gml helpers

A collection of my helpers for Game Maker Studio 2. These are scripts that provide features I need but I'm happy to share.

Helpers

is_prime(number)

Returns true (1) if the number is a prime number, or false (0)

seed_name_generator(seed[number, number, number])

Returns a string value for a name. Based on Elite-style system naming currently (looking to expand in the future with possibly using resource files). My current default value is 10000 for the seed numbers. I generate them like this:

seed = [];
randomize();
seed[0] = random(10000);
randomize()
seed[1] = random(10000);
randomize()
seed[2] = random(10000);

name = name_generator(seed);

string_split(string, splitter)

Returns an array from a string based on the passed splitter, for example:

string_split("Hello,There", ",") // returns ["Hello", "There"]

tweekseed(seed[number, number, number])

Helper for seed_name_generator, takes an array of 3 numbers, generates a new number. It then shifts the array by 1, removing the first, moving the second and replacing the third.