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• • dop2000
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  • 12 Feb, 2021
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  In NWJS game - use expressions like ProjectFilesFolder, AppFolderURL etc.

  See the documentation:

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/plugin-reference/nw-js

• • dop2000
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  It basically means "move at angle"

  So targetX and targetY coordinates will be set 2000px away from (startX, startY), at angle Player.Angle

• • dop2000
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  No, use an instance variable for the Owner.

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  Add all arrays to a family, create an instance variable, say, Owner. Then you will be able to pick ArrayFamily by comparing Owner=Speaker. And then set text to ArrayFamily.At(....)

  Another option is to use a single Dialog array object with multiple instances. Just like you have multiple sprite instance, you can create multiple array instances. Then use the same trick of picking the right instance by comparing the instance variable.

• • dop2000
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  I noticed this before in C2 - if you press multiple gamepad buttons fast, quite often "On button pressed" is not triggered. I'm guessing it's the same in C3.

  It's better not to rely on this event and use "Is button down" condition, which seems to work correctly all the time.

• • dop2000
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  You can use "Player Spawn Sword" action, or "System Create Object Sword at (Player.x, Player.y)". Make sure also to select the correct layer.

  I suggest you check out a few templates included in Constuct. They are really helpful for a beginner.

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  Fonts may be rendered differently, so if you need precision, use a SpriteFont. You can change SpriteFont scale.

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• • dop2000
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  Most problems with Local Storage happen when people are trying to access data before it's loaded. Or writing and reading data simultaneously in one tick. If you avoid making these mistake, then LS should work just fine.

  Unless your JSON data is very large, saving/loading should take a fraction of a second. You can add a wait of 0.5-1 seconds, but to be safe use "LocalStorage On exist" or "LocalStorage On set" events. For example, if you need to save to LS and switch to another layout, move "Go to layout" action into the "LocalStorage On item set" event.

• • dop2000
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  I don't think this is possible.

  If you need to change this object when the entire game is paused, you'll have to do it with events, for example:

  On every tick: Ready set width to (Self.width+1)

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  • 10 Feb, 2021
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  yes, sure!

• • dop2000
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  Your title says nothing about solid objects. "Collision" is when two objects touch!

  You should use Line of Sight behavior. And instead of adding object to turret's targets, acquire and unacquire targets.

  Here is a similar demo, you can add a solid wall to it and turrets won't shoot at targets that are behind the wall:

  howtoconstructdemos.com/how-to-limit-the-angle-of-view-for-turret-behavior

• • dop2000
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  • 10 Feb, 2021
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  Seems like a bug:

  dropbox.com/s/x1wn5br7dx1iilr/TurretFamilyBug.c3p

  You should report it:

  github.com/Scirra/Construct-3-bugs/issues

• • dop2000
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  Turret doesn't shoot by itself, it triggers an event "On Turret shoot". Inside this event you can check that the turret is not overlapping an enemy, and only then create a bullet.

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  This is not yet supported, please vote for this idea:

  construct3.ideas.aha.io/ideas/C3-I-766

  If you need a curved line, you'll have to draw it with lots of smaller lines or dots and some math formulas. Try searching this forum for the words "bezier", "curve" etc.

• • dop2000
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  • 9 Feb, 2021
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  Ashley, good to know, thanks for the info!