View a comprehensive history of all the changes introduced in Construct 3 since the first release.
Timeline Plugin: Expressions now accept either a timeline name or tags
Timeline Plugin: Deprecated actions and condition using either a timeline parameter or a string name
Updated arcade links to point to the new arcade
Mobile Advert: Deprecated 'Configure' action, as using the plugin properties for configuration is now a requirement
Text editor: improve the scroll position save/restore when switching tags
Touch: requesting device orientation/motion permission now supported in legacy C2 runtime
Animations Editor: remove 'Original source' property, and strikethrough styles for disabled properties
Animations Editor: remove limit on animation speed property
Alt+4/5 shortcuts no longer start previews when typing, since on some keyboards they type characters
Alt+Shift+Left/right no longer perform next/back navigation shortcuts when typing, since on some systems these navigate the caret
Update Multiplayer examples to use built-in functions instead of legacy Function plugin
Can now use mid(str, index, -1) to get text from 'index' to end of string
Text editor: disable autocomplete for languages other than JavaScript as it triggered at inappropriate times
Scripting features are now hidden when 'Use simplified user interface' enabled
New projects now use worker mode by default
Update 'Infinite jumping' template to request device orientation permission on mobile
Organised Advanced Random and Mobile Advert actions/conditions/expressions in to categories
iframe: updated to allow scrolling on iOS 13+ since a long-standing iOS bug with iframes was fixed
Plugins that have required properties linked to Cordova variables will now display an error on export if left empty
Updated several example projects to use new 'Wait for previous actions to complete' action
Mobile Advert and Google Play: updated to use latest versions of related Google play services
Updated runtime to use Pointer Events API for mouse input
Timelines: Setting the time now pauses a timeline at the new position, instead of completing the timeline at the new position
Event sheet view: Expand/collapse all options now also affect event blocks as well as groups, and have been moved to the "Event sheet" submenu
Event sheet view: 'Else' after a looping condition is now marked invalid
Consistently lowercase filenames on export to avoid case-sensitivity issues
Also warn on Remote Preview if images over 4096 pixels big are used (previously only warned on export)
Animations Editor: Pasting a color into the color inputs of the color palette now changes the alpha to 255 if it was previously 0
Attempt to get right popup window size when installed as app (PWA mode)
Project Bar: improved validation when drag-dropping files between folders
Block context menu in debugger and whole game window
Attempt to work around a long-standing Chrome bug which opens the preview popup window at the wrong size
Re-enabled WebGL 2 on Android (once again), since Chrome 74 has the full fix
From this release onwards, installing Construct 3 as an app will load either editor.construct.net or editor.construct.net/beta, instead of a specific version
Event sheet view: inserting conditions/actions from context menus or keyboard shortcuts now inserts after the selected condition/action
Event sheet view: moved toggle context menu options to a submenu to avoid the menus getting too big
Timeline plugin now enabled by default (was previously accidentally still behind 'experimental features' setting)
Updated 'Taking screenshots' example to include sharing the file (note currently only works in Chrome 75+ on Android or in mobile apps)
Updated function dialog help links to point to new manual entries
Limit free edition projects to one timeline up to 5 seconds long
Updated all example projects to use the new builtin functions instead of the old Function plugin
Animations Editor: Picking a color from the main color picker now default to max alpha and 50% luminance if the previous alpha was 0
Add detection of exports broken by Kaspersky software and display a message indicating the problem
Expression autocomplete now hidden when clicking anywhere outside of the autocomplete box and when current identifier deleted
Updated 'Instant hit laser' example to use LOS raycasting instead of bullet stepping
Cordova export: 'Require Camera permission' checkbox will now include RECORD_AUDIO and MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS permissions for microphone access