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We do not recommend using construct 2. It has been decided not to bring updates to Construct 2 anymore as it has aged and has a more recent version. Developers using Construct 2 will have a hard time getting support.

11-12-2017 - It should now be possible to minify and mangle your project. Please let us know if problems persist. Do make sure you download a new version of the SDK.

Feel free to request for help by sending an email to our customer support at [email protected], when you're having trouble implementing the plugin.

Download the plugin and extract the file to C:\Program Files\Construct 2\exporters\html5\plugins

Select the new plugin within Construct 2 by right-clicking on Object Types and insert your gameId in the properties tab.

You can find these values within your Gamedistribution control panel after creating a new game.

Loads the Gamedistribution.com HTML5 SDK. Add this as soon as possible, as it is mandatory for calling any advertisements. Only do this once!

Correct ad-placement is key for a higher revenue potential of your game. Before you submit, make sure that your game includes a pre-roll and mid-rolls:

Pre-roll: an ad shown before the user starts playing the game.
What you basically want to do is display the pre-roll as fast as possible to the user, so they don’t have the time to change their minds and close the game.
Best practice: placing the pre-roll on buttons in the loading/splash screen (Start, Play, Continue).

Mid-roll: an ad shown in between game sessions.
Ideally placed on all non-gameplay buttons, to spread the chance that users will see ads.
Best practice: placing the mid-rolls on each button in the Game Over/Win screen (Replay, Next, Menu).

To get the most out of your game revenue and to maintain a user friendly experience, we ask you to keep these requirements in mind when deciding on the placement of the ads:

• Ads only display upon user input, e.g. when clicking a button
• Ads display outside of the gameplay only, to not disrupt the game experience
• Game audio is muted when the ad is displayed
• The game pauses when the ad is displayed

Don’t worry about spamming users with ads by placing ad-calls on too many buttons: we regulate the ad-interval through the SDK, so users will only see an ad when the set time-frame has passed.

Calls a rewarded advertisement so that your user can watch the ad and gain some rewards in advance.

Sends how many times 'PlayGame' is called. If you invoke 'PlayGame' many times, it increases 'PlayGame' counter and sends this counter value.

Sends how many times 'CustomLog' that is called related to given by _key name. If you invoke 'CustomLog' many times, it increases 'CustomLog' counter and sends this counter value.

On SDK loaded	Called when the SDK is ready.
On Error occurs	Called when an error has occured.
On Rewarded Ad preloaded	Called when a rewarded ad is preloaded.
On Resume game	Called when an advertisement is closed or not received.
On Pause game	Called when an advertisement is received and ready to show.
Is Showing Banner Ad	True if currently showing an advertisement.

Right-click Object types in the 'Projects' tab, select Insert New Object and select GamedistributionAds in the 'Monetization' category.

Click GamedistributionAds and insert your GameId in the 'Properties' tab (left, under GD Account).

Double click the GRAY area to create an event to be tied with an advertisement request. You can also tie the following steps to an existing event in your game flow.

Choose 'Init SDK' as an action to tie to an event in your game flow.

You can now call the 'Show Ad' action - whenever and as often as you want. We will make sure to reject any premature calls.

Add events for pause and resume game. You have to stop your game and mute all sound & music when you see an advertisement.

Users can watch an in-game video and receive rewards (like in-game currency, premium content, extra lives and credits, etc) in return. For detailed explanations: Rewarded Ads are here!

Recommended way of using rewarded ads is preloading the ad first and show it when your user wants to get a reward. Our SDK provides an event (On rewarded ad preloaded) for this purpose.

To preload a rewarded ad is also very easy! Just use our Preload a rewarded ad action.

To show the rewarded ad, simply use the Show rewarded ad.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT FORGET TO CHECK REWARDED ADS FLAG on https://developer.gamedistribution.com for your game. Otherwise, your game is unable to request rewarded ads.

You can use multiple ad slots for rewarded ads and give your players multiple way of gathering rewards. Samples below is very nice way of implementing this feature.

Also, check Superhero.io game to see how rewarded ads are implemented.

Let them watch an ad to increase their attacks!

No coin no pain? Oh, it is not. Let them gain some free coins.

Who doesn't want a second chance?

Your players can take their chances to gain some buffs!

You can give away some daily gifts to your players.