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Construct 3 r364

CSV, WebGPU and TypeScript improvements

24 October, 2023 ()

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Notes

We're now aiming towards a stable release in the next few weeks, so our focus is turning to bug fixing and reliability. However this release adds a couple of new features to the new CSV plugin, including support for tab-seperated values (TSV). There are also TypeScript improvements, including new type definitions for all events that Construct can fire - so you'll now also get autocomplete for addEventListener, including on the event name and callback.

We've done a lot of bug fixing work on the WebGPU renderer to fix various issues. While it is gradually getting more robust, there are still some known issues in both Construct and Chrome's WebGPU support that is preventing us turning on WebGPU by default, but we're getting closer.

Please note we're aware of an issue in the latest Chrome update that can cause games to freeze if you change tab/app and then come back. This is actually a bug in Chrome. In this release we've worked around it, but existing projects may still be affected. You can follow this issue report for progress on Google's side. Separately, we're also removing support for the Ogg Theora video codec - this is now a very old and little-used codec that is surpassed by more modern open codecs like VP8, VP9 and AV1, and browsers are now dropping support for it, so we've also removed it from the Video plugin. Projects that don't use Ogg Theora should not be affected at all.

Finally we have 6 fantastic new examples for you, including samples for visual novel and point-and-click style projects and more. As ever you can find them in the "New" section of the Example Browser. Happy testing!

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New Additions

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CSV plugin: add delimiter parameter for parse/generate actions
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6 new examples
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CSV plugin: 'TabCharacter' expression
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Text editor: support for .tsv (Tab-separated values) files

Changes

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Video: remove support for Ogg Theora as browsers are now retiring support for it

Bug Fixes

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Text: ensure icons converted to HTML respect project sampling setting
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Text: caused constant redrawing even when not changing (regression r357)
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WebGPU: near/far distances not taking effect
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WebGPU: image memory usage statistics not working
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WebGPU: possible blank screen using low quality fullscreen mode
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WebGPU: fog effects could render differently to WebGL
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WebGPU: 'Polka dot' effect not working
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WebGPU: 'Swirl' effect went in opposite direction to WebGL
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WebGPU: possible editor crash previewing effects outside view
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WebGPU: clearing Drawing Canvas then reading image data could return wrong pixel data
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WebGPU: possible error calling getImagePixelData() with Drawing Canvas
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Possible error using object names that were also JavaScript keywords e.g. "switch" (regression r362)
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Work around apparent Chrome for Android bug that could leave projects frozen after changing tab

Scripting updates

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TypeScript: add type definitions for events (via addEventListener)
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TypeScript: make IBehaviorInstance generic to propagate correct types
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TypeScript: fix various type definitions
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TypeScript: update tsconfig.json to preserve imports in importsForEvents.js

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  • I'm freezed when change tab in Facebook Instant Game too:(((

  • Thank you for TypeScript improvements, much appreciated!

  • I myself have encountered the game freezing when changing tabs. I broke my head as the problem is not stable and it does not always hang. I didn't find any regularities, and it turns out it's chrome updated and has a bug.

    Thanks for not forgetting to add details!

    • my game started freezy no apparent reasons to and in differents moments

      • If you don't change the browser tab, it's a different problem.

        Please create a thread with the question on the forum and add there a description and screenshots in debug mode and console when it hangs. The community will try to help.