GameGuru MAX News

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]

Today sees the launch of the GameGuru MAX Particle Editor!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1418110/GameGuru_MAX__Particle_Editor/
This new DLC add-on is compatible with GameGuru MAX and integrates seamlessly.

It's easy to use and brings fast GPU particles to your 3D creations and, by leveraging the power of your GPU, it creates stunning complex effects with high particle counts - without a big performance impact!
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The Particle Editor provides tools for controlling all the essential effect parameters and lets you create particle movement and flows visually without the need for programming or complex formulas.

You can then export your particle effect to GameGuru MAX and start using it immediately in your games.

Key features include:

• Create effects with as little as 1,000 to 1 million particles
  
• Emitter types incluide box, circle, disc, filled sphere, spherical shell, line
  
• Burst emitters for explosions and sparks
  
• Particle type settings from size, colours, lifespan and more
  
• Animated image particle support
  
• Particle blend modes supported, opaque, alpha, additive
  
• Particle colouring controlled using gradients
  
• Particle orientation control
  
• Turbulence system
  
• Vector field controls, paint, push, attract, repel, swirl
  
• Custom textures and gradients supported
  
• Reflector system used to bounce particles off floors and walls
  
• Now you can add that extra level of quality and polish to your creations with this powerful visual effects toolset.
  

NB: This DLC is the same as the AppGameKit Studio Particle Editor. If you own that then you do not need to purchase this DLC.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1418110/GameGuru_MAX__Particle_Editor/