lamar's Forum Posts

  • Well, even though C2 is not open source unless Tom and Ashley have included some hidden way to shut off all of our use of the engine then even if they go under you still have your version and license to continue producing games using that engine and as long as HTML5 is an accepted game format somewhere you will still be able to publish your games.

    That is why I am not personally keen on a C3 subscription model that could be shut down and you could lose your assets if you rely on cloud storage.

    I understand it will work without a cloud connection but how limited will that be?

    I want to own the engine and know that engine will still work in case the business goes defunct.

    Not that I foresee that happening with Scirra but it could and businesses do shut down and stop producing updates for old engines. 001 Game Maker is an example. Great engine that lost support when they went to a subscription model and stopped supporting old versions and doing updates. Got too expensive.

  • Hmmmm?

    Well try this then:

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing right

    and Player X < HomeX-1

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing left

    and Player X > HomeX+1

    The player won't be perfectly centered but that should keep it from overshooting and wobbling.

    If that doesn't fix it name your game Wobbler lol!

  • UPDATE: Scirra arcade is not working to update this game so I uploaded a new version here:

    https://www.scirra.com/arcade/tutorial-games/ricochet-tile-buster-free-capx-15362

    That version has some bugs in the controls fixed and I made the frame wider at the top for score, level and balls.

    I hope Scirra will get the update feature fixed soon as this is a real pain in the -ss!

  • Thank you to both of you guys! Your input has helped a lot.

    However, when the player goes back to the middle he goes beyond the middle and wobbles a bit before centering, as if impulse makes him do so. Is there a way to prevent that? Any kind of Acceleration/Deceleration combination or something?

    Whats wrong with a little wobble? I do it all the time lol!

    Try adding this:

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing right

    and Player X < HomeX

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing left

    and Player X > HomeX

    On any touch not in touch................ Set player 8 Direction controls STOP

    and Player X = HomeX

    That should stop the player from wobbling.

  • Tom & Ashley

    Seems to be a problem with updating arcade games.

    I updated and it went through and I cleared cache and even shut down browser and computer but still showing old version?

  • The simple way:

    First you need the X coordinate of where you want your player to stand when not being moved. Call it HomeX

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing right

    and Player X < HomeX

    On any touch is not in touch ............. Simulate player control pressing left

    and Player X > HomeX

    That should work if you are just using right and left movement. When you are not touching the screen the player will move back to center.

    It works in my head lol!

  • Right on Kenney!

    I grabbed that and paid for your bundle pack which is a great deal.

    I used some of your breakout sprites in a game I created this morning.

    I appreciate that you make some of these available for free so people have some good sprites to get started.

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  • Congrats on becoming a C2 license holder!

    You can leave the file on your desktop but I would make a copy in case of a system crash.

    You will have lots of questions getting started and you will find lots of help in the tutorial section and bring your tough questions to the forum.

  • Man, this is HUGE.

    Keep it up!

    Thanks!

    I will keep working on it and adding more components. objects, players and special effects.

    I am also working on an RPG sandbox builder using same construct so bookmark the game and you will be notified of updates.

    Here is my latest tile buster game with free CAPX you might like:

    https://www.scirra.com/arcade/tutorial-games/ricochet-tile-buster-free-capx-15351

  • NOTE: Arcade having server problems so here is the CAPX from the tutorial:

    https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/submit?action=edit&ID=9433

    Ricochet!

    Build your own tile buster games with this simple to follow CAPX that uses just 43 events. Set up to use Mouse or Touch pad and tested on both.

    I include a free master sprite sheet so you can modify and add other objects to your games. Change backgrounds, frame, tiles, bonuses, paddle and ball to suit your desires.

    This shows what can be done with the free version of C2 using limited events and I left you enough room to add in your own special touches.

    Game and CAPX available here:

    https://www.scirra.com/arcade/tutorial-games/ricochet-tile-buster-free-capx-15362

    Don't forget to leave a comment and rating in the Arcade and show a fellow C2 game builder some love you guys!

    Visit my arcade website to see my other game creations:

    http://pinball-sandbox.comli.com/

  • It happens lol!

    I would suggest always saving your capx with browser set to default. That way it will open in what ever browser you have as your default even if you change browser choices.

    I only switch to a specific browser for testing and then back to default.

  • My best suggestion is to uninstall opera and restart your computer and set firefox as default as that is what C2 is telling you it is trying to open in.

  • Reinstall Firefox and your capx should open and then set it to default and set whatever browser you are using to your default browser.

    After that you should be able to uninstall firefox if you don't want it but I keep both chrome and firefox on my system so I can check games in both browsers before releasing them.

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  • oosyrag - I tried using Rex plugin but it gave me an error when loaded.

    lamar - Your suggestion works great. Thank You.

    You are welcome!