Gamesalad as real game engine?

mikkelnymand@gmail.com

Hello everyone

I'm currently using Corona SDK, but I must say, I love Gamesalad.
The amount of time I can save, while developing with Gamesalad is amazing, but I'm unsure of it's stability and performance.

So my question is, can i rely on Gamesalad as a professional, stable and performance steady game engine? Or is the main purpose of Gamesalad still to teach programming and not to actually mass produces REAL functioning games.

I'm aware that Gamesalad has the possibility to create fully functional games, but it requires pro version, which is out of my prizeleague atm.
I'm just trying to find out of I should stick with Corona SDK or simply jump to Gamesalad, despite the lack of performance on the phsyics engine, compared to corona.



***** TL;DR ****************
Should I keep using Corona SDK for my game development, or should I jump into gamesalad?
(despite of lack in performance and stability compared to corona.

gyroscope

***** TL;DR ****************
Should I keep using Corona SDK for my game development, or should I jump into gamesalad?

A bit of a pointless question, here on the GameSalad Forums... Do you want people to convince you to use GSC? I, for one, won't do that...I'd say, use both, use one, or use the other...it's really down to you....one requires you to write in a programming language, i.e coding, the other doesn't (although still needs programming with ready-made chunks of code, of course). Both of them use "real" game engines.

One thing's for certain, this isn't the place to compare GameSalad Creator with a competitor's product any further than that, nor discuss your opinions about performance or stability by comparison.

As for considering that only the Pro version of GameSalad Creator is capable of helping you create a professional game/app, that is totally misguided. The engine and GUI of the free version is identical to the pro version, the difference between the two is the Pro version has added behaviours, which aren't necessarily needed to produce a decent app.

The amount of successful games made with GSC from all the guys and gals over the years is rather long, with a large proportion being professional, top-notch offerings.

Good luck with your game development whether you stay with GameSalad or go somewhere else.

mikkelnymand@gmail.com

I think you might have misunderstood my question.
I wasn't trying to undermine Gamesalad, only clarify, for my self, which of the two engines, had the best functionality.
I think Gamesalads physics engine is faulty, compared to others. With that said, Gamesalad has so many other advantages, that it really doesn't matter.

But as developer, selling games and apps solutions, using a program like Gamesalad is not good practice. Even though I'd love it to be!
I'd love of all my game developing could take place in Gamesalad, but as of now, I don't feel that's possible.

Further more I don't believe I can create a proper game without the pro-version.
I'm making this assumption because of facebook integration, android publishing and missing behaviours that all add up to give the game that final touch of "professionalism"

Anyhow, I think I'll stay with Corona for now, while keeping a close eye on the development of GS.
I'd really love to use it, but I'm fearing the performance does not meet the standard of the appstore, googlemarket which would ruin my business.

That's why I made my post, hoping that some of you, had a game that proved me wrong.
If I could play a game, made with gamesalad and be amazed, I wouldn't hesitate a second to make the switch.

gyroscope

There's really nothing else to add to this thread; I'm going to close it.