region Blocks Create Explosion Damage Entity Destroy Hologram End Map Entity Attributes Kill Entity Launch Projectile Move To Play Animation Play Sound Player Corpse Remove Entities in Radius Spawn Custom Entity Spawn Hologram Spawn Item Spawn Lightning Summon Entity

Using Conditions

Flags Reference

Using Properties (Variables)

LogicUsing Actions World & Entity Actions

Spawn Custom Entity

Spawns a pre-configured Custom Entity.

This action spawns an instance of one of your Custom Entities.

Configuration

Custom Entity: The custom entity template to spawn.
Location: Where the entity will be spawned.
Direction: (Optional) An offset from the base location.
Distance: (Optional) The distance in blocks for the offset.

Use Cases

The primary way to bring your custom mobs and NPCs into the game.
Spawning a boss when a player enters an arena.
Creating waves of enemies in a survival game.

Remove Entities in Radius

Kills all entities within a certain radius of a location.

Spawn Hologram

Creates a hologram at a location for a specific player.

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Configuration Use Cases