Thought I might just make a post of all the things that are mostly asked over and over again in the forums by people who are new to the software.

1. The search function on the forums

You can see a "search" button in the top of this page. (Picture)

This will help you find what you need fast and you won't need to post another topic about the thing that has been already asked a thousand times. Note that the search only shows topics newer 1 week by default. You can change this easily from the drop bar. (Picture)


The search might not accept some small terms like "Moo" or "Mac", so try to specify your question a bit more.

There's also a FAQ link in the top of the page, it might have the answer you're looking for.

Frequently Asked Questions

2. Updates and extensions

A lot of people ask where to find extensions and updates for MMF 2 (Multimedia Fusion) or TGF 2 (The Games Factory). There's a sidebar on the forums that gives you lots of good quick links. (Picture)

When you start using MMF 2 or TGF 2, the first thing you should do is to download the updates and Bonus packs from the sidebar:

MMF 2 Standard version latest stable update (build 247)
MMF 2 Developer version latest stable update (build 247)

And the extension packs for MMF2:
Bonus Pack 1
Bonus Pack 2
z33z Extension Pack
LIJI Extension Pack

And updates for TGF 2:

TGF 2 latest stable update (build 247)

If those packs won't have the extension you needed, then you can check the Neatwares extension list .

If you can't get the extension from there, you can use the Fusion Updater program to get the extensions. Note that the Fusion Updater does NOT download examples for the extensions if there are any (with version 1.5.0 or less).

3. Java, HWA and Vitalize! 4

Clickteam has been very nice and recently released beta versions for Java and HWA (Harware Acceleration) builds. They have their own forums for related questions:

HWA Beta
Java Runtime Beta

Note that both of the builds are on beta stage and should not be used in any projects that are important to you, as the betas might not function properly.

CT has also released Vitalize! 4, which lets you make your MMF 2 / TGF 2 games playable in an internet browser. You can find information about Vitalize! 4 here:
Technical Support for Vitalize

4. Tutorials for beginners

You might be a bit lost with the software if you're a beginner, but don't worry. There are a lot of tutorials made by Clickteam and other people in here:
Tutorials

Note that some of them might not work with The Games Factory.

5. Developing online games

There have been a lot of questions about how you can make online games with MMF 2 / TGF 2. While it certainly is possible, it won't be very easy. If you are new to Clickteams software, I recommend you play around and try to create some smaller projects before you dive into online programming. If you think you can handle it, there's a good tutorial by Jeff that lets you create a chatroom:
Jeff's tutorial

Once you understand how the system works, you should be able to play around with it and learn how to create a small online game. Don't go for anything big like an MMORPG, because the chances are you won't finish it ever and have just wasted a lot of time for nothing. Try creating simple turn-based online games first and then move on.

If you're not in hurry with your online game, you should wait for the OINC extension instead of using MooClick. It should be more stable than MooClick, but I'm not an expert in this area so maybe someone else will explain better.

6. Other useful links

As I said, the sidebar in the forums has lots of good links you should check out. If you feel like you want to ask something and you haven't found an answer for it after checking everything I mentioned in this post, then go ahead and create a new topic. Just remember the rules of the forum.

Many users are happy to help you out, and we have a nice chat room (Made in MMF 2 Developer by the way!) where you can aske questions and talk with other users.

Gwerdy Chat for Clickteam

The chat room works with your account for this forum, so insert in your account name and password and you're all set.


There. I think that's the most important things.

Sticky that! Nice work Ravenius.

Nice! Thanks for posting that Ravenius.

Stuck!

Quick update:
If you can't get the extension from there, you can use the Fusion Updater program to get the extensions. Note that the Fusion Updater does NOT download examples for the extensions if there are any (with version 1.5.0 or less).

It's planned for the next version.

Thanks for correcting that.

Note: If you try and install an update patch over a new install of MMF and it say's something along the lines of not knowing what version is installed, make sure you run MMF at least once before installing the update otherwise the patch won't recognise it.

very good job Ravenius so..as everyone know's, beta versions are not the finl version, but i was stupid enough to start project on the HWA beta and..well it is only one level till now (6min's) but it is working well so far i guess (will post it on the forum as soon as it will be ready and it is very close to that point..(still have to fix few things and to recored original track for this level:) so...all of this leads me to question:

if i use HWA and i want's also to use the lastes build of the regular mmf2 (build 248) can i have this two installed on my pc?
i mean the beta HWA 249 and the 248?

well..i just found the regular build at the mmf2 installation folder, so..it answered my question lol.

Yeah When you install HWA it installs as a different product so you may easily change between those two.

Maybe a silly question but is there a Clickteam newsletter? If there is not: it would be cool if subscribers received mails with news on updates, new extensions and such.

I think so, just pm Jeff.

If not then theres the news section in the forum and even the TDC (the daily click)has some cool news on clickteams software!

http://www.create-games.com

There is, even though it's not very active:
http://www.clickteam.com/mwsubscribe/

I've got about a mail per month, but haven't heard anything for a while now.

Last time I received a newsletter was December 2007!

Ya we have a bad habit of never sending emails

At least we can never be accused of spamming

Thats good