I ended up buying Surface Go 3 tablet with detachable keyboard. This way I have access to other Windows apps I am using parallel with construct.

I am curious if anyone is using android tablet or iPad to work on their Construct game. Yesterday I was in one IT store and I tried to run Construct on iPad mini 6. Looks surprisingly okay, despite small 8" screen size events don't look cramped. Is anyone running C3 on a tablet and do you see any pros/cons with that workflow?

When I hit Preview layout I am getting the sounds from my game, but after pressing F5 to refresh it, there is no sound in Preview layout. I need to exit completely from Preview layout and start it all over again to get sound back. Same thing with Remote preview; if I refresh browser on the phone, on next start I will lose sounds. Am I missing something?

I'm definitely not the best dev in either JS or Construct, but I do work with both a lot, so I'd recommend trying to build tiny systems in the Event Blocks and then trying to remake them in JS, it should help you break apart patterns and tools.

Also how a problem is small and more focused, influences on how easy it will be to get help or find previous solutions.

I don't how much this is helpful, but I hope it is.

Any kind of advice is helpful, thank you

I agree that this tutorials are helping ppl (me included) to learn and understand real-world coding patterns in js, however I would like, I guess other ppl new to js as well, how to transfer those patterns in a real game. So my question is, will there be tutorials where you can transfer and explain all that knowledge in a real game? Like ppl are usually making for unity, appgamekit, GM... starting from declaring variables, then making start/step events, etc. Basically a Step by step totorial how to write a game using js and construct.

Thanks for your time Ashley, for replying on my post

But have you tried events, and are comfortable with that method?

Its one thing if you wish to get used to coding with JavaScript, but it was never meant as a full replacement to events. It should be thought of as the proverbial hammer when the regular methods won't do imo.

Yes, of course, visual scripting in Construct is way better than in GM no question about that. But I like to code, easier to keep things in order. And since Construct is marketed as a superior software than a GM to code a game, all I am looking is better explained how the code works in the actual game. Would be nice to have some game example deeply explained, like, you have learned the basics of js now let's learn how to put all that in a game (endless runner, platformer, arcade, whatever) and explain how things work there and in which order. It's not just declaring variables and calling the functions, there is some order that needs to be followed; create events, step events, calling objects, changing sprites, changing instance variables, adding and editing behaviors in that hierarchy, and so on...

Hello everyone,

I dive into javascript gamedev course LEARN JAVASCRIPT IN CONSTRUCT made by Ashley, and despite how well it was explained and written I have the feeling that it's simply not enough for start coding a game in Construct.

I am using GameMaker Studio, and I was hooked by marketed "The Gamemaker alternative" and blog "HOW JAVASCRIPT BEATS GAMEMAKER LANGUAGE".

Okay, I get it, when you put it on paper it has faster performance, but still, it's not helping me to understand how much faster it is for me to code in construct. To make myself more clear, I opened scripting examples like Ghost shooter. I understand what operators are doing, how functions work, same thing as in GM, but everything in between is unknown to me. Grammar in GM is so simple and it's easy to follow. When I open Shootng code example I was scratching my head.

for an example

runtime.layout.addEventListener("beforelayoutstart",
() => OnBeforeLayoutStart(runtime));
	
	// Attach the tick event to run the game logic over time.
	runtime.addEventListener("tick", () => GameMethods.Tick(runtime));
	
	// The player fires bullets when clicking, which is done in a mousedown event.
	runtime.addEventListener("mousedown", e => GameMethods.OnMouseDown(e, runtime));
	
	// Restart the game when pressing spacebar if the player was destroyed,
	// which is done in a keydown event.
	runtime.addEventListener("keydown", e => GameMethods.OnKeyDown(e, runtime));
	
	// Create a new monster instance every 3 seconds.
	setInterval(() => MonsterInstance.Create(runtime), 3000);

please integrate mesh distortion controls inside timeline editor, to be able to keyframe distortion points.

With scene graph feature announcement, I can't get rid of the feeling that this means construct will get bone animation feature in a near future? Am I right? :P

My game is still in development and I am looking for a fast way to share it among friends for testing without need to do remote preview. Is it possible to upload a game on Arcade but to hide it so only ppl with direct link can have access to it?

Anyone?