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  • dop2000

    I have two objects for "global stuff" - a sprite (invisible, global) and JSON. The sprite is for variables I use often, and JSON for everything else.

    The sprite also has Tween, Timer, and LineOfSight behaviors, so I can run occasional timers/tweens or cast a ray when needed.

    Please could you expand upon this a little? What do you mean by "The sprite is for variables I use often" and how do you use the JSON?

    I understand adding Tween and Timer behaviours to some object as they can then be used anywhere else - I've always found it odd that Timers in particular had to be associated to an object and not just global.

  • Don't close the game window - when you click any of the Debug/Preview Layout/Project buttons in the editor, it'll just refresh the game using the same window.

  • Just happened on a different PC. Both Windows 10 & latest Chrome 132.0.6834.160

  • I had the exact same the other day.

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  • Subject says it all - for no reason, the editor stops accepting keyboard input. Happened 4 times in the last 48 hours or so since I started using 424. Never happened before in previous versions. Only fix is to save and restart.

  • Yes - exactly as fedca explained! I was in a hurry - I'd spent some time preparing my sprite sheets and just wanted to import them.

    fedca's suggestion would work - or alternatively, disable the "import frames" button if there's nothing selected.

  • fedca - thank you - didn't spot that!

  • And can anyone help me run the previous stable version as a desktop app?

    I launch it in a browser from here:

    construct.net/en/make-games/releases/stable/r416-2

    Say not now when it wants to upgrade

    Add it as a desktop app

    It installs/launches automatically as v416.2, but when I reopen it, it's been updated to 424

  • Anyone else having problems importing sprite sheets? I see the new dialogue - select the frames I want to import, but nothing happens. Have tried different sprite sheets (one of which was working fine before the upgrade). Have tried an empty project too.

  • Thanks, R0J0! I'm trying to do it with Canvas instead :))

    I used a canvas layer for the baskets in:

    https://www.flippeeball.com

    The sides of the nets are each made up of three line-shaped sprites connected with revolute joints. The "knots" of the net are all sprites too and they're all connected up with distance joints - but distance joints are invisible so I draw between the knots using the canvas layer.

    As for your problem, I think this might work: make the spring from several segments connected with revolute joints. Then have two immovable/invisible sprites - one above the end of the spring and one below. Then attach distance joints from each to the tip of the spring. Actually, I think you might need a third - to the right of the spring's tip - to hold it taut.

    EDIT: Just realised that I don't think my solution will make the spring bend in a curve. Maybe you need multiple distance joints above and below. Or maybe you've solved it by drawing a curve that's not actually represented by a physics object.

  • alastair - many thanks for confirming all this - looks like I'll have to implement something similar to what you did!

  • This is really frustrating me - all I want is to be able to control a menu option cursor with controller D-Pads. I have two cheap PS1 lookalikes that report axis changes when the D-Pad is pressed (this happens in Construct, the Windows Control Panel applet, and in hardwaretester.com/gamepad on both Chrome and Firefox).

    But after reading this post, I now find that it's more common for D-Pads to report button presses - but even that seems inconsistent - the only other hardware I have access to are some Nintendo Switch joycons - for Left/Up/Right/Down, they report buttons:

    14, 12, 15, 13

    But Google's found the results for a "WII Classic D-Pad" is:

    12, 11, 14, 13

    (https://www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/608275/930495#target)

    And for a PS2 controller:

    15, 12, 13, 14

    (flickr.com/photos/73073372@N00/3896185001)

    So do I really have to take at least four different configurations into account?

    I feel that I must be missing some really obvious and simple way of handling this!

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