Ratmaster's Forum Posts

  • When exporting your project, you get a "www" folder, and in it you will find the "index.html" file

    When you open it with a text editor such as SublimText, you will see the line "<meta charset="UTF-8" />" which is equivalent to what I wrote before (but you can still try to replace it, it might maybe help on some browser)

    It seems Construct2 already encoded the file in UTF-8, so it's more probable there is a problem with the encoding of the text file you read with ajax, so you should try saving it with another encoding

    In sublimText2, you use "File > Save with encoding" and you select your encoding (here UTF-8) It might mess up every accent in your document though, but it's the only way. (this software exists in a trial version you could use if needed)

    I'm not an expert but I'm pretty sure the problem comes either from the fact that the web page's encoding is wrong and can't display the characters correctly, either from the fact that you try to load text from a file with ANOTHER encoding and the characters are not converted properly ^^' To avoid this kind of problem, you should always use the same character encoding in every file

  • Hello Sonable and thanks a lot for your reply, your advises, and the link you shared, I'll take a look at it

    Honestly, it's exactly what I was worried about :-/ As you said, the market is so over saturated it seems really hard to get into the video games business, even when you have a lot of ideas, and especially all by yourself rather than in team :-/

    That's one of the reasons I wanted some advice on this, because I don't want to "waste" years of my life working on projects which wouldn't succeed because of external factors... ^^'

    Of course it's safer to get a full-time job, but you don't get much time to work on your games, so it's a tough choice :-/ I mean you're not worried about the money but you can't really work on your projects and if you don't really like your daily job it can be really depressing too

    Does everyone has the same opinion and would still recommend to find a full-time job, or does anyone have some other tips to share ?

  • Hi,

    I think the problem comes from the bad character encoding in your web page (the html document). Try using this :

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />

    If needed, modify the html file with a text editor such as Notepad++ or SublimeText and select "UTF8 without BOM" to make it work.

    If this is not the solution, I really don't know how to help you ^^'

  • Hello everyone !

    I'm working on a small multiplayer game, and I want the players to choose who they play with.

    I already read Ashley 's tutorial series about multiplayer, and blackhornet 's tuto : https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/1003/tic-tac-toe-part-3-multiplayer-with-a-lobby but I don't really know how to set up the the server to do that... :-/

    These are the issues I'm struggling with :

    Number 1 : What should I use as lobby server ? Can I use a classic 1&1 webserver (like the one I use to test websites and other c2 games) or do I have to pay for an expensive game server even if the game is small and I just want the server to handle player groups ?

    Number 2 : How do I set up the server to do that ? I'm good with game logic but server management isn't my strong suit and I'm a little confused ^^'

    Number 3 : Should I use the signalling server hosted by Scirra or is it wiser to use my own not to depend on it ? How can I set up a signalling server for my games ?

    EDIT : I guess I just found an answer for n°3

    https://www.scirra.com/store/game-making-tools/multiplayer-signalling-server-161

    I would probably need some help to configure it if I buy one though ^^

    But first I still need to understand how to set up a lobby server ^^'

    Any help would be greatly appreciated, I'm new at this and it's pretty complicated for me :-/

    Thanks for your time and have a nice day

  • Hello everyone !

    I seriously consider making video games for a living, but to be honest I don't really know where to start... :-/

    I mean, I have a lot of ideas for simple mobile games and more ambitious projects, and I'm not really worried about "making" the games, but I don't know what I should do to make money out of it.

    I think I should start with simple mobile games to practice and gain self-confidence, but I don't know how to live on this...

    I tried to learn more about AdMob and such, but it's hard to know what you can expect from this, and apparently unless you have millions of players (or a lot actually clicking the ads) the incomes are pretty low... :-/

    Have any of you managed to live on his/her creations and would agree to advise me ?

    Furthermore what should I do to protect my games from plagiarism and such ?

    Thanks a lot for reading, have a nice day

  • Maybe he could be grey and slowly turn green when he absorbs energy ?

    And maybe you could make a "hard mode" where he can't absorb too much energy or he EXPLOOOODES ! XD

  • Nice !

  • Most of the points are really obvious, but I guess a reminder couldn't hurt, so thanks for sharing.

    However, there are a lot of controversial opinions too in this article, so I think it must be taken with caution.

  • Nice demo !

    The 'Little green soldier" is orange most of the time, though ^^

  • Hello,

    In my game (for desktop, not mobile devices), I want to use the "replace color" effect to change the color of my character's clothes, decorative elements, etc...

    I ran a few tests and it works quite well, but I have a some questions :

    • I use 25% tolerance with this effect to change the color I want and the shadows for this color (basically it is the same color with a black form with 20% opacity on top of it in Inkscape). It works most of the time without impacting other colors, but for some colors the color is changed but not the shadows for this color, so I was wondering how does Construct 2 determine that a color is close or not according to tolerance ?
    • Furthermore, and that may be the real issue here, I wanted to use this effect a lot in my project to avoid creating new sprites, but is it a good idea ? I mean I don't want too much effects to damage the performances of the game, or getting a suspicious-looking display on some computers because the effect is not supported... Is it better to create new sprites everytime at the risk of weighing down the game a lot ?

  • Thank you for the link, I will take a look !

    I will look for any employment if I have no other choice, but if I can I want to kill two birds with one stone and find a daily job in the video game industry, because it will be far more interesting and educational to work with other video games enthusiasts, and it will allow me to work on other kinds of project.

    I am well aware that a forum is not the ideal place to find a job, but I have nothing to lose by doing so and I wish to give it a try !

    I could not be more motivated, and I am sure that I could become an great asset for the company which will trust me !

  • Thx imothep85, but I already consult this page regularly.

    Unfortunately, most offers ask for skills in 3D rendering, but I specialize in 2D art.

    Furthermore, several years of experience in the video game industry are required almost every time, but ironically because of that I can't prove myself, that's why I hope to find somebody who will be willing to give a chance to me here.

    Video games have always been my passion, and I thought about new concepts and ways to improve existing series since I was little.

    It is rather complicated for a young game designer to make a living, so I have to work on the communication of other companies.

    I learned a lot from that, but that is not what I want to do with my life.

    I'm ready to work hard for my dream job, but I need somone to trust me !

  • Hello !

    My name is Steven, I'm 22, and I'm a self-employed graphic designer and webdesigner in France. However, I'm looking for a more stable professional situation.

    It's been 2 years since I started using Construct 2, and during my free time I'm working on a big real-time RPG project all by myself (kind of like the Tales of series). Also, fascinated by music, I've been learning to play the guitar in self-taught for 2 years.

    I'm a versatile quick-learner, I'm curious, creative and dynamic, I speak French fluently and I manage very well in English. (I have some bases in Italian, Russian and Latin too, but it's not my strong suit...)

    Also, I would love to travel, so working abroad wouldn't be a problem.

    As I said before, I'm looking for a permanent contract, ideally as a game designer or 2D artist.

    If you are potentially interested, please let me know !

    In any case, thank you for your time !

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  • Hello everyone !

    My name is Steven, I'm a 22 years old graphic designer and programmer, I live in France, and it's been two years since I started using Construct 2.

    I'm working on a big real-time RPG project all by myself (kind of like the Tales of series).

    I'm currently looking for a more stable professionnal situation, so if you can offer me a job please let me know !

    I'm curious, I speak French fluently and I manage very well in English, and I would love to travel, so working abroad wouldn't be a problem.

    I recently wrote a small tutorial on Scirra, here is the link if you're interested :

    https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/4870/save-and-load-game-in-a-specific-folder-using-nwjs-node-webkit

  • By the way, if anyone could help us for that, it would be greatly appreciated