Demos

The Rain Demo

A more advanced top-down shooter demonstrating Construct's more advanced rendering capabilities. Pixel shader 1.4 and above will have rain ripples in puddles, and 2.0 and above will have numerous advanced effects, but also supports no pixel shader hardware. Click to shoot, press F for fullscreen and use the arrow keys to walk around.

Download The Rain Demo (3.35mb) (580kb)


RTS tech demo

A Real Time Strategy (RTS) tech demo that demonstrates Construct's RTS features. The graphics and sound are by Gamesare Studios. Features:
- Pathfinding and range detection, using RTS and Turret movements,
- Real-time in-game zoom - scroll the mouse wheel or use +/- on num pad
- Positional sounds that pan and fade depending on where they are
- Pixel shader 2.0 used where supported; fallback effects for where not
- Terrain rendered minimap

Controls:
- Click and drag a box to select units.
- Right click to unselect all units.
- Left click to move selected units to where you clicked.
- +/- (numpad) and mouse scroll wheel adjust zoom. Move the mouse to the edge of the window to scroll. 0 on numpad restores 100% zoom.
- Units automatically shoot enemies when they come in range.

Download RTS tech demo (3mb)


Ghost Shooter

Fight off a horde of soul-eating monster ghosts in a dark place...

Controls: Arrow keys to move round, Mouse + Left click to aim and shoot.
Features:
- Dynamic lighting using layer effects.
- Uses pixel shader 2.0 where available for high quality effects. If you do not have pixel shader 2.0, the game reverts to lower quality effects that will run on your computer. For example, the ghosts' 'Exclusion' effect reverts to a semitransparency, and the explosion 'Screen' effect reverts to a simple additive blend.

Download Ghost Shooter demo (580kb)


3D Driving tech demo

A simple tech demo demonstrating Construct's ability to zoom the entire display, and using 3D box objects for some buildings. The result is reminiscent of the early Grand Theft Auto games (GTA1 & GTA2).

Use the arrow keys to accelerate, brake and steer. The car's dropshadow is soft where pixel shader 2.0 is supported.

Download 3D Driving demo (2.7mb)