Need help with a game I'm trying to make.

[Misterian]

Okay, here's the skinny, I've been working on making a 2-D side-scrolling platforming game.

I've already done some work with Gamemaker Studios, even successfully coded some of the basic controls (I stress on 'some' since I only got at most 1% of what I planned on putting in).

My current obstacle is getting my sprite animations coded properly.

I've been trying to first at least use image_xscale to get my character's sprite to flip horizontially when they move a different direction, but it also caused the sprite to get thinner when it starts moving around.

I've watched Shaun Spalding's Youtube tutorial on Game Maker Studio, but I couldn't find anything that could fix my problem.

So here's two questions I have for you guys;

First off, anyone know of a different game engine I could use that makes it easier to make a side-scrolling platformer game? (I'm fine with starting over if I have to)

Second, failing that, any idea how I can solve my sprite-thinning problem stated above?

 

[Frezzato]

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This might help.

makeing image_xscale negative flips it horizontally and making image_yscale negative flips it vertically. Note that you may experience wierd behavior if you do this and the origin isnt centered though. You can manually draw it using draw_sprite_ext or streched and micromanage the numbers to get it working correctly if needed.

Steam [https://steamcommunity.com/app/214850/discussions/0/520519112496178433/].

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If you want some help drawing sprites, like animation, PM me. Not for advice, I mean literally drawing them. I like animation, and I handle repetitive actions well.

 

[Stoony]

LibGDX / spine .
But this will required a bit more programming skill than Game maker.