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Recovering corrupt ZIP files
Our browser-based game development software Construct commonly saves user projects to a .C3p file. However that is really just a Z... Read more
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The reality of long-term software maintenance from the maintainer's perspective
I was reading about a dispute involving the Linux kernel recently (which for the record I don't think either side handled well), a... Read more
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Construct Xbox support update
Back in December I wrote a blog with an update on the state of Construct's Xbox support, based on Microsoft's new support for WebV... Read more
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Construct Xbox support progress, and a call to console makers
In Construct 3 r371 we added a new Xbox UWP (WebView2) export option, providing a basic ability to get your game running on Xbox.... Read more
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Trying to show the Steam Overlay over WebView2
The Windows WebView2 is the modern, Chromium-based webview control built in to Windows. We use it for Construct as an option for p... Read more
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Safari releases are development hell
Safari 16.4 rolled out last week, and for us it's been a nightmare. We make the browser-based game creation app Construct. Early v... Read more
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RTS devlog #10: Following paths
In the last devlog I came up with a decent system for finding paths to a destination, producing a series of nodes for units to fol... Read more
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RTS devlog #9: Extreme pathfinding
It's been a few weeks since the last devlog . However I've spent a fair bit of time working on pathfinding and path following - an... Read more
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RTS devlog #8: How to beat lag
It's time to deal with the bane of online multiplayer games: Lag . Previously Command & Construct just displayed raw network updat... Read more
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RTS devlog #7: optimizing performance for 1000 units
In the previous devlog I focused on getting intense multiplayer combat with 1000 units to use just 50kb/s bandwidth. Now it's time... Read more
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