Hey, C3 comes ready to use with AdMob, since it has the built-in plugin/object for AdMob ads, but what about using other AdNetworks? Is there someone here with good experience and success with other networks?

I see for example AdColony is an option, but how can I use their sdk in C3? github.com/AdColony

They have ready for unity but none specifically designed for C3

AdMob is good when working properly, But Im tired of their lack of transparency... I've been getting a limit on ads being served without any warning, my revenue dropped from $10 in a day to $0.50 cents and I cant even contact their support...

Anyone can give some details on how start using other ad networks????

Yes you can test it, even creating just one Banner Ad, AdMob will refresh it an if it realizes it passed too much time without a click, it will try showing a new ad. The thing is that you apparently should choose just one banner size, and I wanted to make more than one size for different layouts... It worked properly once when I was creating a new banner every start of layout, but that would lag the game and creating too many ad requests, so match rate decreases...

We do need more solid orientation on this, to hear from successful experiences as well.

hey Ashley i just want to add here that if I use C3 like the below setting, straight in the browser (chrome) that editor frozen issue happens frequently:

BUT ! If I use C3 like below, opening C3 in that buttom, and have an exclusive window, the problem does not happen!

I've been now only using it this way an haven't got the frozen issue!

This is straight out of C3 Documentation:

Is Interstitial Loaded

True if a interstitial advert is ready to be shown.

On Interstitial Ready

Triggers when a interstitial advert has loaded.

Why not making things simple as:

Is Interstitial Loaded

Triggers when a interstitial advert has loaded.

On Interstitial Ready

True if a interstitial advert is ready to be shown.

?????

"Also, all those "Load layout images" actions in your screenshot are useless. Images are not kept in memory, Construct clears images from RAM when you move to another layout."

- Ouch, really? So whats the point of those? When one should use it?? I thought it would pre-load sprites so it would be ready to use when that layout shows up... Jeez...

Man, I believe if you create an Interstitial/Video just once, you can use the "if ready = show ad" many times... I believe "when video ad completed" means that the video was shown/completed to the user, isnt it?

Otherwise you could use the ad just once, and then having to create another after that one was shown? I hope that is not the proper way to do it...

Thanks for your support

thanks dop2000

Do you think the below sheet is OK for loading the ads on the first layout? it is a loading screen that lasts no more than 7-8 sec. Since a video / interstitial ad can take 10 or more seconds to cache, is it safe to leave the loading layout before the ad is fully loaded?

Should I maybe use some "trigger once" action?

Also, is there a way I can use C3 to check if the user is connect to the internet, and if it is not then no need to create the ad?

And what do you mean by " And after showing the advert, you need to create it again." I should create a new ad after showing it? I dont think that is right... Maybe I just got it wrong...

I had actually a better ad show rate when I was creating the ads over and over again on start of layout... This causes the game to lag but shows more ads properly... Now I want to create and load just once, and make sure I can use "if ad ready = show ad" just to show when I need it. After this, match and show rate decreased...

AdMob is not very transparent so I cannot confirm if my account is going under some kind of penalty or not, I didnt receive any emails or notifications, but I noticed a big decrease in revenue and show/match rate impressions after trying to simplifying the ads actions...

Thank you

Is it "safe" to Invert the "is loaded" for example:

on start of layout

if banner ad is not loaded

create banner ad

so I should create just one banner per app/game? that applies for the other ads too?

Hi... Should I use the "create advert" just once, in some event sheet, and then use "when loaded / when ready" to show the ad? Or should I use "create ad" in each layout of the game?

Also, if the layout/event sheet is closed/changed too fast, before the ad is finished creating, will it keep loading/creating in the background or if it doesn't fully load in the same event sheet it wont load anymore?

I am having trouble showing banner ads... they dont show most of the times. There is a level in the game where I create one specific ad for that level only, and for the other layouts I use the "smart size banner"... But sometimes that different banner shows where it should not...

Can I find an example of setting ads correctly in the event sheet?

Whats the difference of using the events "When ad ready / When ad is loaded"? Isnt it the same?

I miss the option of in an specific layout choosing to the show the kind of banner I want, there is only one option currently: Show Banner Advert... But why cant I choose to "show smart-size banner advert", or choose the position I want to show the banner in each level?

Also Why cant I choose to show an ad by calling its id? I Can only create the ad and specify the id once, but if I'm using more than one ad id, how can I choose to show the one I want??