Construct 3 r359

Notes

It's the beginning of a new release cycle of Construct, and we have an exciting beta release for you today! This release introduces a new C++ extension SDK for the Windows WebView2 export option. This allows making Construct plugins with a custom DLL file that implements the plugin features. This is specifically designed to integrate SDKs like Steamworks. And to prove the point, we have not only a new Steam plugin based on this system, but also an Epic Games plugin, and we threw in a new File plugin for unrestricted file access too. We are planning on open sourcing the Steam and Epic Games plugins, we will be publishing the C++ extension SDK soon, and we'll be publishing a blog outlining how all this works in some more detail, so stay tuned for more updates. Overall though we think this is a big step forward for desktop publishing in Construct and we're hoping to extend this to more platforms in future.

Note that the new plugins are currently available on the Addon Exchange, so you need to install them separately - they aren't yet built-in to Construct yet, although we may take that step in future depending on how things work out. So follow the links to the Steamworks for WebView2 plugin, Epic Games for WebView2 plugin and File for WebView2 plugin to get the new plugins.

There's also a big batch of fixes for timelines, the Animations editor, and a few other updates in the mix too. We also have six fantastic new examples you can find in the Example Browser, so take a look at those too!