Thanks for the fixes!

As for the moving platform, I'll try to think of some way to work around this. I feel it's kind of weird to see the character running super slow/fast depending on the platform movement :-P

well that's an old post...

I got the anwers for my question: I was not setting the LOADER as my first layout. <img src="smileys/smiley19.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

Oops, I guess I won't be updating for now then :P

They'll probably be a Christmas sale of some sort.

This is not Steam you know? <img src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

I think this tool is great. Being an avid user for 4 years (anniversary was yesterday!) I can't recommend it enough, no matter the cost.

As for price reduction, I'd say it's more likely to happen once a great feature is released - something that would put Scirra on the spotlights, so it would be interesting for them to drop the price.

Hi Ashley!

I'm finally finding some time to work on my game project again: It is a bigger version of The Convergence.

Right now I'm working in the characters and item's behaviors in a very messy sandbox layout. And I found a few problems that have been bugging me.

.CAPX: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/7324985/platform_bug.capx

1- When switching gravity back to the ground, the character will move a few pixels to the right.

2- When the platformer is on top of a moving object and hits a wall, it starts jumping like crazy. Only happens on one side (wall to the left).

3- Don't know if that's a bug, but the character speed changes once it is in a moving platform. If it's not a bug, any hints on how to fix this?

... and a question - don't know if that's a bug:

4- I decided to create a "Dumb Layout" (poor name choice <img src="smileys/smiley9.gif" border="0" align="middle">) where I can store the sprites that I want to create later in the game, but don't want hanging around the layout. This technique works perfectly in the preview mode, but when I export the project, none of the images there will be present. What's happening? Am I missing something?

Thanks a lot, can't wait to show everybody my game! <img src="smileys/smiley4.gif" border="0" align="middle">

EDIT**

oops i made only one question

This is an interesting question. I have noticed something that looks related to this.

I'm using solids of 16x16 to create obstacles in my game, and I noticed that, when stretching them in the level editor, their edges get blurry. This doesn't happen when running the game - only in the level editor.

Hi Xavier

Hmmm I don't think so. It does a good job tiling the background object so you don't get black borders, but I made this example long before we had letterbox fullscreen (and some other features I forget). Still works well on menus, I guess.

If I were to make this now, I'd add a div in the exported html to add a light background, just so people don't get the black bars - but they'll get a bar, anyway! <img src="smileys/smiley17.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

As for the blurry matter: Yes, if you have people using higher resolution, things may start to look blurry. C2 has a retina feature, but I'm afraid I never used it, so I can't comment on that. Maybe the help page can help ya. But anyway, I wouldn't worry that much right now - things like these can stop your motivation, so keep working! Just make sure you draw your art on a large scale, so you don't have to draw it again if you decide to release a "HD" version. <img src="smileys/smiley4.gif" border="0" align="middle" />

W doesn't seem to work!

EDIT: MarketJS version does!

"10" - actualy made a dollar with Gamejolt :P

HOWEVER, making my indie games and concept have totally boosted my portfolio, and got me in better studios in the gamedev industry. :D

superkew

Optimization is a problem no matter which platform you choose, and gamedevs and artists are constantly trying to replicate, stretch and re-export the assets to make sure their project stays in the performance limits.

Take for example the gorgeous Rayman: Origins, or Braid. They look absolutely gorgeous, yet it's possible to achieve those results without a single 2048x2048 texture! Play (or watch videos) of these games, and study how they did it! :D

Some nice reference videos for you:

Braid level editor

Ashley I thought the assets were unloaded when entering a new layout. Time to simplify my main menu I guess :P

Loved it!