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Learning Construct 2

Learning Construct 2

By : Subagio
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Learning Construct 2

Learning Construct 2

4.3 (7)
By: Subagio
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Overview of this book

If you want to make your own game but don't know how to start or don't have the technical skills to do it, then this is the book for you. You don't need to have a programming background to understand the concepts explained.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Downloading and Understanding Construct 2
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1. Downloading and Understanding Construct 2
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About Construct 2
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Navigating through Construct 2
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Creating game objects
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Saving your project
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What is an event system?
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Using a license
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Summary
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2. Creating Your First Game Design
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2. Creating Your First Game Design
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Defining a game
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Drawing the flow of the game
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Making game mechanics
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More references for game design
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Game-design books
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3. Creating Diverse Player Experiences with a Flappy Bird Clone
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3. Creating Diverse Player Experiences with a Flappy Bird Clone
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How Flappy Bird works
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Making our own Flappy Bird game
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Learning random generation
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Adding collectibles
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4. Making a Breakout Clone
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4. Making a Breakout Clone
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Creating the design
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Setting up our layout
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Understanding constant variables
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Ending a game
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5. Making a Platformer Game
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5. Making a Platformer Game
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Preparing the level
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Learning about physics
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Joining two objects
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Types of physics engines in Construct 2
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Summary
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6. Creating a Space-shooter Game
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6. Creating a Space-shooter Game
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Setting the stage
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Storing data in Construct 2
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Storing data in the player's machine
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7. Making a Battle Tank Game
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7. Making a Battle Tank Game
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Setting up the layout
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Making enemies smarter
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Summary
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8. Debugging Your Game
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8. Debugging Your Game
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Bugs and their types
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Using Construct 2's debugging tool
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Different levels of bug importance
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Summary
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9. Mastering the Best Practices
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9. Mastering the Best Practices
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Applying common best practices
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Using technical best practices
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Using your memory wisely
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10. Publishing Your Game
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10. Publishing Your Game
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Exporting to the Web
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Publishing to desktop
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Publishing to mobile platforms
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Index
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Index

Chapter 1. Downloading and Understanding Construct 2

Today's gaming space is a completely different environment from what it used to be. Gaming is no longer just dominated by console and PC games, but has lent its services to other platforms such as casual gaming on smartphones. Today, there are many ways to make games in our modern world, from coding in a native programming language to using authoring tools to make the job easier.

Construct 2 is one of the most popular 2D-authoring tools out there. Its drag-and-drop nature makes it easy to use for people with no programming background. It is so much more than this, however, as it caters to those programmers-to-be with its programming system called an event system, which makes it possible for us to create custom functions. Don't worry though as this event system is easy to understand, and we will talk about it shortly.

Through this introductory chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • How to download and install Construct 2
  • Different versions of Construct 2
  • Construct 2's objects
  • The objects' behaviors
  • The project's properties and structure
  • Using event sheets
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