Ninjadoodle's Forum Posts

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 14 Jan, 2019
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  Hi Construct Peeps / Ashley / Tom and the rest of the Construct Team :)

  After the death of Flash I've found it very hard to find a 'home' with any other game engine (Flash wasn't really a game engine, but you know what I'm saying).

  I've tinkered and experimented with almost every engine that supported HTML5, but was very confused by which direction to take, because I've spent too much time listening to what everyone said I needed.

  I've always known that Construct 2 was an amazing engine, but I was under the impression I needed to code my games, and I needed an engine that supported native mobile exports, in order to get the best results. After the release of Construct 3, I've decided to put some time into the engine, and found out that it's an absolutely amazing piece of software that really suits my workflow.

  I've stopped listening to all the noise around me, and decided to follow my instincts, and made Construct 3, my home :)

  I really believe in HTML5 tech and where it's going and I've decided to follow through with some goals that have been on my mind for a long time.

  So here I go ...

  1. Make 50 coffee break style games in 2019 (basically 1 every week, and have 1 week off at the end of the year).

  2. Start posting daily YouTube videos about balancing Game Dev, Fun with Family and Health & Fitness. As a part of the channel I'd also like to share C3 prototypes you guys can use in your creations and some inspirational/motivational thoughts.

  3. Balance my Game Dev plans for 2019, by setting some equally ambitious fitness goals.

  4. Embrace and use Social Media.

  *******

  I'm happy to say that week 1 is now behind me, and I've found the process extremely fun and freeing. There is something special about this quick game dev process, and I tend to focus less on the unimportant bits and pieces.

  7 DAY GAMES

  WEEK 1 - BUNNY EARS

  https://ninjadoodle.com/games/bunnyears/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/02oyoHWSGK4

  WEEK 2 - LASER TRAP

  https://ninjadoodle.com/games/lasertrap/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/ymWGAw4Ujcg

  WEEK 3 - CURSED JEWELS

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/cursedjewels/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/FR2CPMWNpvM

  WEEK 4 - HELI DELI

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/helideli/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/Ir0CoH7Wf9k

  WEEK 5 - FERRIS FIASCO

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/ferrisfiasco/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/3EDIXjkO0Bg

  WEEK 6 - BALLOON POP

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/balloonpop/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/XpbAAXSEJeU

  WEEK 7 - TOWER RAID

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/towerraid/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/CcI_6FjYjqY

  WEEK 8 - ARTY AGENT

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/artyagent/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/LO7UszhBmJs

  WEEK 9 - GNOMY NIGHT

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/gnomynight/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/gAzfknIpCrE

  WEEK 10 - SCRATCH N' SNIFF

  https://www.ninjadoodle.com/games/scratchnsniff/

  + the retrospect video... https://youtu.be/yG-Fj7A-Crs

  C3 PROJECTS

  WEEK 1 - INTERACTIVE BUTTON

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/MkOOQNpr9Tc

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/interactivebutton/

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/interactivebutton.c3p

  WEEK 2 - FADE IN/OUT TRANSITIONS

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/px5cR-aBPFo

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/fadeinout

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/fadeinout.c3p

  WEEK 3 - HELGA HELI

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/5nhxvoo0ePw

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/helgaheli

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/helgaheli.c3p

  WEEK 4 - BUSTER & BILLY

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/-Lhmda9srzw

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/busterandbilly

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/busterandbilly.c3p

  WEEK 5 - ALEN ALIEN

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/BhtwzkwLXCE

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/alenalien

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/alenalien.c3p

  WEEK 6 - RANDOM BUBBLES

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/xMDAPwReKz8

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/randombubbles

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/randombubbles.c3p

  WEEK 7 - FERGUS FROG

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/vKJ7fE2cN0k

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/fergusfrog

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/fergusfrog.c3p

  WEEK 8 - ABRAM APPLETON

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/QoWPMZG44N4

  Example: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/abramappleton

  Project: https://ninjadoodle.com/prototypes/abramappleton.c3p

  WEEK 9 - LET'S MAKE ODD BUNNIES PART 1

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/ibyaEu8qEmg

  WEEK 10 - LET'S MAKE ODD BUNNIES PART 2

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/7JnYOeok6Ck

  WEEK 11 - LET'S MAKE ODD BUNNIES PART 3

  YouTube: https://youtu.be/W8i0By66JGU

  *******

  If you are interested in my journey, you can visit my YouTube channel...

  https://youtube.com/tomvencel

  or, follow me below...

  https://twitter.com/tomvencel?lang=en

  https://www.instagram.com/tomvencel/

  https://www.facebook.com/tomvencel

  If you've taken the time to read all this... thank you, and I might see you along my journey :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 29 Oct, 2018
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  Hi BadMario

  Thank you very much! I've had a play with this and it works exactly as I needed. I had no idea that's how the disable collision event worked, so thanks again for the tip :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 29 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Ashley / Tom / Construct People

  Normally in other physics engines you would use collision groups, when you for example want to have 2 objects that are both affected by gravity but don't interact with each other.

  Just to give an example - they might both fall down on a physics floor, but when they touch each other no physics collision occurs. The only physics collision that occurs is with the floor.

  Thank you in advance for any ideas

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 29 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Maverick1912

  I've used the method that you suggested, and made sure that when pausing sound effects, I mute the normal sounds as well as the special sounds. This seems like the best way to handle this.

  Thanks again :)

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• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 24 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Maverick1912

  Thank you for the suggestion, it however still leaves me with the clashing problem.

  Since I have all my sound effects tagged as 'sfx', it means that the pseudo code in your suggestion would trigger any sound effect tagged 'sfx', and not just the Siren sound.

  I feel like there must be a simple way to do this - maybe editing the file and looping it 3x in Audacity would be the best solution.

  I would however like to know, whether there is a way to solve this while still being able to use my 'sfx' tag, for muting sound effects.

  Thanks again!

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 23 Oct, 2018
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  Hi guys

  Just wondering whether I'm missing a simple way of looping a sound effect, let's say 3 times.

  As far as a I can tell, the only way to do this is either use a counter and play the sound again once the it's finished, or turn looping off after X seconds.

  Turning looping off after X seconds is an OK option, I'm however using a 'sfx' tag already for my volume control, and can't seem to use multiple tags - in order to turn looping off for that particular sound.

  Any ideas?

  Thank you heaps in advance!

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 14 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Guys

  Just wondering whether anybody might have any ideas on how I would change the 'Fullscreen Mode' on startup, depending whether you're on Desktop or a Phone.

  On iOS and Android, I would like to use 'Scale Outer', while on Desktop 'Letterbox Scale'.

  Is there a way to do this in C3?

  Thank you very in advance much for any tips :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 13 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Ashley birdboy

  It took me a VERY long time lol, but I managed to get a scenario where the problem occurs in a minimal setting.

  The fading / crazy opacity issues occur, when there is an object with an 'Overlay' effect present (even if it's just in the library).

  I'm putting together a minimal bug report, but I'm happy I've managed to get to the point, I know what is causing the issue.

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 12 Oct, 2018
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  Hi Ashley Tom or anyone else having these issues

  I'm having some major problems with fading / opacity and I have no idea what is causing it.

  When I completely strip it down to basics, the fades work, however when I test it inside my game - no matter what I do the fade do not listen - even in an empty scene.

  Instead of just doing a fade Out for example (as selected), it also does a fade In.

  I do not know how to bug test this as I have no idea what is causing it.

  There are no plugins and this happens in an empty scene (inside my game).

  Any ideas or help would be awesome, as I have no idea what to do.

  PS. This does not happen on Version 69.0.3497.100 (Official Build) (64-bit) - Only on iOS and Mac Safari

  Thank you!

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 11 Oct, 2018
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  Ashley - Thank you everything works with r121 :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 27 Sep, 2018
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  Hi Ashley

  Thank you for the reply, I've submitted the issue :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 27 Sep, 2018
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  This game looks amazing!

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 27 Sep, 2018
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  Hi Ashley Tom

  I'm happy to provide the project to illustrate the issue. My question is however - normally you ask people to strip the project down to the bare minimum.

  It is very difficult for me to do that, as I would have to sit here for a long time removing bits and pieces until/if I would find what is causing the issue. I know it's not my logic or a plugin, as it work fine in Chrome and no plugins are used. This is why I posted the error message.

  If you are happy for me to provide the project as is (simple empty game template with ui stuff), then I'll happily post a bug report.

  I'm just worried it will be rejected.

  Please let me know :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 27 Sep, 2018
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  Hi Jellyweaver

  The most common resolution people use for HTML5 games would probably be 640x960 (Portrait).

  The reason for portrait is, that if you want your game playable on a mobile browser, it is less intrusive and there is no danger of browser bars minimizing your game (as in landscape).

  It is also debatable, that more people use their phones in Portrait mode and prefer casual games that way.

  If you're not designing for the browser, and instead want to release an App, then it is up to you whether you choose Portrait or Landscape, and will largely depend on the game you are making.

  There are very successful games in both orientations.

  The third option is to make your game responsive, and playable in both orientations. This however opens up a whole new can of worms, as you have to adjust your menus and game assets dynamically, so they best fit the screen in the given orientation.

  Hope this helps :)

• • Ninjadoodle
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  • 26 Sep, 2018
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  Hi guys / Ashley / Tom

  I'm stuck on 100% but that's it using Mac Safari. The test works fine on Chrome / PC.

  Anyone else getting this?

  TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'e["type"]') --- runtime.js:1:5033

  Thanks in advance!