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Chit-Chat / Re: Full-Time Stencyler Journey (Original Post Not Updated)

« on: May 13, 2019, 08:55:44 pm »

I'm also curious to hear what this "combination" of Unreal and Stencyl entails.

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Ask a Question / "no mountable file system" on Mac when trying to install via DMG

« on: April 19, 2019, 10:32:25 am »

A small but noticeable number of Mac users are unable to open our DMG installer for Mac. The Mac presents a "no mountable file system" error when the user attempts to open the DMG for installation.

Each time we try to follow up (these reports come via e-mail), we don't hear back but would like to get to the bottom of this. We aren't able to reproduce the problem on our end.

1) If you are encountering this issue, please follow step (3) on this page, let us know what you see in Terminal, so we can have a closer look at this.

2) Let us know what version of OS X you're on.

Thanks!

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News / Re: Legacy Releases (1.x / 2.x / 3.x)

« on: March 31, 2019, 06:37:59 pm »

The link for Stencyl 3.4.0 (b9300) for MAC is broken.
Can it be fixed?
Thanks!

Sorry about this. We've fixed this up.

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Chit-Chat / Re: 4.0.0 Big thanks!

« on: January 26, 2019, 01:45:39 pm »

We're really happy to hear that!

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Chit-Chat / Re: Stencyl Studio Plan Activation

« on: January 29, 2018, 09:34:35 pm »

It's been activated. Thanks!

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Ask a Question / Re: Is Stencyl still being developed?

« on: August 13, 2017, 10:24:28 am »

The Roadmap was added to the site last week.

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Ask a Question / Re: Is Stencyl still being developed?

« on: August 03, 2017, 07:47:21 pm »

Stencyl is still being developed. Their focus at the moment is working out bugs before adding new functions, and with the announcement that adobe will pull the plug on Flash, they are working hard at implementing a stable html5 export function.

Stencyl 3.5 is our focus, and as we've said before, Stencyl is still actively in development. As others have already said, 3.5 folds in a huge underlying technology upgrade that brings in proper HTML5 support and modernizes the graphics pipeline for mobile and desktop.

Unfortunately, as with any major "pipes" upgrade, it comes with issues that have proven to be a bit trickier to work on than we anticipated. We plan to put 3.5 out this fall.

(I'll note that I've cleaned out a couple messages that were inappropriate to this topic, and I ask that that info not be shared or mentioned again, as it's strictly confidential.)

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Ask a Question / Re: When did Schools Pricing come in?

« on: May 11, 2017, 10:44:13 am »

We've been charging schools for licenses since at least 2013.

Without getting into specifics, a significant portion of our revenue (and overall interest) now comes from schools.

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Chit-Chat / MOVED: Mechanics mini Jam May 8th until May 15th Must use at least 1 joint.

« on: May 08, 2017, 10:46:58 am »

This topic has been moved to Mechanics Mini Jam - Ends May 15th.

http://community.stencyl.com/index.php?topic=51310.0

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News / 3.4.0 (Final) - February 14, 2017

« on: February 14, 2017, 11:45:14 pm »

After a long series of betas, 3.4.0 is finally out!

Get it now

See this page for the list of changes.

Changes since Beta 5

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(b9300) Tile size is now correct when importing above 1x scale (issue #680).
(b9299) Origin points are now updated when saving actors (issue #378).
(b9298) Modified the image instance blend mode block to clarify that it is flash only (issue #460).
(b9297) Fixed blur transition by forcing pixel size to 15.
(b9296) Help text for random integer block now correctly says that both numbers are inclusive (issue #469).
(b9295) The scene designer no longer changes default zoom based on web scale.
(b9294) Changed "transparency" to "opacity" in the set joystick transparency block (issue #703).
(b9293) Fix: Can't compile with fonts.
(b9291) Fix for b9289 startup error.
(b9288) Fix: Creating a background and later applying scrolling/parallax works now.
(b9287) Fixed shader uniform uResolutionUs (the 1x Stencyl resolution).
(b9286) Fix: Updating behavior properties causes the classname to use the wrong ID.
(b9285) Fixed an issue with spin tween and setting actor direction (issue #407).
(b9284) Fixed issue with slide tween and setting X/Y of an actor (issue #407).
(b9283) Removed android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS and android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS from Google Play Games AndroidManifest.xml (http://community.stencyl.com/index.php?issue=678.com3723#com2398)

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iPhone / iPad / Android / Re: Balloon Duck (IOS and Android)

« on: January 10, 2017, 06:47:53 pm »

Hi there. We noticed that you put in a renewal request multiple times today. We reached out to you via e-mail but still continued to get renewal requests. Please correct your e-mail to one you check or check your spam box, so we can proceed. Thanks.

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Chit-Chat / Re: Things I'd like to see built into Stencyl in 2017

« on: December 22, 2016, 11:15:57 am »

My wish would be that they get current iteration (3.4) finally completed and after that we start to get build based on haxe 3.4 / openFL 4.5.

That's exactly the plan right now.

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Chit-Chat / Re: Things I'd like to see built into Stencyl in 2017

« on: December 20, 2016, 07:01:29 pm »

For those who think this is just a "delirium",  Google Blockly already looks like this.

Works with: Javascript, Python, PHP, Lua, Dart.

http://Https://developers.google.com/blockly/

However, it is very poorly implemented compared with Stencyl editor.

This has been around for a while, as has various "learn to code" initiatives that now adopt the block-snapping approach to get kids to learn to code.

I personally haven't built anything around Blockly, but what you perceive as "poorly implemented" is actually because it's based off the StarLogo way of doing things, versus Scratch. Coincidentally both were developed by the same professor.

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Journals / Re: Merrak's Isometric Adventures -- Revisions

« on: October 30, 2016, 12:14:55 am »

For starters, the usual platforming is tricky in isometric perspective. It's particularly hard to gauge jumps.

This. I kept dying in one room because I wasn't able to visualize how to make the correct jump.

One solution is to draw a shadow underneath the character. This is what the devs did in Super Mario RPG and is practically required at points to proceed.

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Stencyl Jam 16: "Spooky" / Re: The winners have been announced!

« on: October 22, 2016, 05:55:50 pm »

I've gotta say, I'm pretty surprised that my game Skelly didn't get any special recognition. Definitely put a ton of effort into it, but maybe that's just my own personal bias speaking. Perhaps if I had been able to complete everything I had planned for the game, I would've had better luck.

That being said, congrats to all the winners! House was one of my favorites -- more of a horror than spooky if you ask me, but I guess that counts too.

As has been the case for the past few jams, the judging process is entirely independent of Stencyl. Occasionally there may be surprise exclusions, but keeping the judging independent ensures that the process is fair and unbiased.

As others have said, the entry pool was noticeably stronger this time and the winner pool was expanded out from 3 to 5 because of that.

I'd  personally like to thank everyone who participated for making this jam a success. The entries as a whole were more thoughtful and well crafted than we've seen in the past, and we'll be promoting them over the coming weeks over social media.

We'll definitely try to run jams more frequently and are thinking about holding an end-of-year jam with a similar format and timeframe.