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  • 4 Nov, 2013
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  You should test on mobile from the very start. Then you would have a rough idea at what point things got slow, which would imply whatever you added recently has a performance impact.

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  Predictably, it's the server MIME type configuration. See: secured.com/~f3068/ninja/media/ching.m4a

  According to web-sniffer.net, your server is sending .m4a files with the MIME type text/plain. This is the wrong type (it should be audio/mp4) and so browsers which play the .m4a files like IE and Safari won't load the audio files.

  This is described in the manual: https://www.scirra.com/manual/84/sounds-music

• • Ashley Construct Team Founder
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  Construct 2's audio should work well on most platforms. Are there any specific problems you are having? Our engine already incorporates better workarounds than described in this post such as support for the Web Audio API where available. There should be no need for techniques like sound sprites any more.

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  Usually it needs 10-20sec to "warm up" (it'll be compiling the javascript dynamically), then it's a lot smoother. How long are you giving it?

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  • 4 Nov, 2013
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  Share a .capx so we can see what you've done. If you think there's a bug, post it in the Bugs forum following all the guidelines.

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  We have no plans to add 3D features at this time. We don't even have any plans to make a "Construct 3" at this time. Our intention is to keep issuing free updates for Construct 2 for the foreseeable future.

  From what we've seen, Unity's 2D support is still nothing at all like Construct 2, and it is still a radically different tool. So I do not think there is any great need to change what we are doing in light of that.

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  We haven't made any changes in Construct 2's engine that would have a big effect. I think you should ask Ludei about this.

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  • 2 Nov, 2013
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  — - looks like a driver bug. Are your graphics card drivers up to date? That might also explain why shaders aren't supported - browsers disable WebGL support if the driver is too buggy.

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  It's not really reasonable for us to say "OK, you can make it for us". There are various practical, technical and legal hurdles.

  BTW, I'm a guy :)

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  Are you running it from the browser? If so, you need to use the Browser object's 'Request fullscreen' action. If you're publishing an app to Firefox Marketplace, the fullscreen setting in the manifest should take care of that.

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  • 2 Nov, 2013
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  Do you have both a .ogg and .m4a version of the file?

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  • 2 Nov, 2013
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  If you AJAX request a project file, it's stored in the offline cache. Any other file you request will not be and will require an internet connection to load.

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  • 2 Nov, 2013
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  A great summary as always, thanks!

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  You need: Pixel rounding set to 'Yes', sampling set to 'Point', and fullscreen in browser set to either 'Off' or 'Letterbox integer scale'. On top of that, also avoid scaling layers or layouts to non-integer values. That's the only way to get perfect seamless display.

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  1. If you don't check for collisions with an event or behavior, changing the setting has no effect.

  2. That's true! Try to keep under 8 collision points.

  3. Construct 2 games actually perform great on mobile devices, providing they have a decent browser. iOS 6+ and Chrome/Firefox for Android should run well. It is best to avoid using too many objects with the physics behavior on mobile for the time being though.