Arima's Forum Posts

  • 2D games are rendered the same way 3D games are, as polygons with textures on them, so increasing 3D performance improves 2D performance as well. They're really the same thing. The amount of polygons a card can push isn't the whole issue - there's a bunch of other things like pixel fill rate and shader performance to take into account too, all of which continue to improve at quite a fast rate.

    The video card isn't the total issue, either, as things like physics can cause the CPU to be what holds up the next frame.

    There's compilation time, where a game is being compiled in the background at start, so it can take a few seconds before the game is running optimally while it's compiling in the background. My current game requires about 10 seconds before the framerate gets smooth.

    There's also the issue that chrome and node webkit are currently on version 32, which has performance problems on some pcs as it's reverting to software rendering when it shouldn't. Chrome when fullscreened has a framerate in single digits on my machine currently, but chrome 33 should fix it. By switching to windows 7, you're probably using different video card drivers, which might have affected the performance, or caused your card to now be blacklisted when it wasn't before.

    Anyway, in my experience and testing, C2 actually rendered faster than CC, but it has been a while since I checked. Event performance I tested CC to be 1.5-3x faster than C2, but in general I don't need that speed (though I would certainly like it).

    As for the other problems with previous versions of C2 being faster, I can't comment because I haven't noticed a difference, though that doesn't mean there hasn't been one - the game I'm currently working on doesn't have very many sprites on screen at once. I don't have nearly the most powerful computer either, it's an AMD 4400+ with an Nvidia 9800gt. Have you been able to isolate the issue with a .capx?

  • You can try posting it, someone might be able to fix it for you.

    Is there a .backup file in the same directory?

    You should make manual backups regardless. I make a new one every day I work on a .capx.

  • Don't create multiple threads for the same topic. Keep it to one thread. You can bump your topic if you don't get a response after a while instead of creating a new thread.

  • For the first issue, use family variables. That ensures all objects in the family have that variable, and you can set it to 'ordered' or 'random' and check it via a condition to set how they talk, leaving it so you only have to have one batch of code that works with the family rather than specific objects, and removes the need for secondary families.

  • - The debugger allows you to pause the game, and even frame by frame it!

    C2's debugger can do that as well.

  • I was paraphrasing, that's why I said "you said basically" instead of "you said." I didn't mean to imply you said those exact words, just the basic gist of what they meant. Perhaps it's the language barrier, but I apologize for the confusion.

    However, I don't apologize for deleting the post (though as I said, I agree that I should have hidden it instead).

    Saying that it's not really your problem that the workaround exists does not absolve you of promoting it. Perhaps you missed it, but the very next poster after you mentioned how it was easily found via google.

    Also, if it was really your intention to bring the issue to the attention of the company, then as shinkan said, perhaps you should have emailed them privately rather than posting here publicly in direct response to someone asking how to circumvent it. You've got to realize how that doesn't look like you were doing it for their best interests.

    This isn't a big deal. Even if you disagree with me, it was at best a questionable post. It's not like I was unleashing tyranny on the forums. You didn't get banned, or even get a warning.

  • You said basically "there's a way you can circumvent something, I won't tell you how though." That person would then know there is a method and keep searching themselves, resulting in more people using that method.

    I suppose though I should have hidden the posts rather than deleting them, I agree about that and will do so in the future when something is potentially up for dispute.

    Don't pretend though like your post wasn't promoting awareness of how to cheat your way past something that the people who set it up don't want you to do. It could damage relations, and the only real reason to post something like that is to get people to search for the info themselves because they didn't know it was there. So yes, it's promoting piracy. Don't do it.

    Edit: it's also technically possible that a thread could have been hidden inadvertently due to a forum bug. When we ban spammers, any threads they posted in get hidden unless we delete the posts individually first. If they posted between when we thought we had deleted all the posts and then banned them, the thread they posted in would be hidden. Tom's working on converting the forum to different software, so once that's completed that shouldn't be a concern anymore.

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  • Arima what's most appropriate?

    Deleting his thread or deleting my post?

    whatever we didn't post a method or source, it was a question and awareness which is considered as theory.

    If you feel you made a mistake, you should apologize.

    Don't put words in my mouth. I don't feel I made a mistake.

    Deleting your post was entirely appropriate, as it was basically promoting piracy. Even without telling the person what the method was or linking to it, you were revealing its existence, which would cause more people to use the method by searching for info themselves.

    I don't know what thread you're talking about, though. I don't think I've deleted any recently, aside from ones created by spammers. Perhaps it was moved rather than deleted? Often people post threads in the wrong forum.

  • You posted revealing a method to circumvent something which basically resulted in breaking a terms of service. You did not post the method itself, but were promoting awareness of it, since it could be easily googled. As such, I deleted the posts.

    Please refrain from promoting awareness about such methods.

  • I didn't see you respond, so I'm not sure if you missed my earlier post, so just in case I'll bring it up again that opacity doesn't get taken into account when pasting an object with an effect.

  • Google fonts is a good free resource.

  • I don't know why people are so scared to show any proof that they have made money. it's not like anyone is going to steal your credit card number.

    I mean. If you have something in the app store why would you NOT want to share that? If you've made money why would you NOT want to let people know? heck, if I made even $2.00 I would be jumping for joy and letting everyone know about it.

    Apparently you're unaware, so let me make this crystal clear - asking people about their financial details is considered rude by society in general, not just us.

    All I'm asking is if there is anyone willing to show proof that they've made money with this program. You act as if I'm raping your daughter or something.

    That is WAY out of line. Even if you're exaggerating for effect, please refrain from making such statements. We are doing no such thing and that is likely to offend people.

    and yes, if you can't show any proof then my only conclusion if you say you have made money is that you are not being truthful.

    Not can't, won't. News flash here too: just because a person won't show proof doesn't automatically mean they're lying. Instead, maybe you could realize that people have got more important things to do than look up and publically post financial information for you. Just because you don't think it's rude doesn't mean others don't. Not everyone thinks the same as you.

    The claim that you think people are automatically lying if they don't provide proof of their claims leads me to believe you might be trolling, but even if you're not, you're being rude. We want the forum to be a friendly and welcoming place for everyone, so please moderate your behavior in the future on these forums.

    you guys say that it's about the game, not about the program. Well of course it's about the game. Just show me the game you've made money with. that's all I'm really asking.

    Showing you a game doesn't prove it's made money.

    This thread is done.

  • Oh, come on. Asking for proof of financial information is generally considered rude, doubly so because it implies you think we're lying since you won't take our word.

    It's not farfetched to think that people can be making money with C2 at all, as people can make money doing all kinds of stuff, even things you think no one in their right minds would pay someone to do.

  • Lots of people have, including me.

  • The problem with chrome is likely because of chrome 32, which has an issue that quite a few users are affected by that is fixed in chrome 33.