Mapping

Okay, what scares me about Construct is that it doesn't offer mapping, I'm really stumped on Layouts"Maps" etc. Is it possible to create an infinite amount of maps for your game?

• Mystic

There are ways to create level editors and save the levels and load them back in using .ini files or ive heard of hash tables being used.

I dont really know what you mean by make your game with an "infinite" number of levels. If your talking about random dungeon generation there are a few people currently experimenting with it.

Other than that the layout editor is really your "Map Maker"

I'm not quite sure what else your looking for.

Yes, you can make maps for your game and load them dynamically at runtime. As Aeal said, there are ways to make level editors. I'm currently using a map system for my game that I adapted from one of David's level editor examples:

His example was for non-linear levels, but you don't need to have angle and size information if you don't need it (you can make your level on a grid, in other words).

Also, his example uses text copied from the clipboard but you can change that up to use ini files without too much hassle.

Making an actual level-editing program is another thing entirely... I just use the Construct IDE

arrays work well too.