Ashley's Forum Posts

  • OK, looking good so far, think I'll wait a customary day or two then push it out over auto update.

  • I think this should be pushed out as a stable... agree?

  • Here's my view:

    Hi everyone. I am considering whether not to install Construct.

    Well, right away, I'd say it wouldn't hurt just to install it and run through the Ghost Shooter tutorial, and see what you think!

    [quote:238e5hnh]1) Can it be installed on an external hard drive? I do not have my own PC and I switch between two.

    To run Construct you need DirectX up-to-date and the Visual C++ redistributable installed. As long as both machines have that you can run off an external drive. To be honest it would probably actually be easier just to install Construct on each machine locally.

    [quote:238e5hnh]2) Python is a very flexible language, correct? How much of the game can be hard-coded in Python?

    Python is very powerful, but Construct's Python features are designed to work side-by-side with the event system, which is also very powerful. So I wouldn't say Construct is designed to allow you to write a full game in Python - just use Python snippets where events wont do.

    [quote:238e5hnh]3) Is it easy to learn?

    I think so, but someone else can chime in on that, I'm one of the developers

    [quote:238e5hnh]4) Can you link me to a features list?

    The main site gives a pretty comprehensive overview.

    [quote:238e5hnh]5) How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

    I initially read that as "how many clicks does it take"... aside from the fact I probably need to get away from the internet a bit more, would that change the answer?

  • Download Construct 0.99.95

    Link to previous build (0.99.94) changelog

    A few minor fixes to keep things ticking along towards a RC.

    22nd September: Marked stable.

    Changelog

    Array

    • [FIX] Crash in array object default expression

    Editor

    • [CHANGE] You can now run more than one preview in parallel.
    • [FIX] Hopefully the ghost process Construct.exe left behind using 100% cpu is fixed.

    Physics

    • [CHANGE] Rolled back to 0.99.83 version of Physics; hopefully will fix issues with hinges that were introduced recently.

  • We're nearly at Construct 1.0. In order to reach it, we need to fix the remaining 'showstopper' bugs and final critical issues. An example of that would have been the event sheet editor memory leak that was recently fixed.

    Construct is a huge, sprawling and ambitious project, with many plugins and behaviors, and remember us developers are volunteers working in our spare time - bugs are unfortunately going to be a given in any 1.0 release, and it's unlikely they'll ever all be fixed. So with this in mind - what are the important things left to do for a 1.0 release? We know everyone has their pet bug that frustrates them, but we need to target the main issues that affect the most users.

    So, with your help, we can make a decent 1.0 release in the coming months...!

  • Looks pretty cool. Not sure about having an online editor - I think performance and response time would be a problem. Also, you can use HTML5 canvas in IE8 using excanvas, but the performance is pretty poor since all the rendering is done by javascript VML calls.

  • I've installed Construct fine on a Windows 7 64-bit laptop, it must be an issue with the DirectX installer. And yes, DirectX 11 does not include the "optional" components of DirectX 9 which is what the installer is installing. Try just cancelling the DirectX installer and installing it from the Microsoft website maybe?

  • "Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." - Antoine de Saint-Exuper

    In light of this, what shouldn't Construct 2 have that Construct 0.x has? I thought this would make an interesting question rather than "what features do you want?". What would you take away?

  • Oh - I forgot about that. If you have an existing StackOverflow account or any account on the StackExchange system, you can link it to meta-StackOverflow for +100 rep. Alternatively you can just try hanging around and making a few posts to get some rep - most of the StackExchange sites are pretty interesting, and StackOverflow is great for programming Q&A.

  • Hey everyone,

    Congrats to The Bespectacled One for winning the vote!

    I've submitted the ad to StackOverflow here:

    http://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions ... st#tab-top

    We need at least 6 votes for it to enter the ad rotation though. You can sign in with OpenID to the site, so if you have one, it would be cool if you logged in and voted it up

    Thanks everyone!

  • Arbitrary closure of voting! The Bespectacled one wins with 25 votes to Mary Jane's 23! I'll make the submission now.

  • Voting closes at an arbitrary time tonight! Get your votes in, in the event of a tie I'll make a final judgement.

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  • I think The Bespectacled One's conveys the message best. Still, I only meant this as a bit of fun and not to be taken too seriously, hope noone minds!

  • Allright, what about the fact that Mary Jane's banner is the exact copy of the banner you have in the main page? :/

    Because she also designed that banner

  • I want that guy's hat