instance variable case sensitive.

So in construct defining instance variable is case insensitive

so doing something like this fails because Damage & damage are the same considered the same thing

when referencing these variables from scripts, they are case sensitive, thus considered 2 separate value. is this by design? or is this a bug?

just in case I created this bug ticket because it seems like its unintentional github.com/Scirra/Construct-3-bugs/issues/3858

it's really not a big deal, just something that should be documented so noobs like me don't spend hours trying to figure out why my simple assignment statement is not getting the correct value.

My bet is that it is by design. Since Construct is usually targeted at less experienced game developers and sometimes pupils in schools. Having variables be case-sensitive would make it more complicated for beginners.

However, once you start touching upon JS, then it's probably expected that a developer can comprehend and differentiate between e.g. Damage and damage and that the handholding Construct does in its event sheet isn't as necessary anymore.

That's just my 2 cents.

Agreed, but it should be documented as such..

Especially when the auto complete is misleading because you have used the lower case variant of the string...

I added a note in the manual about case sensitivity.