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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  [quote:dm3r9qqj]They say an error window shows up saying DirectX8 is missing.

  That's not right - the runtime uses DirectX 9. Microsoft release updates every few months to DirectX 9 without changing the version number from 9.0c. Construct uses the August 2008 update of DirectX, so you'll need that.

  If you visit this page you'll see the exact error message they'll have received. Don't ignore it! It tells you exactly what is wrong, and how to fix it. If they follow the instructions, the game should then run.

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  Hmm, actually I think I fixed it!

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  Oh damn, this is why: it doesn't crash when I make a debug build. This is gonna be difficult...

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  Yeah thats the one, thanks... dunno why it worked for my example but that one definitely crashes!

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  Oops, I don't know where those menu options went!

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  Hey,

  I've been trying to look in to a crash with the ?: conditional expression which has been reported but all the trivial .caps I make using it seem to work fine. Can anyone provide a .cap which crashes using the ?: operator?

  You can use it like:

  (a < b) ? "A less than B" : "A greater/equal B"

  The conditional has to be in brackets because I **** with parsers and can't figure out how to make the order of operations work for ternary operators. (If you don't put brackets it'll probably say invalid expression)

  Remember, as few events and objects as possible is best! Thanks!

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  • 17 Feb, 2009
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  You could copy and paste the object from the second layout to the first layout, then delete the original, using the object bar. Same events, and object is on first layout

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  Yeah, I want it too, for everything from animations to layer names. It saves you having to remember and prevents typos causing bugs as well (if you mis-spell an animation name for example). I'm not sure how easy it is to do in the current IDE though. It might need to wait for the rewrite. Rich can answer on that maybe.

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  i dont like dread eye so i wont be watching his tutroial.

  Be advised: you just signed up as a new member and said you don't like a well-respected member. Wise move?

  Anyways, thread locked. Everyone chill out! I've had a look, and it seems that everyone has given mostly constructive advice so far. I hope you don't take that the wrong way: you could gain a lot from a tutorial, even if it's a different genre to the game you want to make. Also, you will probably get more respect for your game if you don't use the tutorial graphics - even if they're from a free graphics website, a library you paid for, or if someone else drew them. Still, keep it up - noone never got anywhere without trying!

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  You should put it on the first layout because

  • the next build's Run Layout option creates global objects only from the first layout so it'll only work this way
  • a global object placed on layout 2 does not exist until you visit layout 2 for the first time. ie. events using that object in layout 1 won't work, because the object is not yet created.
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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  Yeah, it'd be nice to have this. However, you know you can get to application properties just by selecting the application header in the project bar, right?

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  I might have to buy a wiimote just to try this...

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  That's right, that's what I said

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  You can place a global object on the first layout and use it anywhere. In the next build, a bug with "run layout" where it would not create these global objects is fixed.

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  • 16 Feb, 2009
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  Send me an email to , I'll see if I can get you the libs you need.