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AppGameKit Classic Chat / AppGameKit Visual Editor - Mac

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Orvillian
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A Mac version of the Visual Editor has been released today on Steam. Anyone who has purchased the Steam version can now download this.

Please bear in mind this is a test version so there may be some issues.

If you encounter any problems please let us know so we can get them sorted.
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RickV
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Posted: 25th Sep 2017 16:43
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Hi,

We have also released a Mac Visual Editor BETA to TheGameCreators customers (see your order history)

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MikeMax
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going to try it now thanks !
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The 'Open project in AppGameKit IDE' button doesn't seem to be working. I get a "Unable to detect AGK. Do you want to set the installation path for AppGameKit?" error message. I tried setting it to "/Users/<my username>/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/App Game Kit 2", but it doesn't want to work.
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Richard_6
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Thanks Rick! I will definitely check this out!
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RobbSnow
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Having a macOS version is the reason why I purchased.
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No matter what sprites or resolution I try, all I get is a blank screen whenever I run my visual editor project. I tried just putting one sprite on the screen, saved it, reloaded in the AppGameKit IDE and when I run it, I just get a blank window. I've deleted the project and recreated it from scratch and still get nothing. Haven't added anything the AppGameKit project file that was created by the visual editor.

I know its not much to go on, but any ideas? Running OS X 10.12.6 and latest AppGameKit and Visual Editor from steam.

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Posted: 15th Oct 2017 23:54
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Update - I tried running the JewelGame example project and also got a blank screen.

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Orvillian
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pjsmith67, there are a number of demo projects that come with AppGameKit. You can find these in steamapps/common/App Game Kit 2/AppGameKit.app/Contents/Resources/Projects. In here you'll find a folder named Sprites. Please can you try a few of these projects and check whether anything displays on screen.
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Yes, the sample sprite project works, but the sample visual editor projects still show a blank screen.

Now the weird part is that it works on my Mac Pro desktop. Just doesn't want to work on my MacBook Air laptop. Both are running OS X 10.12.6

I'll try reinstalling AppGameKit from my steam account on my laptop.
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I deleted and reinstalled everything but still getting a blank screen with Visual Editor projects on my laptop. No idea what's going on but I'm not sure its an AppGameKit issue.
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Orvillian
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Can you try adding this line to the top of main.agc -

SetErrorMode ( 2 )

It may help to point out a problem with something not loading.
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I set the error mode and didn't see any additional errors. Now it does work when I broadcast the output to my android phone. Something just doesn't like me on my laptop. :-(
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pjsmith67, I have sent you a PM with my email address. Probably easier to deal with this through email as I can send you some test projects to try out that help us figure out what is going wrong.
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Hello! I just purchased the Editor and I'm also getting a blank screen, not even showing the resolution I did set up. Any clues?
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Downloaded the new version and immediately hit a show stopper. The compiled projects will only show the last line in a multi-line text field. This worked in the previous version

Phil
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Ok, I found the problem in the scene loading code for loading multi-line text fields.

Another serious issue is that that the visual editor uses a LOT of CPU cycles on my laptop. After about 20 minutes of usage my laptop fan comes on and the CPU usage is over 75%. That will eat up my battery when not plugged in.

Thanks,

Phil
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Orvillian
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pjsmith67, some changes were made in the Visual Editor template project files, please copy these across to your projects. You can do this automatically by going to the Edit menu, selecting Preferences and ticking the check box to auto update Tier 1 (happens when you press play). Alternatively look in Visual Editor/Projects/Template and copy VisualEditor_globals.agc, VisualEditor_load.agc, VisualEditor_scenes.agc and VisualEditor_utilities.agc to your project.

Richard_6, are you able to create a new project or open one of the examples (found in Visual Editor/Projects)?
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Unfortunately that doesn't work as it keeps saying it cannot find the AppGameKit installation. I have tried multiple times to set the path in preferences but it won't save it.

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An update will be provided on Friday that deals with the preferences issue. Will also try reducing the update time, so it should use less CPU.
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A new version of the Visual Editor has been released. It ensures the preferences are saved out and reduces CPU usage. There's still more work to be done on reducing CPU usage, but this should hopefully help a little. Steam users will get the update automatically. Everyone else can find the new download in their TGC account.
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Hm.... the editor will still not save the set AGK2 Install location..

I keep getting the "Unable to find the AGK2 Installation. Do you want to set the installation path for AGK"


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Te, when you set the path make sure you select the actual AppGameKit app, not just the folder e.g. /Applications/AGK/AppGameKit.app
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I logged onto Steam today, and it downloaded something, but the Visual Editor is still dated 10/27. V1.0.2

I even tried reinstalling from scratch and it still says 1.0.2

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Spoke too soon, even though the version number hasn't changed, it looks like at least the preferences bug has been fixed. CPU cycles are also lower but still needs some work.

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Thanks for the hint,Orvillian!

That fixed at least the reoccurring Message.

Unfortunately , when i e.g load an Demo project followed by pressing onto the "open in AppGameKit IDE" button, nothing happens.

I tried closing the AppGameKit IDE and restarting over the Visual Editor IDE but have the same result.

-T.

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Forgot to update the version number when building. Sorry about that.

More work will be done on lowering CPU usage in the future.

There is a problem with spaces when trying to execute a file. As a workaround for now make sure the path to AppGameKit has no spaces.
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combining this coupon code with the Black Friday sale.. Visual Editor = $17-18 usd
promo code: GFSVE40

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This is what I meant.

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Hi everyone im new in AGK2 i ready buy the Visual editor from steam ,when i press the start button in the visual editor nothing happen i ready tryed deferent path location and still have the same probleme , im using AGK2 from mac_os.
can someone help plz
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