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• • Ashley Construct Team Founder
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  • 3 Sep, 2012
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  Hmm, I think some of the blend shaders don't handle alpha in the background properly actually, which prevents this from working.

  With a bug fix (for the next build), this is what you're after, right?

  http://www.scirra.com/labs/subtractlayer

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  So you want to have a subtract effect that only subtracts from certain objects?

  I think you can achieve this if you put the objects you want "effected", as well as the object with the subtract effect, on their own layer. Enable 'Force own texture' to the layer, and instead of drawing to the display, the layer will first draw to its own offscreen surface. That will mean the subtract effect is only applied to a transparent surface with the few objects you want processed on it underneath. Then the result is copied to the main display.

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  I just released the r101 javascript SDK template update, which includes a template for writing effects. Does that help?

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  Hi all,

  The Javascript SDK has been updated for r101. Download here:

  http://www.scirra.com/downloads/javascript-sdk-template.zip

  <font size="5">Changes</font>

  • New edittime flags for plugins:

  pf_effects: allow WebGL shader effects to be added to objects. Must be added to any plugins that draw in order to enable WebGL effects on that object.

  pf_predraw: add to any plugins that do not draw like a sprite (i.e. don't just draw a single image at the size of the object). This is necessary for WebGL effects to work properly on objects which do advanced drawing.

  • New Effect template SDK. This template will help you get going writing custom WebGL shader effects for Construct 2.

  As always, it is highly recommended for all plugin developers to update to the latest template. Thanks for your continued work improving Construct 2!

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  • 3 Sep, 2012
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  eldods, you are using appMobi there, not PhoneGap! So you need to use the appropriate export option.

  I would contact Ludei about any problems using CocoonJS, I'm not sure we can fix them.

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  It seems to work fine here.

  Most display problems are usually graphics driver bugs, which are your graphics card manufacturer's fault, not ours. Try checking for a graphics driver update.

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  Tom has been away, he should be back today.

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  Re: PhoneGap - why would it give an error about appMobi? That's a different service, are you sure you chose the right export option?

  Re: CocoonJS - if you press the FPS button to bring up the debug console, are there any errors? Are you using any third party plugins?

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  Nazgul - can you describe what the actual problem is? It looks like it's set up OK at a cursorly glance.

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  For security reasons, browsers do not let you use any resources across domains. The rules, and solution, are the same as those described in the AJAX object manual entry about making cross-domain AJAX requests. In short, since Google won't opt-in to allow their resources to be used cross-domain, you cannot use them.

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  Maybe, are they actually actively taking developer submissions right now?

  Perhaps you could show them your game to determine if they're interested, and if so it may be possible to write a plugin to integrate with the Atari API.

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  Maybe submit your game to Ludei to investigate, sounds like it ought to be working properly.

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  bjadams - C2 does not load any sound or music on startup at all. It streams music and loads audio on demand.

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  If you measure the time from pressing 'download' to when the game starts up, PNG is still probably faster since it will reduce the download size a lot more!