So, uh, now what?

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I've made a game about saying hello to worlds like was suggested, what do I do now? I tried PMing halls but he doesn't seem to be getting my PMs... anyone else have any ideas?
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mainly because I have games to make, tutorials to write, and sites to build. I do not have time to hold your hand through this. If you do not have enough passion to find a dream and pursue it then you need to give up now. No one here can tell you how to learn or make a game. You must do this on your own. What drives you inside should be telling you what you want to do next. Not us.
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Ok, then, that makes sense, I guess...
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take your hello world app and start adding new things to it, slowly mold the type of game your are wanting to make from the hello world app.
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Ok, that I can understand, I'll be back once I get somewhere...
Ok... is this what you had in mind?
Here is file:
http://www.file-pasta.com/?f=Hello+Ball ... +Balls.gb1

Here is game description:
You are the intergalactic messenger sending jet. Your job is to send "HI" greetings to the blue planet.
However, you must avoid the red planet at all costs! If you bump into it, you immediately die, and if you say hi to it, it clones itself! Also, there are green planets out there bouncing around just to be annoying. If your greeting hits them, it simply vanishes. If your greeting hits the interdimensional walls, it bounces back.
To fire a greeting, press the space bar. To move, use the arrow keys.

And yes, I drew the little jet thing myself =).
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Upload the executable, File> Create Executable...
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Erm, what?

Did I not upload the file correctly? I did it exactly the same as I did last time... hmm...
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well that's a .gb1, which is a back up of your game.

.Exe is the normal game compiled.

.Gmk is the normal editable (for GM7 at least)

.gb1, .gb2, etc is back up saved editables.

Every time you save your game, your old .Gmk becomes a .gb1, your old gb.1 becomes a .gb2, etc.
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It doesn't seem to let me save it as an .exe, how do I save it as exe?
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Pretty much just click on that and it will let you save it like any other file.

I also highly suggest you register or at least check out the Game Maker Community Forums, you can ask for help in the Novice and Intermediate Users board, and also find some examples and tutorials.
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