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  • 13 Mar, 2008
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  Deadeye: the maths behind it is easy, but it would still be a useful object. It's essentially a special case of a 2D array that also corresponds elements to a position on the screen. Also, in Construct, the expression:

  MouseX / 32 * 32

  defaults to floating point division, so has the same effect as just setting to MouseX. You'd have to use round(MouseX / 32) * 32.

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  • 13 Mar, 2008
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  OK, good idea. Next build prompts first-time messages in a messagebox before adding them to the log.

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  • 13 Mar, 2008
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  This bug is fixed for 0.93, and is possibly related. Let me know if it crops up again in the next build.

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  • 13 Mar, 2008
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  I think a tile object would be a useful addition - especially with for-each cell, and storing data in cells - it would help simplify events. I'll add it to the todo list.

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  • 13 Mar, 2008
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  Both layouts are only 640x480 in size. You cannot change the screen size any larger than the smallest layout, because there is not enough of the layout to fill the screen. If you change both layouts to 1280x1024 - your largest display size - it works fine.

  Note that if you press 'Debug all' and switch to the Log tab, a message is added on the second frame, which tells you this (it's not immediately obvious I guess, perhaps it should messagebox it?).

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  • 12 Mar, 2008
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  You'll lose unsaved changes when it crashes - apart from that, hopefully your .cap should be fine - can't say for certain. Always a good idea to keep backups while Construct is in beta

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  • 12 Mar, 2008
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  We fixed a GDI leak in the event sheet editor for the next build, so I think this should be fixed for 0.93. Let us know if you see it again after the next release!

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  • 12 Mar, 2008
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  Also got a Softpedia listing, added to list...

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  • 12 Mar, 2008
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  [quote:2i7gjfpx]You haven't even reached 1.0 and you want people to rate it?

  I guess you have a point, but I still think it would be useful to establish a presence on several download sites ready for when 1.0 comes around. If you want, wait for 1.0 before you rate or review, I guess that's fair.

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  • 12 Mar, 2008
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  Select the sprite, and in the property grid, under Movements, add a movement. If you're new, try the Ghost Shooter tutorial here:

  http://scirra.com/learn.php

  It will help you get used to a lot of the basics.

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  • 11 Mar, 2008
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  Can reproduce, will try fix soon. As a workaround, rename your Mouse&Keyboard object to something without the '&' character, like MouseKeyboard.

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  • 11 Mar, 2008
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  Hey everyone,

  We've got Construct listed on some download sites now, and I'd appreciate it if you signed up and rated/wrote some reviews to help us spread the word

  Download.com (pending an update that's taking ages):

  http://www.download.com/Construct/3000- ... ?tag=lst-2

  FileForum:

  http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Co ... 04599548/1

  Softpedia:

  http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programmin ... ruct.shtml

  Cheers!

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  • 10 Mar, 2008
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  I can do one in a build or two, but you can work around it using your own clock in a global variable. Store the clock offset in a global, and use a function in the function object to get the time - return from the function something along the lines of:

  timer - global('clock offset')

  Then, to set the timer, you can change the 'clock offset' variable.

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  • 10 Mar, 2008
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  There's an every X ticks condition in the system object... and the Function object can call a function after a delay (in milliseconds). Generally it's a good idea to use times in milliseconds instead of ticks, because if you have V-Sync on, your game will be ticking at different rates on different computers.

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  • 10 Mar, 2008
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  Not yet, will try sorting that out soon.