Let's Start The Game With Construct 2

Kumaresh Rajalingam

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dreamO clock7y ago
I have been using Construct engine to create games for almost 3 yrs now so i have used both C2 & C3 and can tell the difference,so C2 was a good engine for simpler games but lacked performance and a lot of features but C3 has overcome this with its new basic required features like Share Plugin, Build Feature, Timeline and more. Also they are updating regularly with new features, that you can find here... C3 Intro & Featuresalso recently they added javascript support that can help you if you are a beginner and want to learn language. You can see games made with c3 here ... games made with C3 and games created by me here... games created by me in C3 Finally, i would like to say that with reasonable subscription model and regular updates, it is one of the best 2D game engines out there.
Hadshana Kamalanathan8y ago
Nice post....
Delpin Susai Raj10y ago
Nice
Raja10y ago
Nice Share..
Vignesh Mani10y ago
Nice
Kumaresh Rajalingam10y ago
Thanks debasis sir
Kumaresh Rajalingam10y ago
Thanks Bro
Kumaresh Rajalingam10y ago
Thanks Prasanna
Kumaresh Rajalingam10y ago
Thanks Kalu
Debasis Saha10y ago
Nice one..
Santhakumar Munuswamy10y ago
Thank you for nice article
Prasanna Murali10y ago
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kalu singh rao10y ago
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Introduction

It's time for game development. My previous articles are fully based on IoT (Internet of things). Therefore, I want to make some changes in my contribution and that's the reason I am jumping into gaming. Working with gaming is my passion as well.

Construct 2

Construct 2 is a powerful HTML 5 game creator, designed especially for 2D games creators. It's great for a beginner and powerful. We can work with the Construct 2 engine more quickly than coding. The game engine only supports Windows.

Installing Construct 2

If you do not already have Construct 2, the newer updated version is available here and you can get it.

System Requirements

64 bit Windows 7 to Win 10
4GB RAM
A nVidia or AMD graphics card with the latest drivers, at least 512 MB

Construct 2 is designed for the following:

Indies and hobbyists.
Teachers and students.
Designers and artists.
Professionals and developers.
Any one like me, working for the passion.

Multiplatformer support

We can easily export it on Chrome Web Store, Facebook, Kongregate, NewGrounds, Firefox Marketplace or use our Scirra Arcade to share your creations.

Figure: Exported on multiplatform

Things you'll need

Either PC (or) a laptop with the ability to work on Construct 2.
Construct 2 Game engine.
HTML5 compatible Browser.
Ability to dream apart from thinking, which is important.

Okay let's start your first game

After installing Construct 2, you can double click on the desktop icon and the Construct 2 start page will look as shown below:,

Figure 1: Start Page

Step 1: Click the new project as mentioned in the image below:

Figure 2: New Project

Step 2: After creating a new project, you get the following template, in which we will want to create a new empty project, shown below:

Figure 3: Template

Step 3: After creating a new project, your Window will look as shown below:

Figure 4 : Development area

Step 4: In that center pane; either using the mouse or a touch pad, we want to double click the center of the Window, after which the new Window will open the image, as shown below:

Figure 5: Insert new object type

In this, we want to choose "sprite" object.

Afterwards, we want to double click on the center of the new Window, which will appear in it and we want to upload our assets called a player, after which the window will close.

Figure 6: Insert Image

In the properties Window, we have the behaviors, and it contains all the functions of the object, eg: eight directions.

Figure 7: Set the behavior

After doing all the processes, press F5 to run and the Browser will display the following output:

Output

, Figure 8: Output

Conclusion

Finally, we created a simple object, which is moving. Using the Construct 2 game engine, we will see advanced development in the upcoming articles.