GMRoomLoader

Devlog

• Vote for GMRoomLoader in the 2025 GameMaker Awards!
  November 26, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

  GMRoomLoader Nominated for Best Tool Once Again! 🎉 Hey everyone! GMRoomLoader has been nominated in the Best Tool category at the 2025 GameMaker Awards for the SECOND YEAR IN A ROW ! I’m super pr... Continue reading

  
• GMRoomLoader v2.4.0
  November 05, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

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  GameMaker 2024.14 The minimal supported runtime version is now v2024.14.0.251 . Instance data now includes a sprite_index variable in its preCreate struct, following the long awaited Sprite Override f... Continue reading

  
• GMRoomLoader v2.3.0
  October 19, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

  Automatic Data Initialization As anyone who’s used the library knows, data initialization had to be done manually before loading/screenshotting/fetching data, until now. Dragonite recently reminded... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v2.2.0
  October 07, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

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  #Minor Release

  Debug View The new Debug View module offers an quick way to test room loading using a Debug Overlay view, without writing any code. It allows loading any room in the project at the mouse coordinates,... Continue reading

  
• GameMaker Awards 2025 - Nominate GMRoomLoader for Best Tool!
  October 05, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

  GameMaker Awards 2025 Hey everyone! The GameMaker Awards are back this year, and this time, you can nominate not just your own projects, but also the games and tools you’ve enjoyed from others. GMRo... Continue reading

  
• GMRoomLoader v2.1.0
  September 28, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli

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  #Minor Release

  Merging Tilemaps This quick follow-up to the v2.0.0 release completes Merging Layers with Merging Tilemaps - a feature that allows merging newly loaded tilemaps directly into existing ones. This is pa... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v2.0.0
  September 28, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli#Major Release

  Overview This release marks the first major update since the initial v1, introducing a fully rewritten documentation, an improved demo project and a major API overhaul with a shift from snake_case to... Continue reading

  
• GMRoomLoader v1.8.0
  January 21, 2025 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  Release notes: https://github.com/glebtsereteli/GMRoomLoader/releases/tag/v1.8.0... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader nominated for Best Tool!
  August 28, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli

  I'm thrilled to announce that GMRoomLoader has been nominated for Best Tool at the 2024 GameMaker Awards ! A huge thank you to everyone who has used and supported the library. GMRoomLoader is only get... Continue reading

  
• GMRoomLoader v1.7.0
  May 31, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This release adds tag-based data handling and splits the previous origin system into `xorigin` and `yorigin` optional arguments for all relevant methods. You can find this new concept described in the... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.6.0
  May 28, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This release is focused on adding error messages and debug logging to all public methods. Check out the changelog on GitHub ... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.5.2
  March 05, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  Warning Starting with version 1.5.2, GMRoomLoader will only work with GameMaker 2024.2 and above, as this release relies on bug fixes from that version. Bug Fixes Fixed not tracking instance IDs when... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.5.1
  March 01, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  Bug Fixes Fixed broken layer filter resetting... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.5.0
  March 01, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  New Features Explicit error messages for trying to use RoomLoader 's loading and screenshot taking functions without previously initialized room data. .data_is_initialized() method. Adjustments Added... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.4.2
  February 28, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  This Patch release adds a RoomLoaderLicense note and reorganizes some files... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.4.1
  February 28, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  This Patch release fixes a typo (missing return statement) in RoomLoaderReturnData 's .get_layer() method... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.4.0
  February 27, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This Minor release introduces the following instance-related config macros aimed at improving loading performance at scale (loading many hundreds of instances). ROOMLOADER_INSTANCES_USE_ROOM_PARAMS -... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.3.0
  February 19, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This Minor release adds a new RoomLoader . take_screenshot(room, [origin], [flags]) method for generating room screenshots/thumbnails at runtime without ever visiting the target room... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.2.2
  February 17, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  This Patch release fixes missing alpha for loaded instances. Thanks to YellowAfterLife for helping out with bitwise color maths!... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.2.1
  February 16, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Patch Release

  This Patch release fixes instance execution order to match GameMaker's default. If you've already used GMRoomLoader for loading instances that have Variable Definitions and Creation Code, you might ha... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.2.0
  February 15, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This Minor release focuses on improving RoomLoaderReturnData by overhauling its internals, speeding up element fetching and introducing the following methods: .get_layer(name) - returns the created La... Continue reading
• GMRoomLoader v1.1.0
  February 14, 2024 by Gleb Tsereteli#Minor Release

  This Minor release slightly improves Layer Filtering by cleaning up some internal code and introducing the following methods: .layer_whitelist_get() - returns an array or whitelisted layer names. .lay... Continue reading