Re: MagiCam Plugin - v1.43 BETA(Updated 12/10)

It definitely did. Thank you very much!

Hey! I would love to have a dual camera for realtime multiplayer on same computer :) Im making a game and I've tried to make it work, but it seems impossible with my kind of visual structure of the game.

Sorry, the plugin doesn't support displaying multiple cameras at the same time. This is something I tried implementing, but I never got anything working because it involved utilizing some undocumented/confusing functions from the SDK.

aww.. ok tnx for trying :)

I tried setting the magicam plugin to 'global' so I wouldn't have to add a new instance for every layout, but this appears to make the resulting game crash.

Is it possible to do this without killing the game, or should I just work around it?

Yeah, and if the object the camera follows is destroyed, the next time it's created it the camera doesn't follow it anymore. And even if i add the object to the camera following objects later, it still won't follow it.

Here's what I mean:

dl.dropbox.com/u/52670878/Magicam%20bug.cap

Nice plugin btw.

Hey linkman2004

Just started using magiCam and found it to be rather nice. However was hoping you could squeeze in time to look at that changing layout global issue... :)

Even a destroy camera function would probably do it - I have found creating a new camera at the start of each layout works(I set it to layoutName) BUT if you cross back into the previous layout the camera stops working.

Cheers,

Steven

I love this plugin so much, really would like it on Construct 2! heheh

Thanks for the comments, guys - sorry I didn't reply to any of them sooner.

Unfortunately, I don't have any plans to fix remaining bugs in this plugin - my familiarity with the code has dwindled over time, reducing my ability to identify problems. This, combined with my full-time work and school schedules - which leave me little time for my current projects - means I'll be dropping support indefinitely.

However, I would like to say that I've just finished tinkering around with the C2 plugin SDK a little bit and I'm starting to get a grasp of what's going on in that regard. With any luck, you'll see something on that front in a few weeks time, although I make no promises.

In the event that I do release a C2 version of this plugin, updates will likely be sporadic and I might start accepting donations as a way to offset the time invested. Life is a demanding mistress and I am submissive to its will.

Be sure to keep an eye out for any updates - I'll let you guys know as soon as I have more to report.

Once again, thanks for all of the downloads and comments for this plugin - I see it as my crowning achievement in this community and the support is much appreciated. <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

This is the best plugin ever =) thanks for the effort you put into making this... <img src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> you are making the life of C2 users much more practical, thanks!!

i will give you a big space on the credits of my game <img src="smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> thanks!

Is there a way to get the camera to zoom in/out for only specific layers? I'm trying to get all the layers except for the HUD to be affected. Any suggestions?

Rhindon - Set the scale rate of your HUD layer to 0 in the layer properties panel.

That just caused it to disappear...

Rhindon - PM me your CAPX or one recreating the problem -- ideal, as I don't have the full version of C2 -- and I'll take a look.

Hi linkman2004

Edit: problem fixed, didn't notice it was for Construct Classic and not C2.

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I am trying the Magicam plugin on R190 stable, and I have this error message:

Before that, I tried on beta 187 and same thing, am I doing something wrong? (Placed the "Plugin" folder inside the usual plugins folder for C2)

Thanks in advance for any help.

K'

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