HTML5 Game Development with GameMaker

Building a tower toppling game

In order to build a tower toppling game, the first elements we need to create are the support structures. We already have a Steel Pillar, which will be the strongest piece, but we will need several more. There will be three material types that will each have unique physics properties: Steel, Wood, and Glass. There will also need to be two different sizes, large and small, for variation. Finally, we want the large structures to be able to break apart into small chunks of Debris.

Constructing the Pillars and Debris

We will start by building all the additional Steel Pillars and Debris.

1. Create a new Sprite, spr_Pillar_Steel_Small, and load Chapter 6/Sprites/Pillar_Steel_Small.png with Remove Background checked. Center the ...