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• john26 Maintainer

  April 2014

  No reason why not, Lua is a powerful language and will make it easier to set up complex data structures than C++. The game you reference clearly is using its own GUI system, not native elements and that's what you would do with Gideros also. More effort initially but it ensures the game looks exactly the same on all platforms.

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• Harrison Member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  ok, cool! Staff, if you hear me, you should totally add a couple Desktop resolutions into the player so i can get a head start on my pc game.
  Or will the code be very different?

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• amaximov Member

  April 2014

  @Harrison the player doesn't have fullscreen but it does have 720p and 1080p resolutions. You can also make use of automatic screen scaling to support mobile and desktop resolutions easily.
  
  Check this out: http://docs.giderosmobile.com/automatic_screen_scaling.html
  
  I exclusively use letterbox scaling so that's probably a good starting point for you

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• MikeHart Guru

  April 2014

  @Harrison, there is no desktop support from Gideros. Only iOS and Android.

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• amaximov Member

  April 2014

  @Harrison MikeHart is correct. I simply meant that if Gideros plans to support Desktop in the future it would not be difficult to account for different resolutions.

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• Harrison Member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  @MikeHart
  @amaximov
  "Windows and Mac OS"
  its coming... A wonderful thing is happening
  - http://giderosmobile.com/roadmap

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• MikeHart Guru

  April 2014

  @Harrison... I won't bet my money on it as it is surpose to be coming since 2011/2012. And we have now.... 2014. A roadmap is one thing. Execution is another one.
  

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• Harrison Member

  April 2014

  that is true. I sure hope they do it although, i agree, i wouldn't bet my money on it either.

  “ The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time. ” - Tom Cargill

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• OZApps Guru

  April 2014

  We have to give it to @Atilim and the team to bring Gideros to this stage today. A couple of years ago there was no app released using Gideros apart from the Elephant's Bath and Tim the Timber. Then there were some apps that were released and now there are apps that have been in the charts.
  
  How I look at it is there are Two major types of Frameworks
  1. The framework can help you make quality apps
  2. The framework can stuff all monetization methods and smother your content (best for when there isn't any content)
  
  Luckily or unluckily, Gideros can today tick both the boxes. It can provide those that want to make money (off Advertising and other monetization means) the framework and also provide those that want a serious tool to create stuff the options.
  
  Yet, @MikeHart has a point that those that have come in recently are presented with an array of tools to achieve their path be it 1 or 2 (as described above) however for many that have been around since the start, some have dropped off, some keep bobbing from time to time to check on progress and some are just ready to fall off. So its all about how much longer can they hold their breath for the features before they give up on it.

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• Harrison Member

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  Very helpfull @OZApps , i'd have to agree. i came here from love2d because i was tired of getting nothing done. (notice how few programs for love2d are actually finished?)It seems to have neither category checked. I am not saying love2d is bad, but this is much nicer in my opinion.

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• SinisterSoft Maintainer

  April 2014

  @MikeHart I think it (osx/win8/wp8/rt) will be arriving with 2.0, hopefully very soon - especially after the GDC visit.
  
  No point doing the work for 1.0 when 2.0 will be so much better.

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• ar2rsawseen Maintainer

  April 2014 edited April 2014

  Nicely said @OZApps
  
  I know you are all waiting for an official statement and every time we prepare one, something interesting happens that makes us rethought it.
  
  Things moving really fast here behind the scenes, and more and more opportunities are opening for Gideros that we are trying to pursue. But on the other hands while those are not 100% deals we don't want to raise unneeded attention.
  
  Our worst fear is to promise something in strict frames and then do not fulfill it.
  If we say something, then we will really try to stick to it, and that makes us to rethink everything before stating.
  
  I know that its not a good strategy, especially from a marketing point of view, but for our hearts it is easier to release the version or feature unexpectedly, then to pre announce it and then not fulfill it.
  
  But that does not mean there won't be any updates on this. There are already some videos leaked from the update blog post we are preparing:
  
  
  
  

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