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The document discusses the game engine Construct 2 that was used to create MiniDayZ. It explains what game engines are and how they work, focusing on how Construct 2 uses web APIs to allow games to run in browsers. It provides an overview of advantages like cross-platform support and disadvantages like potential performance issues. Key details on Construct 2, web APIs, and reverse engineering games are included to help understand how to create MiniDayZ mods.

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MiniDayZ RE EN

The document discusses the game engine Construct 2 that was used to create MiniDayZ. It explains what game engines are and how they work, focusing on how Construct 2 uses web APIs to allow games to run in browsers. It provides an overview of advantages like cross-platform support and disadvantages like potential performance issues. Key details on Construct 2, web APIs, and reverse engineering games are included to help understand how to create MiniDayZ mods.

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MiniDayZ RE (Reverse Engineering).

Mod Creation
Introdução

The entire study on the internal functioning was done based on version 1.2 of MDZ+, any previous versions
may contain different internal content, so it may not work when exporting mods made based on this
edition.
This document will be the starting point before we delve deeper into the things that interest us.

All or most games are developed by a "Game Engine".


This game engine is responsible for: Managing Resources such as Assets (Audio, Sprites, Textures, Scripts,
etc.), Rendering System, Managing physics and implementing several other things that will make the
programmer's life easier.
This way, the programmer does not need to write functions from scratch, as the engines offer resources in
a safe and efficient way.
There are several game engines on the internet such as Unity, Unreal Engine, Game Maker 2 and Godot.
Both are free, but may require some type of paid license to add extra features.
MiniDayZ was also created on a game engine, known as c2 or rather, Construct 2.
Construct 2 is a very easy to use engine, suitable for those who do not have much or no experience with
programming languages, as it uses event sheets internally for game logic.

Construct 2 logo. [Image 0.1]

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It has implementations of Plugins and Behaviors, objects that will give actions and functions to items in the
game.

Some plugins found in the engine [Image 0.2] Some object behaviors [Image 0.3]
Construct 2, as an engine, also manages resources such
as collisions, rendering, audio, physics and peripheral interactions.

-But how does she do it?


Simple! c2 manipulates and uses an arsenal of “WEB APIs”.
-Web APIs?
Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) are sets of rules and definitions that allow different
software to communicate with each other.
Web APIs allow different systems and services to communicate with each other in a standardized way. They
define how requests and responses should be structured, facilitating interaction between applications.
APIs allow developers to leverage existing functionality without having to fully understand the inner
workings of the underlying system.Tudo isso em um Web Browser!
Construct 2 is 100% based on web technologies (HTML5), which is why MiniDayZ can be played in a
browser just like in https://nextdev65.github.io/MiniDayZ/ exported by NextDev65. There are certain
advantages and disadvantages with this type of implementation.

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Some Advantages:
• Multiplataform. With HTML5 export, people will be able to play on different platforms such as
Computers (on the WEB or systems that simulate this) or mobile devices through one
implementation Web View.
• No Download: Web games do not require a client-side installation.
• Easy to implement additional features.

Some Disadvantages:
• Reverse Engineering Can Be Easy. That's why I made this simple documentation XD.
• May not be optimized. The implementation of web-based games still has challenges such as
performance, because the game may not take advantage of a native system, as it is running on a
virtualized system and each implementation has to make “expensive” queries to perform a specific
task. Fortunately, engineers develop increasingly optimized techniques, such as the WASM (Web
Assembly) system that runs code compiled in C/C++ through an API that accesses native resources.

APIs receive a request and send the response to the runtime. The runtime will be responsible for handling
the response. [Image 0.4]
This image is simplified as much as possible, to show in a simple way how a game exported by Construct
works.
You can see Apis in “operation” and some additional layers have been removed, such as the Operating
System.
Attention: WEB APIs may not access hardware directly, for security reasons.

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It is through these APIs that the runtime can render, handle user interactions, save data and pull
information via http.

Resumo
• We saw why game engines are so widely used in the production of thousands of games around the
world and how they facilitate work that would be very difficult to do without them..
• We also know the engine in which MDZ was created (Construct 2). This is quite important.
• Then we also saw the APIs, fundamental elements that together with the applied logic, give life to
the game.

Knowing the Game Engine on which the game was made is a rule for creating Mods! It's the first step
and one of the most important things to do before reverse engineering..
That's why I wanted to pass on this very important information.
• Links
o Construct Site (Construct 2 has been discontinued, but binary versions are still available for
download): https://www.construct.net/en.
o The JavaScript Construct 2 SDK Manual: (Very important to know, as some analyzes will be
done based on this documentation): https://www.construct.net/en/construct-
2/manuals/construct-2-javascript-sdk
o Web Apis: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API
o The MDZ Mods Site: https://minidayzmods.com/

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