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bellborn

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HobbyPress have written and published a book on Construct - 'Practical Tips & Techniques'. That's kinda cool I guess, so maybe check it out and see if you think it looks good

http://www.hobbypress.net/construct_game_creation.htm
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- madster
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eh.... but Construct is still in beta!

XD weird. Still may be worth it for some.
- Sagal
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Someobody should buy it so we can see if it's any good
- PixelRebirth
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Looking at the TOC this book appears to be tailored for absolute beginners (of course). Although it seems to cover some more advanced issues. Interesting. I'm especially curious about these two paragraphs:

WHY WOULD ONE PREFER CONSTRUCT OVER GM8 FOR GAME CREATION?

WHY WOULD ONE PREFER CONSTRUCT OVER MMF2 FOR GAME CREATION?
- DravenX
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This is fantastic news!.Now Construct can have more exposure this way.
- SoldjahBoy
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Werd...s

lots of them...

~Sol
- stainsor
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[quote:35w6jqmt]CONSTRUCT had revolutionized the world of open source 2D game creation, by providing easy drag-and-drop kind of interface for producing complex game logic, all without writing codes and scripts.
Point devs!
- Mr. Snooley
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Wow, that's a surprise, a good one I guess.

If someone should buy this, please tell us if it's good.