What you may have missed in March 2017

In March 2017

C2 New releases

• No releases, focus was on Construct 3 for this month (see below)

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

• v0.21.1 (Chromium 57) [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

• [Plugin]Ads Mediation-Admob,Applovin,Chartboost,Unity,Vungle - Verstala - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-ads-mediation-admob-applovin-chartboost-unity-vungle_t189264 Commercial
• [Plugin]MathParser - pokka - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-mathparser_t188947 Commercial

WebGL effects

• Planet Terrain Fx - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-planet-terrain-fx_t188252 - Gigatron - Demo
• Sprite Utility Shader - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-sprite-utility-shader_t188338 - Gigatron
• Mario Cube Fx - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-mario-cube-fx_t188789 - Gigatron
• 2D Road System - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-2d-road-system-wip_t189050 - Gigatron - Demo

Blog posts

• Scirra
  • The new Image and Animation editor - An article that introduces the new and improved Image and Animation editor in Construct 3. It does everything that you could do in Construct 2 and then some more.
  • Event sheet improvements in Construct 3 - An article that introduces a lot of improvements and new features for the events sheet, aimed at improving the workflow in Construct 3.
  • Construct's new website - A blog article about the new upcoming website for Construct 3 and Construct 2.
  • Introducing Remote Preview - A blog article about this new preview option that will allow for easy sharing of a project you work on to playtesters and getting direct feedback within Construct 3 while you are still working on the project.
  • Construct 3's Architecture - An article which presents the new improvements on C3's architecture's, the home made JavaScript framework used for the UI and various performance improvements already depicted.
  • UI improvements in Construct 3 - An article that displays the many improvements brought to Construct 3 User Interface and how they can add up to make your experience making games faster and funnier.
  • The Construct 3 beta starts march 28 - An article that gives the date for the start of the public beta of Construct 3 and summarizes announced C3 features.
  • Construct 3 game jam with Newgrounds - An article in which Tom announces a game jam that will occur during Construct 3 public beta phase, giving access to the full features version for free.
  • Construct 3 public Beta now available - An article that announces the launch of the Construct 3 public Beta.
  • Some bonus extra in Construct 3 - An article which indicates a few new tips and improvements you may have missed despite having access to the Beta. Amongst which, the highly requested "Create object by name", improvement to the bullet behavior's collision, access to C3 projects through URL and more.
• Ashley
  • HTC 10 cheats batter life benchmarks - An article in which Ashley mentions his discoveries concerning the behavior/rendering of the HTC 10 mobile phone.

C3 New releases

• R12 - Welcome to the Construct 3 public beta!
• R13 - The first round of bug fixes from the beta release
• R14 - Another big batch of bug fixes and improvements!
• 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 it in this forum BUT

• Make sure to read the Bug report guidelines before posting and to provide all the required informations (your configuration, the steps to use to reproduce the bug, any relevant information you can provide). The "platform information" from the menu/about dialog is worth adding to your posts.

EDIT 06 April : The bug report process has changed. Please now

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

March was a big month for Construct 3, following its announcement and releasing the Public Beta.

A lot of work is still on the way so keep an eye out.