I downloaded Gamemaker free version
http://www.cs.uu.nl/people/markov/gmaker/index.html , made a large background map but the scrolling isn't anywhere near smooth.
I know someone here uses it 'puki'? Is silky smooth scrolling achievable with this game authoring package or not?
I've never used it.
I don't use 'Klik and Play/Drag and Drop' type software. The only area I cut corners is in media (graphics/sound/music, etc).
My reputation for lazyness for creating media must be giving me a bad name.
Large.
I was interested in this a while back before I had Blitz. The first thing I tried to do was make a zelda style scrolling game, but the jerkiness was horrible. I scoured the forums to see if any advanced users had any workarounds..even the best methods really didn't work if you have a screen full of objects. Try downloading a few of their showcase games, you'll see what I mean. They have a nice community that is always contributing new tweaks and scripts..so maybe in the future that might be resolved...but for now it looks like it's best suited for static levels that don't scroll.
Ive used Game Maker before, and Ive never had any jerkiness with views. odd.... I havnt used it for a few years though