GameSalad Master Class

GameSalad Master Class is a complete guide to GameSalad and its usage for novice to advanced users. It aims to teach not only how to use GameSalad; but how to use it effectively. This text contains 130 topics, each brimming with practical knowledge and insight valuable to any serious GameSalad developer.

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Table of Contents:

Introduction 

Version Information 

1. Introducing GameSalad 

1.1 The Project Screen 

1.2 The Home Screen 

1.3 The Scene Screen 

1.4 The Behavior Screen 

1.5 The Table Screen 

1.6 Preview

1.7 Publishing 

2. Under the Hood - How GameSalad Works 

2.1 Attribute Types 

2.2 Order of Execution 

2.3 Scene Changes 

2.4 Spawn Actor and Destroy 

2.5 State Variables 

2.6 Actor Tags 

2.7 Scaling Actors 

2.8 Rule Events 

2.9 Concatenation 

2.10 Collisions 

2.11 Saving Data

2.12 Using Tokens 

3. Visuals 

3.1 Using Graphics 

3.2 Resolution Independence 

3.3 Camera 

3.4 Particles 

3.5 Parallax Effect 

4. Actor Movement 

4.1 Move and MoveTo 

4.2 Motion Attributes 

4.3 Coordinate Manipulation 

4.4 Constraining Position 

4.5 Interpolate Position 

4.6 Interpolate and Magnitude MoveTo Replacement 

4.7 Physics 

5. Using Tables 

5.1 Creating Tables 

5.2 Creating / Modifying Table Data 

5.3 Table Expressions 

5.4 Dynamically Sourcing Table Data 

5.5 Saving Table Data 

5.6 Accessing Table Data 

6. Creating a Basic Game (Whack-a-Mole) 

6.1 The Controller Actor 

6.2 The Mole Actor 

6.3 UI and Main Actor Placement 

6.4 Game Over Mechanic

6.5 Conclusion 

7. Math - Expressions and Algorithms 

7.1 Sign Inversion and Absolute Function 

7.2 Floor and Ceil 

7.3 Using Magnitude 

7.4 Using VectorToAngle 

7.5 Relative Positioning With Rotation 

8. Utilizing Device Hardware 

8.1 Basic Touch Input 

8.2 Multi-Touch Input 

8.3 Accelerometer 

8.4 Detecting a Shake 

9. Looping in GameSalad 

9.1 Traditional Loops

9.2 HyperLoops 

9.3 HyperLoop Optimization - Looping Across Frames 

10. Practical Components 

10.1 Touch Input Using Magnitude

10.2 Detecting Screen Swipes 

10.3 Creating Proper Buttons 

10.4 Zoom Feature 

11. Optimization 

11.1 Pre-load Art 

11.2 Storing Versus Calculating Values 

11.3 Replicate 

11.4 Optimizing Timers and Timed Events 

11.5 Time Variables 

11.6 Replacing After and For Timers 

11.7 Replacing Every X Seconds Timers 

11.8 Animation Using Timers 

11.9 Pseudo-Constrain 

11.10 Optimizing Variable Usage 

12. Application Design

12.1 Designing an Effective Touch Interface

12.2 Effective Monetization 

13. The Psychology Behind Successful Games 

Behavior Lexicon 

Accelerate 

Accelerate Toward 

Add / Remove Row 

Animate 

Change Attribute 

Change Image 

Change Scene 

Change Size 

Change Table Value 

Change Velocity 

Collide 

Constrain Attribute 

Control Camera 

Copy Table 

Destroy 

Display Text 

Group 

Interpolate 

Keyboard Input 

Load Attribute 

Log Debugging State 

Move 

MoveTo 

Note  

Particles 

Pause Game 

Pause Music 

Play Music 

Play Sound 

Replicate 

Reset Game 

Reset Scene 

Rotate 

Rotate to Angle 

Rotate To Position 

Rule 

Save Attribute 

Save Table 

Spawn Actor 

Stop Music

Timer 

Unpause Game