you no longer need to add controls through events

but you do have to add them the way you normally do in construct:

(through the application properties pane)

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try adding the controls you want here, and let me know if it works

the plugin will automatically obey only keys set by the plugin

so you can set the actual buttons you want here in the properties pane,

they will be ignored

just create the names of the controls you want like "Move Left", etc

I like the idea, but I was also considering enhanced containers for modular code (ie. a container which can contain events, other objects etc. and be copied/pasted around with complete functionality in one go, no need for "variable" objects because everything needed is pasted in). How do you think this idea compares to that?

that sounds really awesome actually

but the possibility of variable objects is still nice in that situation (or find-&-replaceable objects)

so you can share your modular code without having to share your amazing sprites, if you're sharing a technique you discovered mid-game development

and if one is using the new modular code containers in your own code, you can easily change all the events from using Sprite1, to using a different sprite or object

or (and I hadn't considered this earlier) not just copy/paste the modular code and change the object, but be able to call the code using a different object as Object A, like passing parameters works in functions, but being able to use object types, as parameters

lucid, thank you for nice words...

no problem

[quote:1z6oqhmr]...Is there possibility to create several folders for different objects? ...?

if you are using above 98.9 version

then there is a project bar (defaults to the right side of the screen), which you can use to organize your objects, among other things

just make sure you click on the project tab

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it would be very cool to be able to create functions, or groups of events

that can be included in Caps, other than their original cap

other than system events and actions, most require objects

it would be very useful to be able to be able to specify a variable object in these events

or when a group of events was exported, and imported to a different cap, these objects would automatically be loaded as variable objects

so you would import a group of events with Object A, and Object B variable objects in place of actual objects, you would not be able to run a cap with Variable objects in place, you would specify the objects that should go in their place, or give the option of automatically adding the original object type and then you could run it

there would be logistical issues, such as private variables, but it would be an extremely useful feature that would allow reusable code for one's own caps, and also, a method for non-programmer users to contribute precreated functionality for other users

there could be an ever growing library of presolved common problems and situations, not worth creating plugins for, but common enough that it would be useful to have.

if unbounded scrolling is not checked

the scrolling still stops at the location it would at 100% zoom even if you're zoomed in, and it has more wiggle room at the greater zoomed in view

a user was requesting help with this problem at this topic:

http://www.scirra.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4492

there is a solution in my reply, but it involves a few events that may not be immediately obvious to a new user, and the behavior provided by these extra events is what you would expect it to do normally

the reason why this happens is because construct limits the scrolling to within your layout, so it will never show any pixels outside your layout

unfortunately, it doesn't update these numbers as you zoom in.

to fix this problem, first check "unbounded scrolling" in your layout properties

this will allow it to show the outside of your layout

this is still not what you want however, because you don't want your players seeing a void outside your layout everytime you get near the edge of your screen

I made a cap with the math necessary to fix this

scrollxLeft [/code:3bmets29]
is an expression that tells you which pixel location of your layout is on the left of your screen, 

so
[code:3bmets29] ScrollXRight-ScrollXLeft[/code:3bmets29],
 would tell you how many pixels wide the zoomed in area of your screen is regardless of zooming  

[code:3bmets29]((ScrollXRight-ScrollXLeft)/2)[/code:3bmets29]
is one half zoomed in screen of pixels from the left of your layout
which is where you would want the center of your screen if you wanted it as close to the left of your layout as possible when zoomed in, but not showing the outside of your layout

[code:3bmets29]LayoutWidth-(ScrollXRight-ScrollXLeft/2)[/code:3bmets29]
is the same thing, but on the right side of your layout

ask questions if you still don't understand after looking through the cap
I won't be on until tomorrow probably , but someone will probably be able to explain it a little better, and if not, when I log on, I'll try to clarify if you have questions

[url]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1013446/scrollbounding.cap[/url]
use the arrow keys to move the box
mousewheel zooms in and out

if you toggle those events off with the scrollx and scrolly, and just let it scroll to the green block
you'll see how it would display the outside of the layout without those extra events as you got closer to the edge

global objects?

nah, alot of people are shy about asking questions in the board

it's not like people who know the answers are annoyed by the presence of more questions

when I first got here I asked a million questions, and half of the answers were on the wiki

now I'm a super awesome construct badass

and all for asking a million basic questions until I was really comfortable

I'm not suggesting you don't check the wiki, and do the tutorials

I'm just saying, don't hesitate to ask, even if you haven't read through every smidgen of information

ask, ask, ask, and if someone says, "you should check out <a certain wiki or tutorial>" check it out

and ask questions again next time you have em even if you didn't finish the whole tutorial

and then ask some more

on the boards, not in PM

where more people can read answers if they have the same questions

and you can get more varied answers from more people

i dont remember how to do it your mouse doesnt have a zoom wheel, but this feature is in there. try holding shift or cntrl and using your mouse wheel

or + or _, or search the forum for when i asked about this same thing.

its in there though

holy f'in crap dude

yeah the 2d was beautiful and inspirational for 2d game making

but goodness dude

I felt the same way when I saw guild wars1

the graphics in game are sooooooooo f'in good

I only played a trial of the first game

and I really liked the type of powers you could get, and how the fighting was more than clicking on a monster and watching them slide their walking animation against you and do a biting animation once every 4 seconds..

world of warcraft

I just didn't have time for an rpg

anywho, beautiful looking game

and thanks for sharing the 2d thingy

they should mark unstable and stable

and people interested in helping construct become complete and stable

and people more concerned with having the latest features and less concerned with stability can download the latest build

which they will use, test, and report bugs

people new to construct should be linked to the latest stable build on the download page

and people concerned more with stability than the latest features use the last stable release

this version may have been marked stable prematurely

but that doesn't mean the entire practice of having stable and unstable builds is flawed

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