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• • newt
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  • 2 Dec, 2021
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  As with all businesses its a numbers game. We can consider what makes the "free for non-commercial" engines work. It can be boiled down in to two things IMO.

  A: The target market is triple A games with an expectation of high profits from high distribution.

  B: The usual type of game is 3d.

• • newt
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  • 2 Dec, 2021
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  Yeah, usually these fx use a mask or map. This one just uses the light and dark values of the texture itself.

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• • newt
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  • 1 Dec, 2021
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  Try some bump mapping.

  dropbox.com/s/fmf008tetwy44im/normalportal.c3p

  Addon here:

  construct.net/en/make-games/addons/350/normalmapprocedural

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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  I would suggest starting with the multiplayer part of development first.

  I would not suggest developing a multiplayer game in one engine as a way to prototype for another.

  Its not something you want to develop twice.

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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  The objects don't have a expression for their name that is a string.

  If you want to use a string to do that then you would have to use a function map.

• • newt
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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  It better to ask how to do something than to ask how you think it should work.

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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  Sprite is called Sprite.

  If you pick by the object you pick all the instances, or the first instance depending on the action.

  Sprite set angle to 90

  If you pick by the object instance variable you "filter" out all the instances that don't match and pick all that do.

  Sprite variable myvariable = 1 set x to sprite.x +1

  The variable isn't the only way to pick, but it is a standard one.

  Instance variables are located in the preferences side after you have selected an instance in the editor, or from the object list on the right.

  The starting tutorials should show that very well.

• • newt
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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  You would just pick by the variable.

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  • 30 Nov, 2021
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  Seems like a perfect place for svg.

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  • 26 Nov, 2021
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  Switch back to the last beta, or stable.

  Check back Tuesday.

  github.com/Scirra/Construct-3-bugs/issues/5263

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  • 25 Nov, 2021
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  There's definitely a bug.

  dropbox.com/s/t9691iahha6oz02/dc3d.c3p

  Reported here:

  github.com/Scirra/Construct-3-bugs/issues/5270

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  • 23 Nov, 2021
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  No, but there's this:

  construct.net/en/make-games/addons/569/rotjs-updated

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  • 23 Nov, 2021
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  For yourself you can just start a server with Python.

  For others use Nwjs, or the Windows Wrapper.

  Oddly enough if you upload it you can then install it as a pwa.

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  • 23 Nov, 2021
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  Well you could put Self(Self.IID).X, but then again that's pointless, and I have no idea what you're needing it for.

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  • 22 Nov, 2021
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  Well you can set a face as being visible/invisible, but the sorting for that would have to also be optimized. It definitely wont be happening every tick. The formula for picking faces shouldn't be real hard since you have the camera angle, and can cast from that to figure out which faces aren't looking at the camera.

  Occlusion culling is another matter...

  You should also look at offscreen culling as well.

  Also don't forget we have depth shaders now, although I don't believe they will help with optimization.

  Something like Minecraft can be done, but I think it will have to be on a much smaller scale, with way way less cubes.