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• • Mikal
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  • 28 Jun, 2020
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  From the manual - are one of these what you are looking for?

  "beforelayoutstart"

  "afterlayoutstart"

  Fired when the layout starts. "beforelayoutstart" fires just before On start of layout, and "afterlayoutstart" first just after. In both events, all instances on the layout are created and available to modify.

  "beforeprojectstart"

  "afterprojectstart"

  Fired once only when the first layout in the project starts. "beforeprojectstart" fires before "beforelayoutstart" on the first layout, which in turn is before On start of layout triggers. "afterprojectstart" fires after "afterlayoutstart" on the first layout, which in turn is after On start of layout triggers. In both events, all instances on the first layout are created and available to modify.

• • Mikal
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  • 20 Jun, 2020
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  Interesting, it seems different from my experience, but maybe you mean something different, I can resize the preview window and it still has the correct behavior. Is that what you mean by 'user resizing the windows'? I wonder what is different.

  Here's my example: gofile.io/d/qulRnW

  The code is simple:

  let spriteInst = null
  let spriteList= runtime.objects.Sprite.getAllInstances()
  let mouseInst = runtime.objects.Mouse
  for (let i=0;i<spriteList.length;i++)
  {
  	spriteInst = spriteList[i]
  	if (spriteInst.containsPoint(mouseInst.getMouseX(),mouseInst.getMouseY()))
  	{
  		spriteInst.opacity = 0.5
  	} else
  	{
  		spriteInst.opacity = 1.0
  	}
  }
• • Mikal
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  • 20 Jun, 2020
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  I am using Playfab with the Chadori plugins, the plugins simplify the interface and are well supported. The plugin is a paid plugin, here's the thread:

  construct.net/en/forum/construct-3/general-discussion-7/construct-master-collection-en-139046

  That being said, I have been using CapRover on a Digital Ocean droplet for some game server side development, they actually have a one click deploy for a parse server. I tried it and it seems to work. Of course then you will have to manage/configure a parse server which is probably a lot more work! I also have not seen a Construct 3 parse plugin (it looks like the C2 versions have not been ported.) That being said, C3 now has integrated scripting support, so it will be relatively easy to use the JS SDK in C3.

  A bit of a random post, but some options.

• • Mikal
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  • 19 Jun, 2020
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  You are welcome! I am glad you got it all working.

  If you need to go beyond setting achievements, you can also take a look at my free extension of the greenworks plugin, greendgrinds (it adds DLC, stats, cloud files.)

  construct.net/en/make-games/addons/244/greengrinds

• • Mikal
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  • 18 Jun, 2020
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  I am not sure these will work in 'block' code which is generally triggered by ticks, but take a look:

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/scripting/scripting-reference/iruntime

  There is:

  beforelayoutstart

  afterlayoutstart

  For: addEventListener

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/scripting/scripting-reference/layout-interfaces/ilayout

• • Mikal
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  • 18 Jun, 2020
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  To get overlay to work, you must launch your game from Steam.

  You can either:

  - 'Add a non-steam' game, point to your local *.exe

  - Add 'options' to your non-steam game, add the command line options '--in-process-gpu --disable-direct-composition'

  - Upload your game to steam and download from steam as an app and run it from steam

  See this great thread by TheRealDannyyy on nw.js for more nwjs tips.

  construct.net/en/forum/construct-2/general-discussion-17/big-nw-js-roundup-news-tips-119428

  You can also update to a later version of nw.js see advice in that thread and in this thread:

  construct.net/en/forum/construct-3/general-discussion-7/up-to-date-greenworks-support-148250

• • Mikal
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  • 16 Jun, 2020
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  One thing that may help part of this is:

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/addon-sdk/reference/graphics-interfaces/iwebglrenderer

  CreateDynamicTexture

  UpdateTexture

  DeleteTexture

  I used this interface for the C3 Spine plugin (which did opengl render of the Spine character to a dynamic texture that was then rendered by C3, but the Spine textures were separate from the c3 objects (they were loaded from a Spine texture atlas project file, so I don't think that part will help with what you want to do.))

• • Mikal
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  • 16 Jun, 2020
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  Great collection of work, well done, the games have really good polish, that's nice you got to work with some great IP.

  - How was it working with the IP, did you get a lot of 'notes' from the IP owners on the games?

  I am looking forward to seeing the game jam work too.

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• • Mikal
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  • 11 Jun, 2020
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  — Thanks for the great example, very nice. I don't think this hijacking the thread too badly, your example is not webgl, etc. but it's definitely in the spirit of the visuals from the example presented earlier in the thread.

  I also like the billboard style, probably for the same reasons! Going further I also had fun reading this book, which is more about the Doom engine, so it's more about perspective quad render, but the monster sprites are all billboard.

  amazon.com/Game-Engine-Black-Book-Doom/dp/1987418433

  I did not get the Wolfenstein book, but now I think I will based on the fun of this thread :)

  amazon.com/Game-Engine-Black-Book-Wolfenstein-ebook-dp-B0768B3PWV/dp/B0768B3PWV

  Also - would using Z elevation provide any benefit here? Simplification? Other effects?

• • Mikal
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  • 10 Jun, 2020
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  Use a filesharing service like:

  gofile.io

  sendgb.com

  Then post a link.

• • Mikal
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  • 10 Jun, 2020
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  — sounds really interesting, do you have a visual example?

• • Mikal
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  • 9 Jun, 2020
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  Nice work, I like the style and the goal of teaching a new language.

• • Mikal
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  • 9 Jun, 2020
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  You can try this, as dop2000 said, you can go through all the instances you want to check and use these methods to check if the mouse is over the collision poly of the instance and then use the effects api to control the instance's effects.

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/scripting/scripting-reference/object-interfaces/iworldinstance

  - containsPoint(x, y) (check if the mouse x,y is within the collision poly of the instance)

  - effects (returns an object with the details on the effects on the instance)

  construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/scripting/scripting-reference/object-interfaces/ieffectinstance

  - setParameter(index, value) (set effect parameter)

• • Mikal
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  • 9 Jun, 2020
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  I am not sure that I understand exactly what you want, but in case it helps, my FQZ plugin is using the 3D webgl aspect of C3 to make quads that could be used as 3D billboard textures.

  It has a mode where you can specify the x,y,z of each vertex of a quad. You could then use glmatrix.js and C3 scripting to do matrix math and set the position of the quad. I have included a mode where you can pull out the current camera P and MV matrices also if needed. Or you can just control the camera directly using camera location and look at.

  Here's an example of it in use (this is with just billboard textures rotated to player view, etc.)

  youtu.be/a-vo5fYRXvo

  I am over on the Construct Community Discord, DM me there and I'll give you a key to try it if you want.

  I don't know of another way to use C3 w/ 3D except for using Z elevation with sprites.

  In your example youtube video, I think most (all?) of that could be done with almost vanilla C3. However it sounds like that still is not what you want?

  Here's an example:

  alcex.itch.io/psuedo-3d-racer-in-construct-3

  Another example of matrix math w/ my plugin is this project (matrix math done in events, etc.):

  mitsu-studios.itch.io/3djs

• • Mikal
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  • 8 Jun, 2020
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  Here's a couple things done in C3 that might be interesting / inspiring for you to check out (the FQZ plugin is mine.)

  Raycasting in C3

  uberdroidgames.itch.io/construct-ray-casting-game-kit

  3D Sprites (I have an example which uses glmatrix.net )

  kindeyegames.itch.io/funkyquadz-for-construct

  - An issue from your list: effects not supported in FQZ due to how C3 handles effects.

  I do go back and forth myself, I like using FQZ for relatively simple 3D eye candy, but if I was going to do a full blown 3D game, I think I would look something else that also handled 3D physics, etc. (e.g. Unity, UE, Godot, Babylon, etc.) On the other hand for 2D gameplay with 3D eye candy (e.g. Doom like, my 360 view game, simple 2.5D driving game, etc.) C3 + some 3D tools can be a fun tool to use.