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• • scidave
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  • 21 Feb, 2011
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  Do you have Python installed on your computer? Make sure you check the ctypes.pyc file when exporting the binary. Also, if you want to distribute this to other users (who may not have Python installed) using either ctypes or Pyaudio you will need to export the library using steps shown on quickguide on the Wiki tutorial page.

• • scidave
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  • 20 Feb, 2011
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  I think it is a smart move to close source it. I don't think you can expect to make money from this project unless you close-source it. The pay-what-you-want might bring in some money at some point, but I think it makes sense to start generating money now.

  I don't know how much people donated for Construct 1, but I'm guessing it isn't as much as you would get from making this close-source.

• • scidave
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  • 16 Feb, 2011
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  Hi.. I'm surprised you haven't found a lot of examples.... There are all sorts of examples of Python used with Construct!

  Pyshell

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8430&p=64211&hilit=PYTHON#p64211

  Ctypes and Drag and Drop

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8420&p=64158&hilit=PYTHON#p64158

  Exporting External Library

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8282&p=63344&hilit=PYTHON#p63344

  Accessing the SOL

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8260&p=63261&hilit=PYTHON#p63261

  JamesX Tutorial List

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8169&p=62644&hilit=PYTHON#p62644

  Online Multi-player Networking with Python

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6299

  The Wiki

  http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/construct/index.php?title=Tutorials#Python_Library_Tutorials

  Taking Screenshots

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8028&p=62406&hilit=PYTHON#p62406

  Transparent Backgrounds

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7515&p=61340&hilit=python+transparent#p58425

  Executing a remote Python Script

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8099&p=62291&hilit=PYTHON#p62291

  Playing Videos with Python

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=7823&p=61865&hilit=PYTHON#p61865

  Python Construct Guides/General Python Programming

  http://www.scirra.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7993&p=61730&hilit=PYTHON#p61730

  That should be enough to get started..

• • scidave
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  • 13 Feb, 2011
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  Hidden gem of a game! Looking forward to seeing a full scale game if this was just 48 hrs of work.

• • scidave
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  • 12 Feb, 2011
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  Two thumbs up on the battle system... looks really nice.

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• • scidave
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  • 12 Feb, 2011
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  I think the lack of response is more that people have pushed for this in the past and been told that it was nearly impossible. If you do some forum searches you will find quite a bit of discussion. That being said, I would love to see the capability (even though I work by myself) and would be willing to match your $100. Problem is, I think this is more of a $10000 type issue to solve.

  I do think there should be a fundry for C1. It is an excellent idea...Ashley?

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  MD5 is NOT an encryption algorithm. It's a hash.

  Very true..I was going to post the same.

  You actually can encrypt with SHA-1 or MD5 if you use an HMAC...but it is not straightforward:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAC...although I wouldn't recommend using MD5 due to hash collisions.

  So in summary.. use S or Python.

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  I think that's a good alternative to scripting for now?

  That's fair enough. Hopefully, if/when inline scripting is added..it is fully integrated..that's my only request. Maybe, I'll put some Fundry towards it.

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  The events system is awesome but i would love to able to script the game in Javascript too

  I second this, Construct1 didn't have its scripting well integrated. It would be nice if scripting in Construct 2 was tightly integrated. This will help for things like websockets down the road.

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  Sounds like a great idea to me. People interested in helping with the project generically can donate via Paypal (and avoid the 5% cut from Fundry). Those that want specific features can request features with money...and be more involved in the development. Plus, I think it encourages the developers.

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  Impact and Construct are in separate categories...

  Impact requires you to write everything in Javascript, but gives lots of template code and a good level editor. It is a great tool for what it does..which is HTML5 only.

  Construct allows to write your game completely in Events with the option of using Javascript for plugins, etc..and it will have exporters to other platforms besides HTML5.

  The type of user attracted to Construct (who doesn't want to write code) will probably not be interested in Impact...

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  is that possible?

  Programs like Audacity do it so it is possible with C++. There is a program called "Jack" that allows you to bridge sound from your internal audio device to an external device...and there is a Python interface called Pyjack. It is slightly more complex that I originally thought so I might have to take more time to look at it.

  Also - I will be using multiple xaudio objects in my application - and I'd like to be able to record them all simultaneously to a single stereo .wav file...

  I don't think this matters, but wont know until I try it.

  If you are eager to test it out now you can bridge your audio out jack w/ your headphone jack and the script I posted should record sound from the Construct program. Obviously this isn't a permanent solution.

• • scidave
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  • 7 Feb, 2011
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  Looks really nice. Like the graphics and the animations during the gameplay. Reminds me of the old Jill of the Jungle game I used to play!

• • scidave
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  • 5 Feb, 2011
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  Although, I would love to see an .exe exporter very soon I think some people are forgetting some stuff about the .9x version of Construct.

  1. Just about all of the non-gamers I gave Construct made games to..had to download the Directx runtime..a massive 100MB download. So Construct wasn't as simple as just giving somebody an .exe. And downloading and installing Chrome is smaller than the DirectX runtime. Of course, there needs to be a .exe exporter and I'm curious how difficult that will be.

  2. HTML5 games can be pretty awesome.. http://code.google.com/p/quake2-gwt-port/ and https://gaming.mozillalabs.com/games/133/far-7

  3. IE9 is fully hardware acclerated for HTML5 so games can be pretty fast. Chrome performance is close as well.

  I am a bit sad that my beloved Python is gone...but I guess this gives me a chance to learn a new language. It's funny I had been looking at engines like impact http://impactjs.com/ so it would be nice if this could play on all of the platforms like impact with the HTML5 export.

• • scidave
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  • 4 Feb, 2011
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  I can't wait to see a Construct 2. The faster the development on it the better...and even a better functionality paid version would be nice as well (as long as the price is realistic). Happy to see this progressing!

  Are you still going to have Python support with Construct 2?