Use the standard 32x32-pixel grid and character appearances for your first game. All stages should be the same size. Once you make one or two games and master Stagecast Creator, you can venture into trickier areas such as nonstandard size grids, characters, and stages.

Preparation
Get your characters and backgrounds ready. Use small pictures for character appearances and small or large pictures as stage backgrounds. Paint simple pictures in Stagecast Creator or import GIF or JPEG images, including clip art and digital photographs. Import any sound effect you'd like to use.

Setting the stage
Go to any stage. Create a new kind of character, such as a pirate or a space ship, and place it on the stage. Paint or import the first appearance of that character. Paint or import more appearances at any time.

Multiple obstacles
Use Stagecast's copy tool to make multiple character images. The tool looks like a rubber stamp. For example, if your game has only one superhero but a dozen mountains that the superhero has to climb, make two types of characters: a superhero and a mountain. Then use the copy tool to stamp out 11 more mountains.

Know the rules
Once you place some characters on a stage, it's time to teach them the rules of your game. Program rules by demonstration, showing characters what to do using the mouse. Whenever a character is in a particular situation, it will perform the actions.