GameGuru MAX News

Calling all GameGuru MAX users - join the challenge to create an amazing screenshot demonstrating awesome use of light and shadow and enter it into our screenshot competition which launches today!

You can choose any theme you like but to create a level playing field you can only use art out of the box from GameGuru MAX. Use lights to cast shadows that create a mood – one scene, one camera perspective – but as many lights as you like - and be sure to use maximum quality lighting and shadow settings ;-)

Everyone knows what great visuals look like and now is your chance to use your creativity to win some cash!


Here's an example of the sort of screenshot we're looking for (accepting of course that this only took 5 minutes). You can take as long as you like to give it the WOW factor,  showing off great light and shadow staging in your scene :-)




There are cool prizes up for grabs with $100 going to the overall winner, $75 for second place and $50 for third place, plus two special mentions with a prize of $20 each for fourth and fifth place :-)

• The screenshot must be in PNG format, 1920 x 1080 in size and made in GameGuru MAX 
  
• Entries must be submitted by 10th August 2022 @ 11:59 UTC
  
• The screenshot must use only stock media from GameGuru MAX - no third party or custom assets 
  
• All winning entries will be used on our social channels to show how great you all are!
  

• TGC will judge the entries and their decision will be final
  
• Only one competition entry per person and only one screenshot per entry - choose your best one!
  
• Email your final entry by 10th August 2022 @ 11:59 UTC direct to: [email protected]
  
• Late entries will not be considered
  

Join the Discord discussion: https://discord.com/invite/Kdwaxs4y9s

Good luck!

 

Here is another maintenance version that fixes many issues:

• Moved weapon choice into behavior properties if the weapon used
  
• Added new animation set awareness in behaviors to choose different animations
  
• Added Behavior Animations component to show all animations in set
  
• Allow individual animations to be changed for any character
  
• Added visual effect for when the player is immune to damage
  
• Fixed crash when attempting to use play speech on a character that has no mouth shapes
  
• Added new behavior to trigger specific animations using dropdowns
  
• Increased camera shake for any player melee damage
  
• Character pose animations change in the editor based on the animation set chosen
  
• Added extra logic so characters use weapon fire rate and clip size for reloading
  

The newly added Demo Game 'Operation Amazon' is set in the Amazon rain forest and follows the adventure of you and four allies to collect three top-secret laptops from an enemy base. The demo game, originally titled Silvershade, came third in our recent real-world height map competition and was created by Ali Abdulrahman.

Finally, a heads up for you! We have integrated support for the Animation Booster Pack coming soon! Watch this space.

Here is another relatively small maintenance version that fixes some issues:

• Fixed issue causing Canyon models to have larger collision areas
  
• All zombie characters now start with reduced health and can allow headshots
  
• New tickbox so zombies do not get up by default and can be hurt when getting up
  
• Fixed issue causing multi-selected objects to use a wrong static flag
  
• Added new explosion properties for dynamic objects, now apply correct damage
  
• Fixed issue of door sounds and respawning keys when activated
  

AND added the new Horseshoe Bend demo game to the Hub!

A free demo of GameGuru MAX is now available on Steam so users can try it before they buy!

And also confirm their system spec meets the minimum requirements to enable them to run GameGuru MAX

The FREE TRIAL version includes:

• Nine demo games for you to play and enjoy
  
• Access to all game objects used in the demos
  
• A preview of all game objects in full 3D so you get a sense of what you will get in the full version
  

Save standalone game, model importing, marketplace and saving custom characters have been disabled in the free trial version but are instantly available in the full version. 

For those who have yet to experience GameGuru MAX, we hope you find the free trial a great insight into this briliant new Early Access game making tool.

[h2]There's an updated build of Early Access GameGuru MAX released today and there's a new game demo!
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This one is a small maintenance version that fixes some issues to do with object collisions - we've

• fixed issues related to the collision system when static objects were imported
  
• fixed an issue of static objects rendering with bone influence. Now allows the collision shapes for polygon, hulls and convex to work when rotated and scaled
  
• updated the door sliding behavior with improvements
  
• added a host of general tweaks and fixedthe high-priority bugs 
  
• AND added the new Indian Strike Force demo game to the Hub!
  

[h3]Happy game-making![/h3]