Thanks for the answer, it's just I never use the Steam's cloud save feature before, so I just want to know about it before I go too far into developing the game.

Nobody is answering, I'm doomed.

So, I saved my game file using System->Save game to JSON string and I can save it to a file using the file system plugin. I also have a condition to check if it's a desktop export before saving it directly using file system plugin, without opening a file picker dialog (I haven't tested it, but I assume it's working).

The problem starts when I want to load the saved JSON file. I'm sure I can do it using the show open file picker action, but I want it to happen automatically in the desktop export, or if it can't happen automatically, it needs to happen in the background, without the player choosing a file through the open file picker.

I'm sure I can use the built-in save and load actions, but I want to publish this game on Steam, so I need to make sure this feature is compatible with Steam's cloud save.

So, my question is how to do either of these two:

1. How to load a JSON file that I know the name of without opening the open file dialog

or

2. How to make Construct 3's save and load functions compatible with Steam's cloud save.

Thanks in advance.

Alright, I'll work on it myself now. I hope this will get added to CGS somehow, since I know handling payments could be tricky.

I know that CGS can handle user login and leaderboard, but can it handle purchasing in game currency using real money (like diamonds)? I want to ask here first just in case there's a way to do this in Construct before I try to handle it myself.

I imagine I will need a backend that handles the payment using PHP if I have to do it myself, and database to keep track of how many diamonds a player has. Then I'll have to use AJAX requests to make the purchase from Construct game.

Hello,

Want to start by saying that I think Construct 3 is a good software. However, with this most recent update the program demands considerably higher performance. With 16 GB ram I can barely make the program open a window in the event sheet to add new events or actions. Before the update it worked alright.

Best regards,

My PC has 16GB of RAM and I never had such an issue, so I don't think the problem is with Construct 3.

I think the problem is because you set your event like this:

Touch is touching fam_ducks -> call squishDuck

and inside squishDuck you use this:

System every tick -> duck Tween_squish splash stuff

because the function doesn't pick any duck or fam_ducks, then the action duck Tween_squish applies to ALL DUCKS.

Do you call function squishDuck somewhere else? If not, then maybe you don't need it, and you can just call the tween action at the touching fam_ducks event. I assume this Tween_squish behavior is from the family and not from the individual duck, if so, you can do this:

Touch is touching Fam_Ducks -> Fam_ducks Tween_squish actions

Make sure than you're tweening the Fam_Ducks family and not the duck, because at the event touching Fam_Ducks Construct already picked the member of the family for you to manipulate. If you use duck Tween_squish, it will apply to all the ducks again since your event didn't pick any duck

From what I've seen from the documentation here: construct.net/en/make-games/addons/1105/steamworks/aces there doesn't seem to be a way to use Steam's stats, we can only unlock achievements.

Is this a known bug? Or is there a future plan to include way to change stats in the plugin?

Construct 3 has a TON of examples including guided tours, there's no need to google basic things to start learning the engine.

You may not like it, but AI is here to stay. Those who don't use it will be left behind.

I've heard this a lot for years, but I haven't seen a very good (or even decent) game made by AI.

I just saw a YT video talking about AI in Godot's PR code and Unity's new AI tools, and the host said that all engines are using AI now.

I'm glad to see that Construct isn't going the AI route.