Construct 0.96  beta

Publisher's Description:

Construct is a free, open-source game development program that allows you to quickly and easily put together games in a drag-and-drop environment. Using the event sheet editor, you can define your game's behaviour programming-free with events, or you can use Python scripts to control it instead. It is based off a powerful hardware-accelerated DirectX 9 rendering engine with support for pixel shader effects, physics, layers, a debugger, and plugins for advanced features. There is also support for some 3D features.

Latest Changes:

• [ADD] Platform behavior: Compare Gravity
• [FIX] Platform behavior: Hanging in some situations
• [FIX] Use expression now works
• [FIX] 'Else' events now work. They can also be chained to create if-else if-else style events. Else events do not currently work after triggers
• [CHANGE] The 'Always' system expression has been renamed to 'Always (every tick)'. This is to better explain that it actually runs frequently as opposed to continuously
• [CHANGE] 'Start of application' removed: use 'Start of layout' on first layout instead
• [FIX] Deleting objects in cloned layouts now doesn't crash
• [FIX] Removing event sheets now closes all relevant windows before deleting (fixes crash)
• [FIX] Saving and loading of Layer Zoom X/Y rate
• [FIX] Items now don't repeat in the recent files area
• [CHANGE] Removed 'Exchange' button on Insert object dialog until it is completed
• [CHANGE] The way plugins are configured has been changed to be more reliable. This should fix people who cannot use the IDE due to plugin errors on startup
• [FIX] Paste clone now pastes in correct position
• [FIX] Layout editor rendered effects incorrectly when zoomed
• [FIX] VRAM usage now reduced when using the picture editor. Construct may now work on 64/32MB cards - please test and let me know

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Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:	mohaldeeb	Mar 13, 2008
Version:	0.92
In some way its kind of cool to create your very own games**************************************** once you get the hang of it********************** *************************************************
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Reviewer:	therealdeadeye	Mar 12, 2008
Version:	0.92
Construct's strengths lie in two main areas: power, and ease of use. For the beginning game designer or hobbyist game maker interested in creating 2D games there really is no better choice out there. Construct makes it easy to begin creating hardware-accelerated, DirectX 9 driven games right away. It's event coding system is logical and easy to understand, but flexible enough to create complex interactions with all of your game objects. And for the advanced game developer there is integrated Python scripting. There are also many built-in functions that allow the designer to get a jump-start on making specific types of games, such as a solid platform engine, vehicle movement, and even a 2D physics engine. Creating game art is as easy as using the built-in image editor or importing your own artwork into backgrounds or sprite animations. Another great feature is the price... free. Not only is Construct a great tool for developing games, but it offers features that aren't even available with some of the more popular paid game-creation software. You'd be hard pressed to find a comparable product that has the same perks for less than a hundred dollars. I've tried a few similar programs - Game Maker, Multimedia Fusion 2, and Torque - and they don't stand up. While Torque has more power behind it, Construct is still superior in the ease of use department. MMF2 is over $150 and lacks scripting and modularity of code, and Game Maker just doesn't have the power.
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Reviewer:	why hello there	Mar 12, 2008
Version:	0.92
Genius
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