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How to write effects for Construct
In fact, I thought the exact same thing last year when I tried to make a shader. After days of figuring things out, I had finally... Read more
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published on 11 Aug, 2020
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Dabbling with Drag n Drop Crafting
Happy Friday! I am trying to write this blog while also trying to not melt into a puddle – it's proving challenging, but I shall p... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 7 Aug, 2020
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A mini update
Just a quick update from me this week, which I'm sure you're all delighted about! The Inventory Tutorial was updated yesterday so... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 31 Jul, 2020
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The unexpected complications of minor features
I recently tweeted about how adding seemingly minor features can unexpectedly snowball in to a significant amount of work. I thoug... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 25 Jul, 2020
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Saving... Please don't turn off the power
Well, I've started importing my inventory code into my main game file which is great. It's all nicely contained in its own layout... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 24 Jul, 2020
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And she's back!
It's been a few weeks hasn't it? Well, y'know sometimes you need a holiday. But, break's over, I'm back and blogging has started u... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 17 Jul, 2020
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Making a level editor, but as an external tool
I’m back with lots to say, so I’ll probably post a few new entries to this blog, starting with this one...The day is the 18th and... Read more
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skymen Affiliate
published on 30 Jun, 2020
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A year in the making...
This week's blog post is going to be a little different because…. A whole year. I can't quite believe it to be honest! One thing i... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 19 Jun, 2020
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Let's get sorting
Happy Friday! Today I'm gonna talk about arrays some more, hurrah! So the inventory is now sortable thanks to the Sort action that... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 12 Jun, 2020
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The surprising difficulty of resizing images on spritesheets
Spritesheets (aka texture atlases) are a common technique in computer graphics to combine multiple images on to a single image. Ho... Read more
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Ashley Construct Team Founder
published on 6 Jun, 2020
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An inventory doing inventory stuff? How absurd!
How's it already Friday? It feels like it was yesterday I was writing a blog post… Ah well, at least I have something to talk abou... Read more
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Laura_D Construct Team Community Manager
published on 5 Jun, 2020