Question to Ashley about UWP

Hello Ashley!

Perhaps you already know that Microsoft has shut down the Ad Monetization Platform since June 1 and now developers are looking for a new advertising platform for monetization. Therefore, you can remove the Pubcenter plugin from Сonstruct 3.

I found a way to add web ads to UWP projects created by Construct (ads from AdsJumbo.com and Lifestreet.com for example) to integrate it, you need to add a script to the header for initialization. But JS UWP projects do not support the execution of inline scripts from the header for security reasons. To workaround this you need to change the protocol from ms-appx to ms-appx-web after these changes, the inline script works and the ads is loads. You can see an example here:

github.com/AdsJumbo/AdsJumbo.com/tree/master/AdsJumbo_WinJS_Example/AdsJumbo_WinJS_Example

But along with this, a large number of game crashes with an error appear in the dev console:

nonterminalnavigationerrorcalled_silent_text_iframe_navigation_failed_with_error_404_194_54227<app_package_name>!unknown_function

I can’t reproduce this, and there is no log for this error in the dev console, but it very often happens with users. If you use the default protocol ms-appx, this failure does not occur.

What do you think this may be connected with? Is it possible that something breaks in the Construct when changing the protocol? Or this error is not related to the Construct?

I just would like to be able to monetize my UWP games and would be glad if you could help deal me with this problem.

I have no idea. The protocol is part of Windows and is nothing to do with Construct. I think you will have to contact Microsoft support.

If you can't use inline scripts, there is an obvious workaround: paste the content in to a .js file and use a normal <script src="..."></script> tag instead.

Thank you for answer Ashley!

I tried to do this, but still getting this error:

Given that Microsoft dropped support for JavaScript UWP projects in Visual Studio 2019, forcing anyone to wants to keep using it to use the older Visual Studio 2017, I get the impression Microsoft are slowly trying to retire UWP apps. I don't want to do any maintenance or new features for UWP projects if Microsoft's plan is ultimately to drop it.

Thanks for your reply.

I hope they keep supporting it. I published a few games on Xbox and want to continue to make games for console. But the discontinued PubCenter is bad for free games.

Multiplayer and Xbox Plugins are one of the best and my favorites. :)

newt Which one in Game Pass is made with Construct? As far as I know a few are in IDsqa@Xbox and in the "normal" store (not UWP games in creators collection like mine).