Adobe Flash is a cross-platform multimedia runtime used to embed animations, video, and interactive applications into web pages.
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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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Basic AI FSM - Handling state transition
I'm starting to study on how to implement game AI, and it seems to me that a very simple FSM for my Pong demo would be a nice way to start.
My vision on implementing this would be to have a basic ...
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Maintain proper symbol order when applying an armature in flash
I am trying to animate a character's leg in flash CS 5.5 for a game I am working on. I decided to use the bone tool because it's awesome. The problem I am having, however, is that for my character to ...
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In game level editor using AIR or stand alone app using Java or C#
I'm in the process of choosing technologies to build the level editor of a Flash RPG game.
On one side I can use AIR and build a ingame level editor that's probably going to give the best result. The ...
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AS3 Replay all the child timelines?
Flash CS5 AS3
Is there a way to reset all the timelines while/if the Frame 1 en Scene 1 is called?
I happen to have lots symbols with timelines, if I gotoAndPlay Scene 1 frame 1, most symbols won't ...
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Can I make a Flash version of an actual game? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Legal issues for a “fangame” of a commercial franchise?
For example, some of you may have seen Portal: The Flash Version. I was wondering what the legal ...
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trouble in box2d flash with invoking a setLinearVelocity() from inside an eventHandler
The set linear velocity doesnt affect a sprite when written inside an event handler.. but if i call setlinear velocity inside the main constructor..ie if the setlinearvelocity is called at the ...
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Adobe Air Mobile AS3 app: challenges and how to overcome them?
I made a PC flash game for LD 26 - minimalism and I am working on porting it to Android.
Some questions I'd like to ask:
Is it bad to heavily use vector graphics (ie. this.graphics.lineTo()) in ...
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Flash CS6 Spritesheets and XNA
So new with Adobe Flash CS6 comes the new Feature to export Movie Clips as a Spritesheet which seems very nice!
I have a few questions to CS6:
http://imgur.com/enllkyL
Its nifty but it lost its "up ...
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Camera in Flash
Im having a hard time trying to work out how to implement a smooth camera in flash.
In something like openGL i would use a transformation matrix to move the camera around the scene.
However with ...
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Are Flash AMF calls blocking on AS3 client side?
Are Flash AMF calls blocking on AS3 client side i.e. Do they block the client till the response is returned from the server side? What is the underlying transport protocol used for AMF, If it is HTTP ...
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Make colour change depending on time
I'm making a Flash game (ActionScript 3) and for dynamics I'd like to make the background change colour depending on the clients' time of day.
I have a rough idea on how I want to do this,
At ...
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How to check the device type using Adobe AIR for iOS
How do I check what kind of device the user is running my Adobe AIR app on?
Example: if(device == ipad3) { stagestuff.width = 300; }
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Is it better to import photoshop files or illustrator files into flash? [closed]
I was wondering what would be better to import into flash for when I animate.
My intention is to animate my characters and objects and then export as a png sequence and make a sprite sheet then take ...
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Flash game made with Flixel does not appear when using regular zoom [closed]
I am having an issue getting my Flash game (made using the Flixel library) to display when I use Zoom = 1 in the call to Super() in the game's constructor.
I have made a map using Dame which is ...
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Virtual Camera preventing correct use of Touch Events
http://www.youtube.com/embed/jkk0k6HvDa4
How come when I try to use e.stageX and e.stageY the virtual camera messes the coordinates up? (watch video)
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ActionScript 2.0 - Correct Top Obstacle Collision
I am making a super mario game in flash. I just started working on the collision but I met a problem whenever I step on the top corner of my wal. In super mario, when you step on the blocks, you will ...
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Coordinates user taps
I am using e.stageX and e.stageY to locate the user tap, only I have a vcam that constantly changes the view, until eventually off the stage. Is there another way to do this? Like e.SomeMovieclip.x ...
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Smudge and Erase Image using Flash and AS3
I am developing an app where in I have to smudge and erase a portion of the image which is loaded on stage.
The logic I am using is adding two Images on stage one above the other.
I am able to ...
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Socket.io v.9 with Actionscript
I'm attempting to develop an online multiplayer game using Node.js for the server and Flash to display the client.
I've been reading up a bit and have found quite a few recommendations for the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Exporting SWF With Transparent Background For Scaleform/UDK
After looking all over in the UDN and forums I have yet to find a solution for this:
I am currently using Flash CS3 and Actionscript 2.0 to build my scaleform menus and I can use them in the UDK. For ...
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How do I create a Dynamic Text Button AS3?
I am having difficulties creating a button that has Dynamic text in it for my interactive quiz game.
The text on the button has to change to show a selectable answer based off of what the current ...
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Dropping multiple objects using an array in Actionscript?
I'm trying to get these fireBalls to drop more often, I'm not sure if I'm using Math.random correctly.
Also, for some reason I'm getting a null reference because I think the fireBalls array waits for ...
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Could a large number, such as 255.000255 be converted to it's RGB channels in a Shader language?
If I had a Vertex Shader constant holding one float value, like:
255.000255
Where: The first 3 numbers are actually red (255), next three are green (000), then the last three are blue (255).
... ...
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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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What is faster, TimerEvent.TIMER or if(timer.running)?
In my game, I'm trying to prevent lag. I have timers for pushback. I'm using if(pushtimer.running), but is it faster to do pushtimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER)?
Basically, should I add a ...
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Flixel or Pygame for a small game? [closed]
I have some experience in Bash and Python, Lua.
I've always wanted to try and make point & click quest games. Most
quest games I loved aesthetically and gameplay wise were made with
Flash.
So ...
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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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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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What technologies were used to create “Dueling Network”?
I want to make a similar browser online multiplayer game like "Dueling Network" (link below) but for a different TCG.
What technologies you believe they used to create it?
Could anyone kindly refer ...
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2d Pixel Shader literature, algorithms, etc. for Pixel Bender for flash
I am looking for some literature about pixel shaders algorithms or how would you call it.
It's for 2d top down space shooter kind of game.
I was thinking effects like halos, slow time, trails, fast ...
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Animation in timelines [closed]
Im using MAYA 3D and adobe flash. I was wondering how I can make an animation of an animal birth, its for an app. So within a 24 hr period you can view the egg growing with the little critter inside ...
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Semi Transparent Background in Scene [closed]
In my game I want to create game over scene which is semi transparent so game scene become partially visible.
Game over scene contain several button that are not transparent but I need only ...
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Are RTMFP Flash games the new big thing? [closed]
After watching (and playing) HaxBall, I can imagine that RTMFP (or any other real time multiplayer flash based technology) games will be the new big thing, replacing social games (cafeworld, etc).
...
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Flex 4 + Apache Ant, Cannot Load FlashPunk Libraries
I have been searching google, Apache Docs*, and FlashPunk forums looking for an answer to this: I cannot get Ant/Flex to find and compile the FlashPunk libraries.
Here is my build.xml.
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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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Flash multi-player system: one player moves the other stops when using the mouse
I started making a small multi-player avatar chat to start my self with flash and multi-player. Everything worked fine when I was using arrows to move but when I started using the mouse something goes ...
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Are there companies that can store the stream of each user event? [closed]
I want a company that can store in a database of it's own the stream of clicks each user does (my game is programmed in action script), of course I will define what data and when to store it. Bear in ...
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Get location of nearest array object [duplicate]
Is there an algorithm that would calculate the location of the nearest MovieClip in an array? Perhaps a loop? If so, what?
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addChild with same MovieClip after RemoveChild
I have quite a bit of code like this:
var mov = new movclass;
if(somethinghappens){
addChild(mov);
}
inside the movclass class:
//im not going to put code right now, so just imagine a thirty ...
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How was the Castle Crashers game for X-box made? [closed]
The graphics and animations for Castle Crashers were definitely made with Adobe Flash. But as far as I know X-box doesn't directly support Flash and Adobe Air technology. I love flash for 2D game ...
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Error 2007 after gotoAndStop [closed]
My most unfavorite errors, error 2007 and error 1009.
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter hitTestObject must be non-null.
at flash.display::DisplayObject/_hitTest()
at ...
