What you may have missed in November 2016

In November 2016

New releases

• Release 240 Beta - WebGL 2, offline triggers, pointer events & more.

The features listed here are only the "highlighted" features for each release. Check each release page to see the complete changelog and comments for each version)

Be sure to keep updated to the

most recent release of Construct 2

If you think you have found a bug in Construct 2 you can report it in this forum BUT

• Make sure it is not already a reported bug by searching through the "Bugs" forum
• Make sure it is not a bug in your events, a difference between what you have coded and what you would expect
• Make sure you're using the very latest version of Construct 2 (beta possibly, stable if this is the very latest release available)
• Attach a .capx of the issue in the simplest manner possible (no 100+ events capx, no 10 mb capx)
• Make sure to read Bug report requirements before posting and providing all the required informations (your configuration, the steps to use to reproduce the bug, any relevant information you can provide)

It is really important since about 50% of reports aren't bugs which takes time out of working on Construct2 directly.

Be responsible, help everybody by making sure it's not your events in cause first.

NW.JS

• v0.18.7 (Chromium 54) [Requires r217+]
• v0.18.5 (Chromium 54) [Requires r217+]
• Get the latest and current version and make sure you are using the appropriate Construct 2 release : https://www.scirra.com/nwjs

Third part addons

• [Plugin] Keyboard emulator - Psychokiller1888 - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-keyboard-emulator_t183644
• [Plugin]Facebook 2 - BackendFreak - https://www.scirra.com/forum/plugin-facebook2_t183943

WebGL effects

• OldSchool Demo 8 & 10 - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-osdm-8_t183642 - Gigatron - Demo
• Dust displacement - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-dust-displacement_t183587 - Gigatron - Demo
• Menger2D Tiles - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-menger2d-tiles_t183902 - Gigatron - Demo
• Tiled bg WIP - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-tiled-bg-wip_t184139 - Gigatron - Demo[D*]Old School Demo 12 - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-osdm-12_t184293 - Gigatron - Demo
• Utility shader - https://www.scirra.com/forum/request-utility-shader-transform-amp-color_t183815 - Gigatron - Demo
• FX for BG - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-fx-for-bg_t184445 - Gigatron
• Crystal ball extend - https://www.scirra.com/forum/crystal-ball-extend_t184439 - KTML5 -
  
• Flash to White - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-flash-to-white_t184544 - Gigatron
• Gold texture FX - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-gold-texture-fx_t184675 - Gigatron - Demo
• 16 Colors replacer - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-16-color-replacer_t184628 - andreyin
• Force 16 colors - https://www.scirra.com/forum/effect-force-16-colors_t184629 - andreyin -
  

Blog posts

• Ashley
  • You can ignore power of two image sizes now - An article in which Ashley talks about the newly added Web GL 2 support to Construct 2 r240 and superior and how it will impact some design decisions like the size of images you have to use. Moreover, TiledBackground used to ask you for a "power of two" sized image, with WebGL 2 this requirement will soon be gone.

Reminder

• You can consult all or the newest tutorials
• You can check the top or the newest games in the arcade
• You can find even more games and other kind of projects in "Your creations" forum category, either completed creations or works in progress.
• You can listen to the unofficial C2 podcast
• If you haven't already, be sure to check out the videos playlist "C2 academy" up on youtube ! New videos get added on a regular basis on subjects YOU have asked for !!!
• Get help using Construct2 in the "How do I forum or even in the "Beginner's questions forum. Those are the forums to ask and find answer to technical questions about Construct 2 (don't forget to also consult the sticky "How do I Frequently Asked Question")
• The manual gets updated with each new stable release, be sure to consult it.
• A list of all completed plugins and behaviors is maintained as sticky in the "Completed addons" forum.
• A list of the published webGL effects is maintained in the "Effects" forum.
• If you have some plugins, behaviors or effects of your own you want to share, please post them in the appropriate forum with a title tag (either [Plugin], [Behavior] or [Effect]). Don't hesitate to ask moderators when doing so in case you're confused where would be the better place to post.

Former retrospect

As an added bonus, here is a list of the former "What you may have missed" posts for the year.

• What you may have missed in December 2015 (contains links to all the previous 2015 months recap)
• What you may have missed in January 2016
• What you may have missed in February 2016
• What you may have missed in March 2016
• What you may have missed in April 2016
• What you may have missed in May 2016
• What you may have missed in June 2016
• What you may have missed in July 2016
• What you may have missed in August 2016
• What you may have missed in September 2016
• What you may have missed in October 2016

The year is coming to a close, and we are heading towards an exciting 2017.

Brace yourself winter is coming as they say in a popular story franchise.

And see you next year.

Thank you

Thank your for the usual summary post. I always find things in it that I missed.

Thanks!!!

very useful