How capable is Construct 2?

I was thinking of starting a big project and was wondering how powerful and bug free it is compared to engines like Game Maker or Unity 2d. From what I have seen so far I much prefer it to both those engines but was wondering what the community thought about this.

They are all capable. The only thing that varies is the user's ability, and dedication.

newt as you have lots of experience do you think C2 can handle any large 2d game?

Within reason, but that's what an ambiguous question gets.

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Check out City of Amber its console quality like , Construct is a beast if you know how to use it.

PixelPower is it actually rendered in 3d or is it just images of 3d?

The images are made in 3D then the developer uses a tool called spriter pro that takes 3D models and converts it into a 2D files so it can be used in Construct2.

KnivetonStudios what game type exactly are you trying to make? I could give you a better answer if I knew what you wanted to make. If you don't want to say in public then just PM me. Then I can tell you if it's possible or not.

PixelPower I am making a top down shooter and i have completed all the art and am a fair way into the programming; however I am not sure if it will end up with lots of path-finding bugs that I can't fix or if it can't handle a larger game as I have looked through older forum posts and people have seemed to have problems with things like enemies merging.

Thats an ease of use issue, not a capability issue.

Dealing with formations, and even following a leader are very complex functions that can have many different solutions.

You have to create the logic for that yourself.

PixelPower I am making a top down shooter and i have completed all the art and am a fair way into the programming; however I am not sure if it will end up with lots of path-finding bugs that I can't fix or if it can't handle a larger game as I have looked through older forum posts and people have seemed to have problems with things like enemies merging.

Ok I do know that the line of sight command seems to not be working from what I have seen in the forum. If I had that problem here is how I would code it

1) Make invisible spots of the screen using sprite.

2) One spot would be the trigger which will set off a variable when your player collides with it.

3) When the variable is true, then you set the enemies movement up using 8 direction or bullet behaviors.

If you're not sure how capable it is, I would start small and try making something you know you can finish.

PixelPower I hadn't through about it that way, thank you for that response

Prominent I have already made many smaller games but this is my first larger one