I would like better refactoring tools

Hi developers of Construct 2

I would really like better refactoring tools.

This is my scenario.

I have an object with x number of instance variables. At some point in my development, I realize that it would make sense to create an object family and that some of these instance variables should be moved to the family.

First problem is that If I create an instance variable on the family it can not be created with the same name. So I have to find all usages of the original instance variable and change that to the new family instance variable (this is why I would like to see a find / replace feature)

Then I have to delete the object instance variable and rename the family instance variable.

Find and replace in the event sheets, is a pain.

Moving instances and objects around is a pain.

Construct 2 is cool, but sometimes it would be so nice if I could just edit the source code directly

Yeah, migrating instance variables up to family variables is a bit of a pain. What kind of solution do you think would be best?

I agree with you. I think this is Construct2's greatest (one of the very few) weakness, and I'd love to see some kind of improvement about this.

yes, I'd want this as well! I've ran in to this situation many times. Sometimes I can avoid it by planning my project well, but it'd be nice to have.

That's why I program my game on paper first .