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Pros
Pro Well designed UI
The interface is easy to navigate, logical and clean, Adobe style tabs, icons for most buttons etc. and everything just looks good and makes you want to use it.
Pro Block-based visual scripting resembles real code
Visual scripting in Stencyl is based on the MIT Scratch project, which was designed to teach programming. Script elements fit together like puzzle pieces, ensuring that data and function types cannot be mismatched.
Pro Generates Haxe source code
Nodes are translated directly to Haxe files in your project. This is great for learning to code, and also for advanced users who can further optimize the scripts if necessary.
Pro Free for Flash publication
Starter Stencyl is identical to paid-plan versions except that it only allows publication to Flash, with a mandatory Stencyl splash screen. Commercial development is allowed with Starter Stencyl.
Pro Easy transition between visual scripting and Haxe code
The visual scripting system is internally translated to Haxe. The resulting scripts can be viewed and edited, and there is also a "code block" object for including raw Haxe in visual scripts. This is great for learning to code, and also for advanced users who can further optimize the scripts if necessary.
Cons
Con Annual subscription model
Publication to desktop targets requires an active Indie Stencyl subscription, priced at $99/yr. Mobile targets require Studio Stencyl at $199/yr.
Con Only available via subscription
There should be an option to buy it outright, especially considering it is written by a one man team....this is not exactly an Adobe level enterprise with shareholders, so there is no excuse!
Con Mostly targeted at platform games
Useable for other genres, but everything points you in the direction of platform games and the like. Better support for point-and-click games would be welcomed.
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