Adobe Flash is a cross-platform multimedia runtime used to embed animations, video, and interactive applications into web pages.
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Tile-based maps in AS3
I want to make a tile-based platformer in AS3.
I want my game to read an external maps file (in xml or json or somethimg similar) to draw a tile-based map.
I've seen loads of tutorials for this in ...
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Zelda like multiplayer combat
I have in mind coding a multiplayer game with a similar combat to zelda's. Since i will use flash, i'm limited to use TCP. My question is, is this goal possible? It's not as fast-paced as some ...
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box2D simulation doesn't work [closed]
has been a while since last time i used box2D, and i needed to make some stuff, and i saw that my simulation don't worked (compiles, but do anything). i haven't been able to even have working the ...
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FlasCC requirements and limitations?
It is now available for download.
It says you need twice* as many bits as I have. Why would you need more bits to compile code? Does that mean you need more bits to run flash games writtes with flasCC
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Create and use a Button class on AS3.0
I am currently working on a game and it is all going well.
On the shop screen there are several buttons that affect the player's stats for when the player restarts the game.
The button's names (with ...
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Mobile apps are separated into Three categories: Native, Hybrid and Web. What does Adobe air come under? [closed]
I don't mean a flash web app I mean a wrapped adobe air application. What is it?
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Can't click on a button with startDrag() active on stage
I need to know how can I enable mouse click on a button when I have a MouseEvent listener for the stage.
I have an MClip associated with the mouse cursor:
Mouse.hide();
scope.startDrag(true);
And ...
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How can I get macromedia flash 5?
I was used to draw and develop Flash games in the 2000's. For me that's the best vector drawing tool for 2d games ever, better than illustrator and new flash recent versions.
Can anybody tell me how ...
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Stage3D: Camera pans the whole screen
I am trying to create a 2D Stage3D game where you can move the camera around the level in an RTS style. I thought about using Orthographic Matrix3D functions for this but when I try to scroll the ...
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A methodology for creating simple sprite games (without programming technology)
Do you know a manual for creating simple sprite games (without programming technology)?
The manual should contain answers to questions like "How to invent the rules", "How to create a very attractive ...
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How do I check on non-transparent pixels in a bitmapdata?
I'm still working on my window cleaning game from one of my previous questions
I marked a contribution as my answer, but after all this time I can't get it to work and I have to many questions about ...
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Help needed throwing a ball in AS3
I'm working on a flash game, coding on the time line.
What I'm trying to accomplish is the following:
With the mouse you swing and throw/release a ball which bounces against the walls and eventualy ...
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Flick Kick like game with box2d and flash as3
What would be the best approach for creating a game like flick kick with box2d and AS3?.
To make my self more clear, what i would like to do is to use the physics of box2d in the z-axis, i know that ...
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Best way to generate pieces in match-3 games, and then tracking them?
I've been working on a match-3 style game in Actionscript using Flixel, and so far, I've been able to build the core mechanics of the game, including board generation, piece generation, piece swapping ...
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How to add a ramp in a flash game?
I am a huge novice and this isn't really a programming question, but here I go, say I want to make a game that involves rolling up a ramp like this one:
to move upwards, similar to how it would work ...
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3D rotation tool. How can I add simple extrusion?
The 3D rotation tool is excellent but it only lets you rotate 2D objects, this means my object is wafer thin.
Is there any way to add simple extrusion or depth to a symbol?
I don't really want to ...
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RTS-style fog of war woes
So I'm trying to make an RTS-style line of sight fog of war style engine for my grid based game. Currently I am getting a set of vertices by raycasting in 360 degree. Then I use that list of vertices ...
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How to produce assets effectively on large Flash game projects?
I have been working on Flash games professionally for two years now and somehow, having our artists producing assets the right way is one of our biggest challenge.
More precisely, it is very hard to ...
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Affect movieclip scale from a .as doc to another [closed]
I've been working on a game following a tutorial on the internet, the game is an avoider where you have the Avatar, that has to avoid the objects that fall.
The way it is made is: I have a ...
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Where might a newbie programmer begin with game development? [closed]
I just started picking up programming and I'd love to learn the ins and outs of game development so if anyone could tell me where to begin I'd really appreciate it alot. I'm interested in flash games ...
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Rendering performance in FlasCC + UDK when compared to Stage3d and UDK on Windows?
Adobe recently released the Flash C++ Compiler, which UDK uses to target Flash Player.
Developers can now access UDK for browser applications. Does this mean greater performance than using a Stage3D ...
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Now that Device Central is dead, how can I test my Flash Lite applications?
I'm trying to use Flash Lite to make a simple game for my girlfriend, who only has a Nokia 5530, but I just realized in CS6 Adobe killed Device Central, so there's no way for me to test it without the ...
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How to Generate Spritesheet from a 'problematic' animated Symbol in Flash Pro CS6?
In the new Flash Pro CS6 there is an option to generate spriteheet from a symbol. I used these tutorials:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/using-sprite-sheet-generator.html
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Extract derived 3D scaling from a 3D Sprite to set to a 2D billboard
I am trying to get the derived position and scaling of a 3D Sprite and set them to a 2D Sprite.
I have managed to do the first part like this:
var p:Point = sprite3d.local3DToGlobal(new ...
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Large Sprite Performance
I've got a large Sprite generated using a set of vertices(x,y coordinates) and a bitmap pattern (using moveTo, lineTo, beginBitmapFill, endFill ...etc). It's about 15000 pixels wide and between 1500 - ...
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Box2D Bicycle Wheels Motor Problem - Flash 2.1a
I have made a bicycle with Box2D using several polygons for the frame at different angles connected using weld joints, and I have revolute joints on the wheels with a motor.
I have made some basic ...
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Problems with Level Architect, Citrus Engine, Flash
I am using the Citrus Engine to make a Flash game, and the Level Architect doesn't work well for me.
Firstly, when I first launch it and open my project and my level, nothing is shown, no assets and ...
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A few meta questions about making flash games [closed]
A few questions for a beginner game maker without an artist.
Is there a site where flash game creators can download (and use) free art? I don't need character sprites but environments like trees, ...
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How to center a game in Flash Projector (like AdamAtomic's CAPSULE)
Adam Atomic's game Capsule is a flash projector. If you press escape, the game goes out of fullscreen and just shows windowed. How do I get my (FLIXEL/AS3) game to show up centered like that?
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Stencyl or flash limitation?
I have found that Stencyl doesn't seem to be very good at handling very many actors in a game. I had been trying to implement some basic AI at the moment all the behaviours were: wander (pick a random ...
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Randomly distributed objects/movieclips
Does anyone have an idea on how to randomly distribute movie clips in Flash as2, using attachMovie method? that should represent "enemies" in game im working on...
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working in external actionscript file does not show anything on the screen?
I'm writing this code in Flash builder and I tested the file in flash, but nothing appears in the swf file. (no text in the screen show , i don't know why) Is there any missing property in the code? ...
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2d games unity vs Flash [closed]
do people find unity better than flash for 2d games while unity is 3d engine , or Flash still better because it's made for 2d games and flash can get the job done faster ,and now flash is better for ...
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Why I'm getting the same result when deleting target?
In the following code we use target in the function:
moon.mouseEnabled = false;
sky0.addChild(moon);
addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, onDrag, false, 0, true);
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I'm making flash MMO game, what to do next? [closed]
I've made several flash games before, and my next project is a flash MMO game. Right now, I'm learning node.js for the server side software, so far I can make a hello world server, read & write ...
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How to set the registration point in the Flash CS6 Spritesheet export function?
I am trying to adjust the Spritesheet exported JSON file so I can import the sprites with their position at their registration point, this is how I export it now:
function frameExport(frame)
{
var ...
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Flash: Memory usage is low but framerate keeps dropping
So I'm working on a puzzle game in flash. For all intents and purposes it's like Tetris. I spawn blocks, they move around the screen, then they get destroyed and disappear. I was having some trouble ...
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Child parent rendering (flash) in XNA
i am currently in the process of implementing a render engine that works like flash's. Where a sprite is drawn inside another sprite and reflects all transformation (rotation, scale, etc) on the ...
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1 kb swf file created when building to flash in unity
I am trying to build a project in flash that I have made. It goes through its building process, but when it is done the swf file that it creates is 1 kb in size. I am not sure what I am doing wrong or ...
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What database engine to use? [closed]
What database engine would be appropriate for an online multiplayer card game(with many different cards) done in Flash?
MyISAM seems to be the one because of full-text search and good read speeds, ...
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Fastest way to render 2D shapes on Android OS phones
I'm building a game for Android using Adobe Flash/AIR. The problem is that my game consists of a lot of 2D vector graphics that change every frame, and so cannot be cached as bitmaps. As a result, ...
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Advanced Animation for 2d Isometric Game?
I need help with workflow suggestions for a flash game. (although the concepts would apply to other game engines, too).
In a game like: Hero Academy
There are several different character models each ...
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Design Pattern for Social Game Mission Mechanics
When we want to design a mission sub-system like in the The Ville or Sims Social, what kind of design pattern / idea would fit the best? There may be relation between missions (first do this then this ...
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More profitable: Android apps or Flash games?
Which market (that of Android games or that of Flash games) is more profitable and will give me a better chance of success?
Where can I find the relative market shares of these markets, globally?
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Building a Flash Platformer
I am basically making a game where the whole game is run in the onEnterFrame method. This is causing a delay in my code that makes debugging and testing difficult. Should programming an entire ...
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Implementing a FSM with ActionScript 2 without using classes?
I have seen several references of A.I. and FSM,
but sadly I still can't understand the point of an FSM in AS2.0.
Is it a must to create a class for each state?
I have a game-project which also it has ...
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What is the standard way of delivering HTML5 games to portals and such?
Let me explain what I mean by "standard way of delivering"...
Think about Flash games sites. Flash games can be delivered as a single file, either hosted by the site, or, I guess, provided by someone ...
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Server for online browser game
I am going to be making an online single player browser game. The online element is needed so that a player can login and store the state of their game. This will include things like what buildings ...
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Flixel: doesn't light tile up
i'm creating a game with flixel, and I want to have a effect when you mouse over a tile, I tried implementing it, and this is what it gives:
public class GameState extends FlxState
{
private ...
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Help with converting an XML into a 2D level (Actionscript 3.0)
I'm making a little platformer and wanted to use Ogmo to create my level. I've gotten everything to work except the level that my code generates is not the same as what I see in Ogmo. I've checked the ...
