Creating and manipulating sprite instances

Hello

I'm just starting to learn Construct and using scripting. I want to make a 2d grid-based puzzle game. Can anyone show me how to create instances of a sprite and then refer to them by index in a 2d grid?

Also do I have to load all the sprites into construct first, or is it possible to load them in the script? I have hundreds of sprites, so I don't fancy dragging them all in one by one if I don't have to.

Many thanks.

I don't really use the scripting but it's clear that you should learn how to use Construct 3 a bit first. I think this would be normal even if you are a javascript programmer coming to use Construct 3 because it has its own way of doing things.

To create a grid of sprites you could use a nested for loop that creates sprite instances at positions that you then add to the X and Y on each iteration of the loop. Or you could build the grid in the editor from a sprite that can be invisible and then create your objects on top of that using events.

If you mean hundreds of different objects then yes you need to add them, or you can have one sprite with the different animations depending on what type of game it is and if that's useful.

There are various ways to create grid of instances (events approach):

Single loop (involving modulo operation): dropbox.com/s/w5mb08i6bxs3hhp/modulo_grid_order.capx

Double loops: dropbox.com/s/l7gfwtbo6y2h6zi/squared_generator.capx

Loop & spawn: dropbox.com/s/i58n1yqjw0ccqw0/loop%26spawn.capx

Pattern loops: dropbox.com/s/bdwbztvqalda546/recursive_dungeon_room.capx

Configurated one: drive.google.com/file/d/1WcCDpJdbwW03_6QdMWoVb2O7RCy3S4az/view

Loop order matter to determine which instance will be created next. Combinned array & json data you even able to create level editor. Not to mention other spesific grid such as hex grid & isometric grid.