Learning Construct 2
Learning Construct 2
Using Construct 2
What is Construct 2?
Construct 2 is a powerful ground breaking HTML5 game creator designed specifically for 2D games. It allows anyone to build games no coding required! Construct doesn't stop at just being a game maker. With the cross platform power of HTML5, Construct 2 allows you to export your projects to a variety of platforms. Some included: Windows 8 Windows Phone 8 Blackberry 10 Tizen Chrome Windows EXE CocoonJS (To wrap your games into native Droid and iOS apps) and more.
Flexible Behaviors
Behaviors work as pre-packaged functions that you can assign to objects and reuse whenever needed. They provide an instant way to add capabilities to objects, speeding up development and increasing productivity. They include movements such as 8 directions, platform, and car; advanced features like physics and pathfinding; and useful utilities like fade, flash, wrap, pin and drag & drop.
Flexible Behaviors
Most behaviors can be replicated with events, but it simply is far more time consuming to do so. Thats why behaviors can be great time savers, without limiting what's possible when you need to go further. For example, adding the Platform Behavior to a sprite allows you to immediately run and jump along objects marked as 'solid'. You can then change the settings for speed, acceleration, jump strength, gravity, and more, until its behaving exactly the way you need. Because of their ease of use they are great for beginners, who can get instant results. And they still make life easier for experienced users. For example, need an object to move and rotate with another object? Just add the Pin behavior! It literally only takes seconds, and all complications are removed.
Multiplatform Export
Publish your games on a broad selection of platforms with a single project. Theres no need to maintain multiple codebases. By using Construct 2's HTML5-based engine you can export to most major platforms. Easily reach the web by publishing to your own website, Chrome Web Store, Facebook, Kongregate, NewGrounds, Firefox Marketplace or use our Scirra Arcade to share your creations. Export your game to desktop PC, Mac and Linux apps by using the Node-Webkit wrapper. Additionally publish to Windows 8 Store or as a native Windows Phone 8 app. You can also reach the popular iOS and Android app stores using wrappers like CocoonJS, appMobi and PhoneGap all three with built-in support. With extensive platform support you can rest assured that players will have access to your game no matter where they are.
Easy Extensibility
Construct 2 comes with more than 20 built-in plugins, over 20 behaviors and more than 70 visual effects. They range from displaying text and sprites, sound and music playback, input, data manipulation and storage, particle effects, movement presets, Photoshop-like effects, and many more. If you are a power user and still needs some specific functionality, Construct 2 let you create your own plugins and behaviors using our fully documented Javascript SDK. You can also create your own visual effects using GLSL shader language. Our community has already produced more than 150 plugins and behaviors. It s really easy, theres no need for any special tools! All you need is a text editor and a little javascript or GLSL knowledge. It's also a great introduction to adding real programming to your games.
Other than that, the free version works just like the full version. Pricing is also very competitive compared to other products out.
Learn Construct 2
Learn Construct 2 is a website dedicated to helping beginners of Construct 2 with video tutorials.
http://www.LearnConstruct2.com