Clicker/Idle Tutorial ?

[kannakamui.de]

Hello,

is there any Clicker/Idle/Incremental Tutorial ?
Best would be with a small example that shows how to handle ticks, upgrades and such.

thanks :)

[sitebender]

Check Youtube. Something has to be out there.

Otherwise for me... I just do timer--; rather than the game's native alarm which seems far too complex and cumbersome for my simple mind.

create event:
timer = 0;

step event:

timer--;
if(timer <= 0)
{
if(mouse_check_button_pressed(mb_left))
{
//whatever
timer = room_speed;
}
}

That's a basic clicker tutorial.

As for idling where you can have the game closed and time keeps ticking, you need a server to anchor the time and ensure people don't cheat. Its more complex than just GameMaker. You can have a ghetto version of game closed idling connected to the computer's clock, but then you can exploit it by changing the time.