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Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 7:26 pm
by Koopa Yoshi
It keeps saying Failed to load game when I try to load a gmk file, and that gmk file is important.. I have a Backup file but the newest updates arent there, I need the actual gmk file, Game Maker sucks! Is there a way to fix this problem? DONT IGNORE!

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 10:57 pm
by M M M M M MARIO
GM 8.1 only opens and saves as gm81 files.

But you can still use 8.0. :awe:

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 11:14 pm
by Suyo
Maybe upload the file so we could actually help a bit? .-.

Also: "Screw GM, it starts to suck" it never not sucked :troll:

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 10th, 2011, 11:21 pm
by Koopa Yoshi
M M M M M MARIO wrote:GM 8.1 only opens and saves as gm81 files.

But you can still use 8.0. :awe:


I deleted 8.1 long ago, Ive always been using 8.0

@Suyo I'll consider uploading the gmk file

Anything else that I can try?

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 11th, 2011, 7:25 am
by Jellonator
8.1 will load GMK files.
i remember you saying before "i can turn exe into GMK"
that might be your problem.

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 3:07 am
by Zed98
jellonator wrote:8
"i can turn exe into GMK"
that might be your problem.


^ That ^

You see, just changing a file's extension (.EXE) doesn't convert the file. If that is what you did, you can't load it, because that file is corrupted.

Example: Change JPEG to PNG. Now you have a PNG with JPEG data. Because an image editor would think that is a PNG, it would try to load it, but because there is JPEG data in the file, it becomes unable to be opened.


^ Does that fix your problem? ^

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 3:20 am
by Koopa Yoshi
I never converted it to exe by changing the gmk extension. I did it by creating the stand-alone file.
But I did use some sort of fake program to convert it to flash, but I copied a file of the gmk before doing it so it doesnt affect the real file.

The last update I made on this game is creating a parent and setting it as a parent to lots of object, does that damage the gmk file? Or maybe the gmk file was to big?

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 3:22 am
by Suyo
Upload the gmk file already, else we can hardly help you.

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 3:27 am
by Koopa Yoshi
Suyo wrote:Upload the gmk file already, else we can hardly help you.


I think I can trust you, so okay, PM to you only, but it will take a while to upload

Re: Game Maker fails to load a gmk file

PostPosted: August 12th, 2011, 3:36 am
by Jellonator
jellonator wrote:8.1 will load GMK files.
i remember you saying before "i can turn exe into GMK"
that might be your problem.

oh ♥♥♥♥ it was bog who said that i think. I'M TERRIBLE WITH REMEMBERING THESE THINGS ;-;