Grouping objects (for layout purposes)

Hi there, I hope this isn't a stupid question. I'm working on a game with quite a few layers and objects and sometimes find that selecting and moving what I want is a little difficult in Construct. Is there an option that I have overlooked to 'group' objects together so that they can be moved as one (like in graphics programs such as Illustrator or Indesign)?

I know you can shift click objects to move more than one, but I'm using a lot of normal maps so this doesn't really work well, neither does the click & drag method (buggy?). Anyway, if anyone can shed some light it would be much appreciated :)

Not sure about the grouping, but I know the click/drag/highlight select only grabs objects when you drag over ALL 4 points of the bounding box.

I've been looking for such a function/tool for a long time. I feel stupid too because I can't imagine how you can build a big project/levels without any mean to group/parent object via and editor tool.

If none exist I guess building/editing your levels in photoshop is the best/only option.

So many dash in that post... trololol

Unfortunately Constructs editor wasn't designed for this kind of grouping. Most users who need that kind of functionality have opted to create their own editors. If you do a search on the forum, you'll probably notice quite a few topics on the matter.

If none exist I guess building/editing your levels in photoshop is the best/only option.

Actually its not a very good option if you plan on importing large images into the program. Construct works best with many smaller (optimized IE p^2) images.

Its not very time effective, unless you use a custom editor, but on the other hand, smaller images used as multiple instances do not add to vram once the initial image is imported.

Oh thanks now I can stop searching for it.

Ya you're right about the texture size. I guess I meant using modularity to the max, like building a couple forest tiles of 256 x 256 instead of a bunch of tree objects, just for manipulation efficiency.

My shift+click folder idea doesn't work either since you can't create more than level 1 folders hierarchy in the project tree.