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Frameworks

All you need in one bundle!

Welcome to the hub for all documentation related to the GameMaker focused frameworks created by RefresherTowel Games.

Each framework is built to solve a specific pain point, with a clean API, full Feather support, and detailed docs.

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STATEMENT

Turn your states into a Statement!

Tired of giant if chains and switch blocks trying to keep your player or enemies in the right state?

Statement is a lightweight but feature rich state machine framework for GameMaker. It gives each object a clear set of states with Enter, Update, Exit, and optional Draw handlers.

  • Clean, named states instead of scattered state == ... checks.
  • Simple to start: one machine, a couple of states, and a single Update() call.
  • Opt in extras when you need them: queued transitions, state stacks, history, transition payloads, non interruptible states, and more.
EXPLORE THE STATEMENT DOCS

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PULSE

The beating heart of your game

Want damage events to update your health bar, play a sound, and trigger screen shake, without wiring everything together by hand?

Pulse is a lightweight signals and events framework for GameMaker. It gives you a clean way to broadcast events and let any number of listeners react.

  • Subscribe listeners once and decouple them from the sender.
  • Fire a signal and let UI, audio, VFX, and gameplay all respond.
  • Advanced tools for later: consumable signals, priorities, deferred processing, tags, and sender filters.

Note: Pulse is not released yet. These docs are here as a preview and may change before launch. Right now, only Statement is available on itch.

LEARN MORE ABOUT PULSE

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CATALYST

Turn raw numbers into reactions

Struggling to keep your stats, buffs, and item effects under control as your game grows?

Catalyst is a feature rich yet easy to use stats and modifiers framework for GameMaker. It treats stats as living systems instead of isolated numbers.

  • Handle health, damage, resistances, buffs, debuffs, item bonuses, and more in one consistent way.
  • Stack and combine effects without writing a new special case every time.
  • Built for weird ideas: context aware modifiers, derived stats, and complex interactions without tearing up your code.

Note: Catalyst is not released yet. These docs are here as a preview and may change before launch. Right now, only Statement is available on itch.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CATALYST

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ECHO

Hear what your game is telling you

Plain debug logs are fine at first, but quickly become noise once your project grows.

Echo is a lightweight debugging framework for GameMaker. Your game is always talking and Echo helps you hear what it is telling you. Instead of a wall of show_debug_message() calls, you get structured logs, levels, history, and tools that make problems stand out instead of hiding in the noise.

  • Log at different levels and filter what hits the console.
  • Keep a debug history for the current session and dump it to file when needed.
  • Optional extras like stack traces and an easy way to mute all logging with a single setting.

Echo ships free with all available frameworks and integrates cleanly with their designs. Or you can purchase it for cheap on its own.