Data structure - ds grid [Game Maker | Basics]
96This basics video tutorial shows you how to use ds grids in GameMaker.
The first question would be, do you need learn about ds gird in Gamemaker Studio. And the answer is yes because it a way to store informations in this specific data structure. So if you want to have an inventory system, and upgrade tree or a bestiary, then it is quite useful to understand what ds grids are and how you can use them for your own game in Gamemaker. To put it in a nutshell, ds grids are basically collums and rows of stored data in Gamemaker, like an exel spread sheet so to say. That's it!
Video on ds lists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ygcKjltSQY
Video on accessors of data structures:
https://youtu.be/hnYtW4ang4I
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https://opengameart.org/content/bevouliin-underground-worm-sprite-sheets-for-game-devg-2
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 What we will do
0:49 Subscribe
1:00 Theory ds_list
1:58 Theory ds_grid and what we build
2:38 Use case for a ds_grid