Rory's Forum Posts

  • It's not an error, you can still upload it.

    What the message is for is to warn people who have multiple format versions of each sound file (eg. I have a Hit.ogg and Hit.aac) this is normally for cross-platform-ability, but since Scirra Arcade is for desktop, it only needs one sound file. So it will remove it automatically if I'm right and your file will be that size they mentioned second when the player streams you game from the arcade.

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  • ludei's CocoonJS and appMobi are both good :)

  • Yes it does :)

  • Even with most of the features I've mentioned, it still doesn't give a very player-oriented experience as of yet. Atleast when compared to a site which prioritizes players, and whose second focus is developers - Kongregate.

  • > Construct 2 is still targeting a wider group of users.

    > Those who don't know how to code BASIC.

    I don't think that's exactly a defined target as much as it's just a by-product of the type of system it is. The whole idea behind event-based development of this kind is to simplify arduous tasks that programming in a language present. When you look around the boards for these types of systems, you run into lots of people who code in various languages, but they prefer to make games with event-based systems because it's much quicker to do by comparison.

    That said, you find a lot of people give up on these types of systems often, even very skilled coders, because they find that what they did while programming in a language doesn't always work out with the same logic in this kind of system. These types of kits really are an acquired taste and they're not for everybody. After all, the very nature of it can't really even be considered as exact a science yet as coding in one of the popular languages would be. There are very few books if any (Construct has what, one? Two maybe?) very little documentation, and less history, and for the most part most of the communities in this realm make mostly tech demos as none of us are entirely sure yet just how far we can take these systems, even though making a full game is easily possible and has been done a number of times.

    You're missing the magic in Construct. You don't need a book or much a guide to teach you logic based eventing. You do need it in most cases to pick up a programming language.

    For an artist like me and many others here, Construct is perfect for us to create interactive demos of art we've created and anything else from prototypes to large games all without learning much more.

  • Good to know?

  • Construct 2 is still targeting a wider group of users.

    Those who don't know how to code BASIC.

  • Other than what's already been mentioned, I like GRID and Burnout.

  • All the best for your platformer game!

    I wish I had the time (and Skype or something) to sit down and chat with you, but I definitely don't at the moment.

    It is definitely worth buying. The price has increased a few times since it first became available. I only wish I had bought it earlier! Though I did pay more than some for my copy, I do not regret a cent.

    So far I have won back more than I've spent on the license.

    Infact, I initially used the free version to create a game for a small competition and used a portion of the prize money to buy the standard license.

    So far I find C2 comes with many logically-good improvements and redesigns when compared to CC. It is still missing a lot of features which could hinder you in creating a DirectX standard graphical game or atleast make the effect you're going for harder to achieve.

  • The things you can create with it are beautiful!

  • Awesome ludei,

    Can you shine some light on how the pricing will be or work in 2013?

    Will it be a one off payment or a monthly service etc.

  • Anywhere :)

    As long as you're not making money off it (including through Ads)

  • That does look awesome, Good work!

  • I still would just edit and add their name in, doesn't concern me much if they get the notification, I'm quite sure that if they had something constructive to add, they would be interested to hear the response, and check the topic the next time they visit the board.

    It's just common forum etiquette not to post 3 times in a row - ever. Unless you mean to bump a topic, or where the time gap is around 24 hours. I don't think Scirra's Replies should bother this at all.

  • Internet Explorer has a good reputation for not supporting the good thangs.