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Pros
Pro Can be used with Basic and C++
Games can be developed through the AGK IDE in AGKBasic, or the libraries can be used with C++ for more advanced options
Pro Plenty of learning resources
The App Game Kit community is very helpful, and the developers frequently publish tutorials in addition to regular documentation.
Pro Wireless transfer of development builds
Tools are provided allowing AGK Basic apps to be wirelessly broadcast to devices for testing.
Pro 3D features and shaders
It contains many commands for OpenGL 3D graphics and Shader deployment.
Pro Uses AGK Script
Software produced with the App Game Kit is written in a language called AGK Script. This language has powerful inbuild commands including commands for 2D graphics, physics and networking. The commands make use of the platforms' native functions to improve performance. They are also designed to enhance code readability. The AGK Script commands have extensive online documentation.
Pro Affordable
Access to the latest alpha versions available for as little as £35 through a pledge system.
Pro Powerful crossplatform IDE (AGK2)
Has autocomplete, customizable syntax highlighting, plugins, etc. Built-in automatic APK creation in AGK2.
Cons
Con Very buggy
A quick look over both the Steam forums and the TGC forums for this software will give some indication of the range of issues that are present in this software. Some issues that have been flagged as far back as two to three years ago, are still present in the software. A quick look at the release notes for each new version will quickly show that more time seems to be spent fixing issues with the existing command set than introducing new and improved features. The latest version, as of this writing, version 2.0.12 has a serious bug where by Android apps cannot be placed in the background as this results in the app showing just a black screen.
Con Sparse documentation
The provided documentation is very minimal, and doesn't cover some bundled tools.
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