Construct 2 - Basics

Moving Objects for animation

- Selecting objects > behaviors > add behavior > scroll to

Adding Layouts

-Adding levels

Adding Behaviors

-Actions that sprites have

Adding Events

-Events that occur in game

Coin System Event

• Global Variable on the event sheet

Name: Scoring
Type: Number
Initial Value: 0

• "Player" (Sprite 1) On collision with "Coin" on the event sheet

-"Once we're in the Edit action menu, we would need for it to add points to our global variable. So, set it to Add to, found in 'Global & local variables'

-Set the variable to scoring.

-In the Event Sheet, it should look like this:

"Player" On collision with "Coin": System: Add 1 to Scoring

-Destroy Coin

(This tells the game to Destroy Coin > Update Score > Refresh ScoreText)

SOURCE:
https://www.construct.net/en/tutorials/create-coin-based-points-1221

Gothic Blue - Game

Construct - Interface

Properties
-Object, Behavior, and Effect Parameters
Workspace
-Everything in game; the space you'll be working in
-two tabs: layout and event sheet
Toolbar
-Run layout
Layers
-Layers
-Sprites

Fundamentals: More than one event sheet

• Have an event sheet for each individual layout so, that you can add different effects for each one, while maintaining the variables you've worked with in previous layouts.
• This makes for a more dynamic gaming experience

Fundamentals: Creating Solids for each Sprite

• Always develop the habit of creating solids for each sprite
• Back track; see what objects shouldn't be solid

Essential Hotkeys

Essential Hotkeys

CTRL+L - Go to associated layout from event sheet view
CTRL+E - Go to associated event sheet from layout view
CTRL+C - Copy
CTRL+V - Paste
Click+Hold middle mouse button+drag or Click+Hold space and move mouse: Pan the view
CTRL+S - Save
Ctrl + Mouse - Wheel Up or Num pad + Zoom in
Ctrl + Mouse - Wheel Down or Num pad - Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 - Return to 100% zoom
F5 - Preview current layout (hold shift for continuous preview)

Arranging Sprites
Ctrl + Shift + Up Send to front of layer
Ctrl + Shift + Down Send to back of layer


SOURCE:
https://www.scirra.com/manual/64/keyboard-shortcuts

Behaviors > Actions

Bullet -

• Up and Down, Left and Right between solids - Bounce off Solids (select "yes")
• Gravity - what causes the solid to move up and move down automatically by pixel
• Acceleration - speed of solid

Sine -

• Up and Down, Left and Right Effect moving through solids

Turret

• A rotating behavior detecting moving solid. (Ex: a moving army tank with cannon rotating around in accordance to the movement of the solid your controlling)