What you may have missed in April 2014

In April 2014

New releases

• Release 166 Beta - Export universal Windows Store apps; Multiplayer auto-join
• Release 167 Beta - Ejecta memory management
• Release 167.2 Beta - Bug fixes
• Release 168 Stable - Stable update

The features listed here are only the "highlighted" features for each release. Check each release page to see the complete changelog and comments for each version)

Be sure to keep updated to the

most recent release of Construct 2

If you think you have found a bug in Construct 2 you can report it in this forum BUT

• Make sure it is not already a reported bug by searching through the "Bugs" forum
• Make sure it is not a bug in your events, a difference between what you have coded and what you would expect
• Make sure you're using the very latest version of Construct 2 (beta possibly, stable if this is the very latest release available)
• Attach a .capx of the issue in the simplest manner possible (no 100+ events capx, no 10 mb capx)
• Make sure to read How to report bugs before posting and providing all the required informations (your configuration, the steps to use to reproduce the bug, any relevant information you can provide)

It is really important since about 50% of reports aren't bugs which takes time out of working on Construct2 directly.

Be responsible, help everybody by making sure it's not your events in cause first.

Third part addons

• Plugin Spilgames HTML5 Game API - PixelRebirth - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-spilgames-html5-game-api_t101512
• Plugin Mouse lock - TiAm - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-mouse-lock-v0-1_t102112

Blog posts

• Scirra
  • Scirra wins "Best Game Creator award" - An article about how Scirra won the "Best Game Creator award" awarded by Scirra on the 1st April to the best Game Creator tool around their headquarters. Congratulations !
  • Common mis-used events and gotchas - An article about some of the common mistakes in the use of events Ashley has witnessed in projects being posted in the forums when asking for help, reporting a bug or whining about performances. A must-read for any user !
  • Make online multiplayer games with Construct2 - An article following the recent stable Construct2 release that sees a new manual entry and tutorials available for the newly and much expected multiplayer plugin.

Reminder

• You can consult all or the newest tutorials
• You can check the top or the newest games in the arcade
• You can find even more games and other kind of projects in "Your creations" forum category, either completed creations or works in progress.
• Get help using Construct2 in the "How do I forum or even in the "Beginner's questions forum. Those are the forums to ask and find answer to technical questions about Construct 2 (don't forget to also consult the sticky "How do I Frequently Asked Question")
• The manual gets updated with each new stable release, be sure to consult it.
• A list of all completed plugins and behaviors is maintained as sticky in the "Completed addons" forum.
• A list of the published webGL effects is maintained in the "Effects" forum.
• If you have some plugins, behaviors or effects of your own you want to share, please post them in the appropriate forum with a title tag (either [Plugin], [Behavior] or[Effect]). Don't hesitate to ask moderators when doing so in case you're confused where would be the better place to post.

Former retrospect

As an added bonus, here is a list of the former "What you may have missed" posts for the year.

• What you may have missed in December 2013
• What you may have missed in January 2014
• What you may have missed in February 2014
• What you may have missed in March 2014

A great summary as ever, thanks!

Always appreciate these monthly summaries, thanks again. One thing that could be added is that CocoonJS plugin went open source and added ios game center and google play game services.

russpuppy: The issue is that the CocoonJS plugin is not really working as it is at the moment and hasn't really a specific maintainer.

I only list plugins/behaviors that were posted to the "Completed addons" forum, are supposed to work and have a defined "author".

All those elements the plugin is missing at the moment.

Otherwise, thanks for the kind words.