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  • 4 May, 2008
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  There isn't any path movement in Construct yet - added to todo list.

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  • 4 May, 2008
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  Just a quick update, turns out there is in fact a Construct bug causing this, and it is on the mend. Hopefully fixed for next build.

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  • 4 May, 2008
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  Added to todo list.

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  • 2 May, 2008
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  Heh, nice way to create 50,000 objects quickly Looks pretty cool... I guess it'd run faster with drawing lines instead of sprites, but there's no good line plugin yet (might make one soon).

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  If you don't want the starting objects to be affected by events which affect other objects, why not make them separate objects?

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  We have a wiki, but progress is slow, and I am aware we need to improve documentation to help beginning users. There isn't an article on the animator bar yet, unfortunately.

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  The crash occurs because of this expression:

  {"cornerdefend", "middledefend", "crossdefend", "backdefend"} at int(random(4)+1)

  If you remove it, it runs again. I'll investigate this bug when I have more time.

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  Deleted inflammatory replies. Next person to be stupid enough to do so will see a 24hr ban.

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  This do the trick?

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  • 1 May, 2008
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  Here's how to do it. The key is the comparison:

  CountMatching("Object") = Object.Count

  This means all of 'Object' met the conditions, so:

  + Object NOT on screen

  + CountMatching("Object") = Object.Count

  means 'None of Object are on screen'.

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  • 30 Apr, 2008
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  That's actually really cool, I had no idea 3D box could do anything like that

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  • 30 Apr, 2008
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  Here's a quick example.

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  • 30 Apr, 2008
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  Here's an example of a continuous laser beam, based on the Instant Hit bullet movement.

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  • 30 Apr, 2008
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  [quote:28hefly1]The biggest drawback for noobs would be creating the actual content.

  This is the other big stumbling block for an event-based 3D Construct type program. Worlds etc are time consuming to design in 3D, and modelling requires a fair bit of expertese, compared to setting up a 2D layout. What I was also referring to before is that it the maths behind your average 2D game is pretty much GCSE level (compulsory exams you take when 16 in the UK). If you want to go 3D, the concepts and maths go up to A level and beyond. Unless someone can persuade me by coming up with design principles that get around the technical difficulties and still are flexible and easy, I do think that 3D Construct would be a prohibitively difficult program to use, or that it would be self-defeating in that you'd have to have a similar level of investment as making a game in C++.

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  • 30 Apr, 2008
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  I've never modelled so much as a polygon, so I don't think Construct's going in a Blender type direction. If you want a full on 3D first person shooter with world editors and 3D collisions and the works, Construct isn't going to be a good choice for some years to come, I guess. Part of the problem is you won't get very far - in fact I don't think you can get anything drawn at all - without some pretty heavy math involving matrices, vectors, euclidean angles, vertices, and possibly quaternions (I say possibly, because I'm not sure what they're for or how much they're used in 3D gaming). I'm of the opinion that a completely flexible 3D game maker that is easy for a beginner to use is not possible like it is in 2D, except with limitation. As far as I know, programs like FPS maker work by hiding this work from the user, which makes it less flexible. I don't think you could go and make Crysis in any of those programs without dealing with the nuts and bolts yourself.