my version does not have draw_flush. is there anything else I could do, or should I try to get the greater version of GMS?
I would recommend looking into it if it's an option, GMS1 hasn't had official support in years and it's only a matter of time before its old graphics APIs will stop working entirely... :(
Currently the free license lets you export games to desktop platforms if the game's not sold, so there's basically nothing to lose just trying it out. (And I'd recommend getting GMS2 from the official download page since it's literally free)
