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    It needs to be fixed because it interferes with gameplay and looks terrible....

    It is not ok and it's happening to many people on multiple devices, it used to happen back in the day with Intel XDK builds even on the newer devices. It still does.....

  • Definitely a Scirra/Construct problem because literally NO OTHER APP I have ever downloaded have had this problem.

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    > I do this (check this box), but then I get a hideous black bar on the bottom as well. Not sure why...it's really an eye-sore, and interferes with gameplay...

    Yours is a device-specific problem with the webview. I believe you use Samsung J5 or any devices that use an outdated webview or have compatibility issues.

    Unfortunately, there are less things that you can do about it. Back in Construct 2 since the majority of devices were the old ones now, we made lots of workaround, with CSS through either IntelXDK or Construct 2.

    But nowadays, all you can do is blacklist the old devices and focus on modern devices.

    It's not a J5, it's in the Galaxy Note series and it's running Android 6.0.1, which represents about 50% of android users last I checked. I keep the phone specifically for testing, so I can build quality apps for all users, not just a minority of users...

  • I do this (check this box), but then I get a hideous black bar on the bottom as well. Not sure why...it's really an eye-sore, and interferes with gameplay...

  • I just want it to work so badly, why can't it "just work???".........

  • I don't mean to be a downer. Just expressing my true feelings here, thank you for the continued testing and hints about how to actually make a game run smoothly with Contruct 3, r131. You guys are great :) :) :)

  • The original test was on mobile with an Android Debug APK, but I guess the "Jankiness" is affecting all/many devices?? Guess the problem is much more widespread than I thought. I just want a smooth gaming experience for my consumers, that should be the base level of what we get from a gaming engine. Without that you don't have a game. People's suggestions are shocking: just make a game with no "scrolling?" Seriously? Don't use delta time? How in the world can you regulate speed then? Don't use bullet behavior? Bullet behavior is the foundational basis for many games! How can this even be considered a game engine? More like an experimental project with no basis in reality!!!! I like programming in construct, but trying to make a finished product with it is torturous (has been since day one). It never comes out as a very high quality product. Why can't it just work?? Apple had that motto for many years, "it just works". Out of the box, it just works. Construct's motto is: "It never works". No matter how hard you try, it will never do just what you need/want it to do... Please help!! Calling all programmers!!! We need help!!!!!! I just want this thing to work!! I wish it just exported to native code like many other engines do instead of relying wholly on a constantly changing framework (the chrome browser) to build apps on top of. What a terribly faulty/risky business model! What a terribly risky foundation!!!! How could anyone trust this engine??? It is not a serious game making tool, and right now, it is not even a serious prototyping tool. The "jank" renders the engine useless for me. For my purposes, it is broken, and it has been for quite some time... I too was called and invited by a Nintendo employee to produce games for the Wii U back in the day. My excitement was hard to contain. But Construct 2 was not suitable to produce games for that platform at that time, HTML5 was too slow on it. Or any platform in my experience. Apps were slow and buggy, PC games were slow and awkward. Everything I have produced with Construct with few exceptions has been a nightmare. I wish I had started on a different engine instead of pouring years into learning this one only to have my dreams dashed to pieces by its flaws and shortcomings...What a tragedy...

    Construct continues to be a disappointment, never fulfilling what it promises to do....

  • Agreed 150%

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  • Thank you for helping me test this EVERYONE, you guys are the best....

  • Here's another one using a different screen recorder = it's SOOooo Jerky!!!!!!

    photos.app.goo.gl/yP8Yv3kVc358EwMB8

  • So, not sure if you can see this, but I just recorded a sample of its performance on my screen. (This is after tweaking it as much as I could to get it to run smoothly, to no avail...)

    Pay attention to how jerky the movement of the lines that scroll down the screen look. It's practically unplayable like this, and definitely not enjoyable like this...

    I tried my hardest to get it to run smoothly, but it looks like something is wrong with Construct because it is herky, jerky like I have never seen any other app before.

    Especially towards the middle of the video it gets Very very jerky...

    Also, what in the world is that black bar on the bottom of the screen for? That is so annoying. Sometimes it's there and sometimes it's not (when I switch away from the app and come back, sometimes it disappears and sometimes it doesn't.) Why are there so many problems and issues with mobile export???

    Video of stutter on Android 6.0.1 mobile Debug APK (new Construct 3 runtime):

    photos.app.goo.gl/bP3wjCG7fuG3zKy57

  • I just tested it on a pretty new (2 year old) chromebook, the results were better, but I wouldn't call it buttery smooth. It still looked stuttery over preview; the hosted one performed the best but it displayed a little bit of stutter as well, but it was less severe than on my Galaxy note phone. Still, I'm hoping for that buttery smooth performance that gamers instantly notice and appreciate......

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