I'm making a game! or at least trying to...

[royal oxide]

The game is called System Mapping Initiative and it will feature: Space and planetary exploration, ship building, ground combat and vehicle combat. This is a top down 2D pixel art game, but i have one problem... i have no idea how to code it.

[zealous flint]

The best thing you can do here is start by breaking down the core gameplay. i.e. how to make the player move

From there you can look on YouTube at tutorials like “GameMaker top down how to code walking” or something

Or a series that teaches how to make a top down game

[royal oxide]

ok

[royal oxide]

i already somewhat know how to do wlaking in a top-down style game (i tried to make an undertale fangame and never got very far)

if i remember, it's set xspd to 1 if pressing A and -1 if pressing A, and vice versa for up and down