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<title>Upgrading to the Pro Edition</title>
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<h1>Upgrading to the Pro Edition</h1>
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<i>Game Maker</i> comes in two editions, the Lite Edition and the Pro Edition.
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<p>
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The <b>Lite Edition</b> is meant for those that take their first steps on the
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path of developing games. It can be used for free but is limited in its
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functionality. Also it shows a popup logo when running games and will regularly
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remind you of upgrading the program. When you are using <i>Game Maker</i> regularly
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you are strongly recommended to upgrade it to the Pro Edition.
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<p>
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The <b>Pro Edition</b> contains considerably more functionality and does not display any
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logos or popup messages. More precisely, the Pro Edition has the following
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additional functionality:
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<ul>
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<li>No <i>Game Maker</i> logo is shown when running a game.</li>
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<li>No regular popups remind you of upgrading.</li>
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<li>You can use rotated, color blended and translucent sprites.</li>
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<li>There are additional options in the sprite and image editors.</li>
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<li>There are additional actions for e.g. CD music, rotated text, and colorized shapes.</li>
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<li>You can use special sound effects and positional sound.</li>
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<li>You can create splash screens with movies, images, webpages, texts, etc.</li>
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<li>There is a particle system to create explosions, fireworks, flames, rain, and other effects.</li>
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<li>A number of advanced drawing functions are available, for example colorized text and textured polygons.</li>
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<li>It is possible to create 3D games using functions for 3D graphics.</li>
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<li>It is possible to create multiplayer games that can be played over a network.</li>
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<li>You can define your own room transitions.</li>
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<li>You can use functions to create, load, and modify resources (sprites, backgrounds, etc.)
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while the game is running.</li>
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<li>There is a collection of functions to create and use data structures.</li>
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<li>There are functions for motion planning.</li>
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<li>You get the possibility to include additional files in the game executables
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that can be used when the game is run.</li>
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<li>The Pro Edition can easily be extended using extension package. These can be made by
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everybody and will in general be provided free of charge.</li>
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<li>Three such extension packages are included adding many room transitions, windows
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dialogs, and printing facilities.</li>
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<li>You can define your own trigger events.</li>
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<li>You can export and import resources, which makes it easier to collaborate on games.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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<p>
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Upgrading the Lite Edition to the Pro Edition costs only 20 Euro or US $25
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(subject to change). This is a one-time fee that will at least be valid
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for all versions 8.x of <i>Game Maker</i>.
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</p>
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<p>
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When you are running the Lite Edition, whenever you start <i>Game Maker</i> the following
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form will be shown:
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</p>
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<p>
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<img src="images/form_upgrade.jpg">
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<p>
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You can use this
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form to upgrade to the Pro Edition. There are a number of ways to do this.
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</p>
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The easiest way is to purchase the upgrade online. To this end press the button <b>Purchase Pro Edition Online</b>.
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You will be brought to a webpage where you can make you payment either by credit card or through PayPal.
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The payment will be handled by the company SoftWrap that is our authorized payment processor.
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Once you made the payment the software will immediately be upgraded to the Pro Edition without
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any further action from your side. Carefully save (and print) the confirmation you receive
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as it contains your purchase reference that you might need later if you want to reinstall the software.
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(When you are running the program, you can also upgrade online by choosing <b>Upgrade to Pro Edition</b>
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in the <b>Help</b> menu.)
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</p>
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<p>
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If you purchased <i>Game Maker</i> before (and hence, have an activation code or a previous purchase reference)
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press the button <b>Enter Activation Code</b>. You will be brought to a webpage where you can either enter
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your activation code or your purchase reference from your previous payment. Here you can also retrieve your
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license if you lost it. After you filled in the correct information <i>Game Maker</i> will be upgraded to
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the Pro Edition. Note that you must have an Internet connection for activation.
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(When you are running the program, you can also upgrade on line by choosing <b>Enter Activation Code</b>
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in the <b>Help</b> menu.)
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</p>
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<p>
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If you don't want to upgrade to the Pro Edition at this stage, press the button
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<b>Continue Using the Lite Edition</b>.
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</p>
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</body>
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</html>
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<!-- KEYWORDS
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lite edition
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pro edition
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upgrade
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activation code
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purchase online
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extra features
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additional features
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splash screen, removing
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registration
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PayPal
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credit card payment
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cash payment
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bank transfer
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fee, registration
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price
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payment
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SoftWrap
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