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  • NWjs.UserFolder should already contain "/" at the end. We use this path on Linux:

    NWjs.UserFolder & "YourGameName"

    NWjs.UserFolder & "YourGameName" & "/save01.dat"

    Interesting thanks!

    I think I tried something like that a while ago, but it wasn't creating the folders well. Does it make the game name folder for you? And it literally called the file name "folder/save.dat" or maybe it's just because I used backwards slashes.

  • How do you do saving files on SteamDeck/Linux?

    On Windows, I set the target to the player's Documents folder since that's apparently the best and safest place to save files.

    NWjs.UserFolder & "Documents\GameName\File.sav"

    But on Deck, I'm not sure what to do, and I think they use forward slashes for directory addresses "/" while windows does "\".

    Is it okay to just save in the appfolder with Linux?

    NWjs.AppFolder & "File.sav"

  • Having the arrays/dictionaries as a behavior sounds like a great way to do it!

  • Yeah it's a quality of life improvement for sure! Especially if you use C3 every day. And it remembers my settings with a single screen, so I don't have to rearrange popups or window widths every time.

    Ultra wide is great.

    In regards to 4k, its basically the same as ultra wide, you just get a bit more height if you need it. But 4k monitors only go up to like 32", so you have to change window's scaling settings for comfortable use, which effectively lowers their resolution. Whereas with ultrawide you can keep it at native scaling as they can go larger than 32". Though I did use a 43" 4k TV for a while which was big enough to allow for native scaling, and that was a good for a while, but I've switched back to the 32" 4k finding that the smaller screen is a little more comfortable physically.

  • Thanks, great post!

    I use a billion timers throughout my events, they're so efficiently convenient!

    Sounds like it's better to let them go and to just use the old fashioned DT event method, I need all the performance I can get.

  • Here is an example of what I can see using C3 on an ultrawide:

    i.imgur.com/UBWr2kW.png

    i.imgur.com/L5vTHsv.png

    (cropped out my taskbar)

    It does not remember where popup windows are positioned unfortunately, and doesn't remember that they are popped out, so you just popout and position every time you use C3.

    Ah ok so that's not fixed yet. I think that was partly why I just went with ultrawide and 4k for my setups.

  • With 2 monitors, and you open and close C3, does it remember the positioning of everything across the 2 monitors?

    I think the minimum you'd want to use with C3 is probably 1440p.

    I've used regular full HD, ultra wide, and 4k.

    But I find that vertical space is the best aspect, so I prefer 4k as my main dev screen. Being able to see more events vertically + more things in object's property window is fantastic.

  • Whenever I see negative comments about C3 (mostly from users of it), it dumbfounds me.

    We love Construct 3 too!

    But sometimes people want to see it improve to become even better!

    Due to humans being emotional beings, this desire to see changes can lead to anger or frustration (negativity).

    Hope that helps your understanding!

  • Ashley says that saving to the game's directory is not good practice because of permissions issues.

    Therefore, I do what normal games do and save to user's documents folder.

    Yeah I just use the "write text" action too for saving files.

  • nwjs 71 is still the best one to use unfortunately. The linux export is still broken on all versions after that.

  • For my game, if they're on Windows, I make a folder with my game's name and put it in their user's documents folder. Then I save in that folder.

    I think most games seem to save in the player's documents folder.

    I use the NWJS extension to do this.

    I'm guessing Steam cloud could then use that save folder to keep synced?

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  • I get this bug too! Do you know how it happens for you?

    For me it happens after previewing my game while it's fullscreen. My work around is to press Esc before closing preview, so that it's windowed.

    You can see my bug report here, but its claimed to be out of their control: github.com/Scirra/Construct-bugs/issues/7097

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