What you may have missed in June 2017

In June 2017

C2 New releases

• Release 245 Beta - Xbox Live updates & bug fixes.

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 Bug report requirements before posting and provide 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.

NW.JS

• v0.23.0 (Chromium 59) [Requires r217+]
• Get the latest and current version and make sure you are using the appropriate Construct 2 release : https://www.scirra.com/nwjs

Third part addons

• No new addon this month

WebGL effects

• No new webGL FX this month

Blog posts

• Scirra
  • Construct 3 Plans now available for purchase - An article in which Laura announces the Plans are available for purchase, Construct 2 owners can order in with their discount nevertheless Construct 3 is currently still in beta.
  • We have a winner - An article in which Tom announces the winners of the Construct 3 GameJam that occured late May. A collection of 10 nice games, the top 3 of which earned a free year of Construct 3.
• Ashley
  • HTML imports are the best web component - An article by Ashley that explains a bit what Construct 3 is made of under the hood and how it works. Also an article as a warning since Google seems to be willing to remove HTML imports in the future to the disappointment of Ashley.
  • Layout is the next frontier of web app performance - An article in which Ashley explains one of the real-world performance issue the team encounters: Layout calculation/handling in browser and a call to browser vendors to take it more seriously.

C3 New releases

• r33 - A number of usability improvements.
• r34 - SVG raster size, background cloud uploads, more usability improvements.
• r35 - More bug fixes and some usability tweaks.
• r36 - Access codes, split Cordova exporter, and more.
• r37 - Back button support on mobile, popup remote preview, more bug fixes.
• r38 - Themes support, usability improvements, architectural changes.
• r38.2 - Themes support, usability improvements, architectural changes.
• r39 - Re-land the architectural change originally made for r38.
• r40 - 'Pick last created', safe mode, memory optimisation & more bug fixes.
• r41 - Built-in dark theme, Xbox Live updates, bug fixes.
• r42 - Preview now runs on preview.construct.net.
• r42.2 - Hotfix for issue in r42.
• r42.3 - Patching a couple more issues in r42.
• Find all the releases and changelogs on the new website https://www.construct.net/fr/make-games/releases

Construct 3 is currently going under a period of public beta test which does not represent the final quality of release.

Please help with testing and be sure to keep an eye on further developments coming for it if you are interested about this software.

If you think you have found a bug in Construct 3 you can report your bugs on github following the instructions and templates provided there.

You can discuss Construct 3 in this forum.

Remember, as announced, ultimately forums and other community related discussion channels will be moved to the new https://www.construct.net.

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.
• You can listen to the unofficial C2 podcast
• If you haven't already, be sure to check out the videos playlist "C2 academy" up on youtube ! New videos get added on a regular basis on subjects YOU have asked for !!!
• 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 2016 (contains links to all the previous 2016 months recap)
• What you may have missed in January 2017
• What you may have missed in February 2017
• What you may have missed in March 2017
• What you may have missed in April 2017
• What you may have missed in May 2017

The work still goes on on Construct 2 and Construct 3.

Have a good start of summer if it is summer in your part of the world.

There are no new webGL effects ... has this ever happened ?.

Although the truth is that there are already many effects available, I know.

Thanks fot this.

Thanks to this information and press release.

As always, thank you KYATRIC.

Third part addons

• No new addon this month

WebGL effects

• No new webGL FX this month

Dont sure if it sad or good... ...probably it is due to Construct3 release.