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Learning Construct 2

By : Subagio

4.3 (7)

Learning Construct 2

4.3 (7)

By: Subagio

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.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

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1. Downloading and Understanding Construct 2

1. Downloading and Understanding Construct 2

About Construct 2

Navigating through Construct 2

Creating game objects

Saving your project

What is an event system?

Using a license

Summary

2. Creating Your First Game Design

2. Creating Your First Game Design

Defining a game

Drawing the flow of the game

Making game mechanics

More references for game design

Game-design books

Summary

3. Creating Diverse Player Experiences with a Flappy Bird Clone

3. Creating Diverse Player Experiences with a Flappy Bird Clone

How Flappy Bird works

Making our own Flappy Bird game

Learning random generation

Adding collectibles

Summary

4. Making a Breakout Clone

4. Making a Breakout Clone

Creating the design

Setting up our layout

Understanding constant variables

Ending a game

Summary

5. Making a Platformer Game

5. Making a Platformer Game

Preparing the level

Learning about physics

Joining two objects

Types of physics engines in Construct 2

Summary

6. Creating a Space-shooter Game

6. Creating a Space-shooter Game

Setting the stage

Storing data in Construct 2

Storing data in the player's machine

Summary

7. Making a Battle Tank Game

7. Making a Battle Tank Game

Setting up the layout

Making enemies smarter

Summary

8. Debugging Your Game

8. Debugging Your Game

Bugs and their types

Using Construct 2's debugging tool

Different levels of bug importance

Summary

9. Mastering the Best Practices

9. Mastering the Best Practices

Applying common best practices

Using technical best practices

Using your memory wisely

Summary

10. Publishing Your Game

10. Publishing Your Game

Exporting to the Web

Publishing to desktop

Publishing to mobile platforms

Summary

Index

Index

Chapter 2. Creating Your First Game Design

Before I guide you through game-development topics in this book, I must first teach you about game design. For those starting out with developing games, this is usually the stage where they say something like "I want to make a game like Flappy Bird, Angry Birds, or Candy Crush", which might not be entirely wrong here, but this doesn't make it exactly right either. This way of thinking doesn't define the kind of gameplay they're aiming for and won't do anything, except reskinning other games that are already published.

In this chapter, you're going to learn:

What makes a game
The elements of game design and drawing your game flow
Game mechanics

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