A bit of a dilemma - what would you do?

Ninjadoodle

Hi guys

I'm currently using Gideros for a long running project I have planned. I obviously want to release to iOS and Android, but HTML5 is also very important to me and my goal is to have a website with cross platform games (my own) available to play anywhere.

I've been following the Gideros HTML5 progress and its coming along quite nicely. The problem I have is, that I started developing my HTML5 port using Construct 2, and currently - the performance on mobile phones is quite a lot better.

I'm now caught between a rock and a hard place, as one of my big goals is to provide an awesome website experience on any device.

Using Construct 2 however means adding an extra 30-40% to my development time for performance gains which might be completely insignificant within a couple of years, with the arrival of new devices / technology. It also means changing my workflow a little bit as some things (like creating containers of objects, which you can scale or tween) don't really work in Construct 2.

As we know, time is precious and especially now - since I have a 9 week old baby boy. I can't however help to think, that in this case, the extra work and frustration might be worth it.

On the other hand Gideros is absolutely awesome and it would be brilliant having one codebase.

Should I just use Gideros for the HTML5 port and wait for devices to get faster, or spend the extra time using Construct 2 for the current performance gains on mobile.

Thank you heaps for reading my rant

PS. On Desktop browsers, HTML5 exports using both Gideros and Construct 2, perform very well.

keszegh

isn't it true that on mobile people prefer standalone apps anyway? how many people play html games in their phone/tablet browser (especially when there is an appstore equivalent)? are there some statistics?

mertocan

Agree with @keszegh. Noone plays html games on their mobile devices.

SinisterSoft

I prefer an app to html5 on a device, I don't know anyone who wouldn't.

ar2rsawseen

in your website you could detect if user is on mobile device and offer to download this app from respective appstore

antix

I agree with the majority, I wouldn't bother with an HTML5 app on my phone.

Ninjadoodle

Thank you guys for you're opinions, you've helped me make a decision to use Gideros as a one-stop shop. It seems like a very sensible thing to do.

I really appreciate all you feedback and I'm looking forward to getting my first Gideros game out!

Please feel free to keep adding your opinion / experience to this topic