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Construct Game Development Beginners Guide

By : Daven Eric Bigelow
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Construct Game Development Beginners Guide

By: Daven Eric Bigelow

Overview of this book

Construct Classic is a free, DirectX 9 game creator for Windows, designed for 2D games. Construct Classic uses an event-based system for defining how the game behaves, in a visual, human-readable way - you don't need to program or script anything at all. It's intuitive for beginners, but powerful enough for advanced users to work without hindrance. You never know when you'll need a helping hand exploring its inner workings, or harnessing its raw power to do your bidding.Construct Game Development Beginner's Guide is the book for you if you have ever felt the urge to make a game of your own. Reading this book will not only teach you to make some popular games using Construct, but you'll also learn the skills necessary to continue on and bring your game ideas to life.Starting as a beginner to Construct Classic, you'll be learning to make platform, puzzle, and shooter games, each styled after popular games of their genre. This guide covers everything from creating animated sprites, to using the built-in physics and shadow engines of Construct Classic. You will learn the skills necessary to make advanced games of your own. Construct Game Development Beginner's Guide will lead you on your journey of making games.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Construct Game Development
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Time for action — getting Construct Classic up and running


Following these steps will lead to an installation of Construct Classic ready to go. To do this, you'll need access to the Internet and the Microsoft Windows operating system on the computer you're installing Construct on.

  1. 1. First, navigate your web browser to www.scirra.com. This is the home page of Construct Classic and Construct 2.

  2. 2. Click on the Make Games tab, and choose the subtab Construct Classic.

  3. 3. Next, scroll down and click on Download Construct Classic R1.2. This may change to newer versions of Construct Classic in future, but the link position will be the same. Click on the link to start your download.

  4. 4. After downloading the installer, double-click to start the installation process.

  5. 5. Click through the installer pages until finally presented with the option to begin installation.

  6. 6. After the installation, the Visual Studio runtime will be installed along with the latest version of DirectX (downloaded automatically).

  7. 7. The installation should now be complete, and Construct Classic is ready to load!