Metaverser Game Maker V3.7 ; What’s New?

Metaverser is excited to introduce you to the latest update from Metaverser Game Maker 3.7

This update is packed with goodies, including 12 brand-new components and upgrades to 3 existing ones. Plus, we’ve squashed some bugs and made improvements to enhance your experience. Additionally, you can always revert back to the previous version blog to learn more about the components. Let’s take a closer look at these exciting new components:

Parent

This component allows you to designate an object as a child of another object. When this happens, the child object will move or rotate along with its parent, and it will also be deactivated or activated based on its parent’s status.

Light

Enables you to incorporate real-time lighting effects into your game.

Beam Light

Enhances scene lighting by generating volumetric procedural beams of light, creating high-quality light shafts and ray effects.

GLB Importer

Lets you load and view 3D models from GLB files.

Conditional Event

Specifies that a particular event will only occur when all listed events happen simultaneously. This ensures a unified outcome by requiring the fulfillment of multiple conditions for the desired result.

Destroy

Immediately removes and eliminates a game object after a specified event occurs.

Tag Changer

Modifies the tag of a game object after a specified event is invoked.

HUD Controller

Manages the activation and deactivation of the entire game’s Heads-Up Display (HUD).

Player Settings

Provides new functions to toggle other players’ colliders or visibility, and switch the camera to first-person mode or reverse , you can also lock the camera by sending events.

Player Animation

Enables playing various animations on the main player character.

Rotate Around

Let you rotate an object around it self or other objects or even the main player.

Set Position

You can set the position of an object to another object in the land.

To learn more about the previous components added to Metaverser Game Maker, visit the link for tutorials.

Updated Components

In addition to the new components, Game Maker 3.7 also brings updates to three existing components. Let’s explore these enhancements and how they further improve your experiences.

LookAt

Added tag option for focusing on objects based on their tags.

GhostFollow

Added tag option for tracking objects based on their tags; changed following point from pivots to center.

NPC Dialogue System

Allows additional characters in typing.

Additional Enhancements

• Ability Limiter Component: Two new functions have been added, allowing you to freeze the main player’s movement or rotations by sending events.
• Force Component: Two new options have been introduced, enabling you to force an object toward another object or the main player.
• Game Starter Pack: Basic standard shape models have been added to the Game Starter pack in Game Maker, expanding your options for creating environments.
• Rigidbody Objects: Objects with Rigidbody components can no longer be transferred outside of the land.
• Properties Panel: You can now directly view and modify an object’s name in the properties panel.
• Value Counter Component: Two new variables have been added:
  - Reset Event: An event that resets the value of the counter to its initial value.
  - Toggle for values less than initial: Creators can specify if the value can go below the initial value of the counter.
• Notification Fixes: Issues where the first notification didn’t display the time when logging in due to the loading screen have been resolved.
• NPC Avatar Loading Fixes: Fixed issues where too many attempts at loading NPC avatars could cause connection issues, and delays in loading NPC avatar icons on lands.
• Force Component Fix: The force component in constant mode now works correctly.
• Platform Rotation: Players now rotate while on a platform in Game Maker.
• Animation Category Update: The animation category name has been changed to “Transition” to better reflect its inclusion of more Translate components.

These updates and fixes aim to enhance your experience in Game Maker 3.7, providing smoother gameplay and more options for creativity.