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Construct 2 Game Development by Example

You're reading from Construct 2 Game Development by Example Learn how to make games for multiple platforms with Construct 2.

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2014

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781849698061

Length 230 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Construct

Concepts

2D Game Development

Author (1):

John Bura

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Table of Contents (11) Chapters

Preface

1. Getting Started with Construct 2 FREE CHAPTER

2. Inputs and Controls

3. Variables and Arrays

4. Game Mechanics

5. Making a Simple Shooter

6. Making a Tower Defense Game

7. Making a Puzzle Physics Game

8. Exporting Your Game

A. Where to Go from Here

Index

Downloading and installing Construct 2

Downloading and installing Construct 2 is pretty easy. You need to have a computer if you want to use Construct 2. You cannot run this on a Mac. You need to perform the following steps to download and install Construct 2:

Go to http://www.scirra.com.
Click on the Download button, as shown in the following screenshot:
Once you've downloaded it, follow the instructions and the installation should be simple.

What do the numbers mean?

The numbers refer to the version of Construct 2 you are using (https://www.scirra.com/construct2/releases). This is simply just Scirra's way of versioning the software. There are stable releases and beta releases. Scirra releases a beta version first to work out all of the bugs then they release a stable version. You should use the stable release as the beta releases might be a bit unstable. On that note, I always download the beta releases and I have never had a problem. However, it is advisable to use the stable releases.

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Authors (1)

John Bura

John Bura

John Bura has been programming games since 1997 and teaching since 2002. He is the owner of the game development studio Mammoth Interactive. This company produces games for Xbox 360, iPhone, iPad, Android, HTML5, ad-games, and others. Mammoth Interactive recently sold a game to Nickelodeon! He has been contracted by many companies to provide game design, audio, programming, level design, and project management. To this day, he has contributed to 40 commercial games. Several of the games he has produced have risen to number one in Apple's App Store. In his spare time, he likes playing ultimate frisbee, cycling, and working out.

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