What is the best AI tool for learning Construct 3?

I don't mean that it should write the code for me, but rather that it should understand how Construct 3 works and explain the expressions and give examples so that I can do it myself.

For now I'm using Grok, but I write to it in another language because I'm too lazy to translate every message I give it, so it sometimes fails quite a bit.

I learned most of what I know about Construct without using AI by:

Reading the manual: https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3

Looking at the tutorials: https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/construct-3?flang=1

Going through the examples in the example browser and learning how they work: https://www.construct.net/en/make-games/manuals/construct-3/overview/example-browser

And there is always Dop2000's site that has a ton of amazing examples: https://howtoconstructdemos.com/

There are hundreds of resources that C3 users have put together to help beginners. You just need to know where to look.

I don't think an ai tool will be a good fit for learning C3, as a niche product with it's own quirks and design. Construct is made to make sense to certain people naturally - if it's a good fit for you, you'll know because it works and clicks. Ai is much better suited for learning and using a mainstream language like javascript (also able to be used in construct though). Construct rewards hands on learning in a way that ai can't replicate and will probably even detract from.

You can use chatgpt by taking a photo of your event sheets but it's a bit hit and miss. It's helped me out cleaning up some events

You can use something like Googles Notebook LM, download the construct 3 documentation as a pdf, and upload it as a source for Notebook LM, and when you ask it question it will try to reference the documentation you uploaded.

notebooklm.google.com

Definitely proceed with caution with AI because it can be more of a hindrance than a help. It will often lead you around in circles or over complicate things. That said, if you've got a bug somewhere it can sometimes be good at spotting it so it definitely can be useful if used in moderation. I've had the most success with Claude and Gemini. Both of these you can just highlight a bunch of events and paste them into the AI text prompt and it can interpret them, usually pretty well. With Gemini you can set up a specific GEM and upload things like the construct 3 manual and then give it instructions to always reference that before answering (similar to the Notebook LM method mentioned by piranha305 which is another good suggestion).

I would caution against leaning too much on AI for learning. It has its uses such as asking for advice and ideas and so on, but it does get things wrong. Having been coding for 20 years I find even the advice it gives on things like JavaScript and WebGL is frequently incorrect, missing key information, or just slightly misleading or sub-optimal in some way, and that's with huge amounts of training data. A particularly serious issue is it never seems to say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" - instead it just confidently proceeds with guesswork or even straight up fabrication. I would suggest checking things it tells you against official sources like the manual.

Hello Ashley,

I think your caution is very valid, especially for beginners. AI can definitely be misleading if used blindly, and checking against the manual is essential.

That said, I personally use AI more as a support tool. I usually write my own logic first, then use AI to refine or question my approach. In that way, it helps me think more critically rather than replacing the thinking.

So for me, it’s less about whether to use AI, and more about how it’s used.

Kind regards,

Chris