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• • blackhornet
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  • 11 Oct, 2016
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  Joe7 hasn't been around in years. You can try:

• • blackhornet
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  Put them on the HUD layer and set the Parallax values for the layer to 0,0. There is a System expression: Is on mobile. Use that in On start of layout to do any specific work for mobile.

• • blackhornet
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  • 11 Oct, 2016
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  It will have no effect on speed.

• • blackhornet
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  • 10 Oct, 2016
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  http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/Construct2Stuff/FivePairsOfSmartRandomCards.capx

  Here's a quick example using frame numbers. You can do exactly the same thing with animations. You use two SmartRandom objects, one for each side of the pair, and generate the one pair-half, then the other pair-half. Use a function to decode the number to an animation name, instead pf a frame number.

• • blackhornet
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  • 10 Oct, 2016
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  You need to assign the random value to a variable, so it is only generated once. Then you compare the one random value to decode which range it falls into. You should really use Else as well, so the compares stop when the correct value is found.

  You need int(random(5))+1 to get a range of 1 to 5. Or, int(random(1,6)).

• • blackhornet
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• • blackhornet
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  • 7 Oct, 2016
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  System.LayoutName gets the current layout's name.

  https://www.scirra.com/manual/126/system-expressions

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  • 6 Oct, 2016
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  After destroying the collision block you can do a Pick all and then a Pick by evaluating, using the distance() expression to pick other blocks within a certain distance of the bomb.

  http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/Construct2Stuff/DestroyByDistance.capx

• • blackhornet
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  • 5 Oct, 2016
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  I have no experience with this, but IAB is 'In-app billing'. Does the number of purchasable items also increase with the levels? This may have more to do with the number of purchasable items, than the number of levels.

• • blackhornet
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  • 1 Oct, 2016
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  I'm not sure what's going on. Sometimes the page errors-out, and sometimes it's fine. In Chrome at least, the file still downloads correctly. I've renamed the file, should that make a difference.

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  • 30 Sep, 2016
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  I was also intrigued with this simple yet clever mechanic. Here's my take:

  http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/ ... t_BHT.capx

• • blackhornet
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  • 30 Sep, 2016
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  You've over complicated things by using a second array and a separate index. A single array is sufficient. I've also changed the model to update the data and then refresh the GUI. This is a common technique in programming.

  http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/ ... a_BHT.capx

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• • blackhornet
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  • 26 Sep, 2016
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  Ashley

  We need to push back on this - at least add some smarts. If the XDK files are already there, don't, or at least ask, if they should be over-written. As mentioned, it's next to impossible to export once and get it right. I just exported for all three platforms (iOS, Android, Windows), and each export took easily a half-dozen exports to work out the kinks for each mobile platform. There's no way I'd want to export fresh each time and re-import the dozens of image files, settings, etc, required for each (or even one) platform.

• • blackhornet
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  • 26 Sep, 2016
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  The process I've been following is to export the first time with "Use new Indel XDK project format", but after that, add \www to your export path and turn the flag OFF. This gives you the best of both worlds - getting the new format initially, making all of the changes needed in XDK, then just updating the project code only, as you work though the remaining C2 issues.

• • blackhornet
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  • 26 Sep, 2016
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  Timer & state variable:

  http://www.blackhornettechnologies.com/ ... Timer.capx