Adobe Flash is a cross-platform multimedia runtime used to embed animations, video, and interactive applications into web pages.
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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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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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What needs to be done to port a Windows Flash game to Android?
My team has developed a game using Flash (with Lua embeded) that targets Windows. And we want to port that game to Android (also iOS in the future).
It's acceptable to rewrite the Flash part of ...
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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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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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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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Classic random script [closed]
I dont understand why
random(99);
and
engine<=14)
and
engine<=69)
and
else { //this is the remainding percentage which is accorded to "9".
randomnumber = 9; #
on (release) {
...
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Convert Flash game to work on Android devices
Is there any way to convert a Flash games(file with .swf extention) to work with android devices? I want the game to use Android device native controls like sensor, accelerometer, etc.
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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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Real cash gambling app
I am making a cash game like deal or no deal for use as an android app, using adobe software.
The idea is player wagers 50 pence through Paypal plays the game wins, say, £10 pounds and then cash out.
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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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Increasing height increases width
I have a game, where the user presses a button to spend money and increase the height of a Movie Clip. I use the following: height ++.
The problem: When I test this out, it seems the width ...
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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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A controlled trapezoid transformation with perspective projecton
I'm trying to implement a controlled trapezoid transformation in Adobe Flash's ActionScript using the built-in perspective projection facility. To give you an idea of how the effect looks like:
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How to stretch Movie Clip according to user's touch coordinates?
I have code like this:
touchX = stage.stageX;
touchY = stage.stageY;
I also have a player movieclip that I'm trying to make shoot lasers. So I got the MovieClip to appear and rotate according to ...
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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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X and Y values same as width and height? [closed]
I'm trying to make an expandable box in flash. The registration of down and up is to the left. the registration of left is in the middle. This is the code:
down.width -= 10; up.width -= 10; left.x ...
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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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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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Best way to network the movement of 2D tanks?
I'm working on a multiplayer Flash game with a Python server and I have a quick question regarding how I should send positional updates for tanks for other players.
Should I choose
Option A:
When ...
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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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Hide movieclip parts that are out of bounds
I'm making a game where one takes a picture of their face to use on a character. I have them zoom in on the picture, but the bitmapdata extends out of its movieclip. How do I assign bounds to my ...
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Develop a 2d isometric mobile game on Flash [closed]
I'm building a game on Flash that will run on web/Android/iOS.
The game is 2d isometric.I heard that developing mobile apps on Flash sucks and the graphics looks just awful.It'd be quite uncomfortable ...
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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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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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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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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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Changing colour while keeping gradient
I'm making a Flash game with ActionScript 3 and I have a square with a gradient applied to it. I am trying to programmatically changing the colour of the square depending on time, for example, some ...
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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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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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Flixel: Is it possible to use a spritesheet for FlxButtonPlus?
I'm trying to change the graphic on a FlxButtonPlus. I want to get the graphic from a spritesheet. However, if I try the ' regular' way (make an animation and play it), it refuses to use just the part ...
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Rotate Box Sprite With Circle Body
I want to rotate my rectangular sprite with circle body.
The problem is the body doest not attached to the centre of the sprite. This was the default behaviour of the body and sprite.
But I want that ...
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Revolve FlxSprites Around a Central FlxSprite in Flash Game made with Flixel
I have been working on a Flash game made in Flash Builder using the Flixel library. I have been trying to dynamically create a group of FlxSprites , and revolve them around a player controlled class ...
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Deep copying or cloning in actioscript 3
I would like to make a mirror reflection of an entity in Flashpunk. So I would like to copy a spritemap from one Entity to another (reflectionEntity). If I use something like this
...
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Is gameswf usable? [closed]
The project page indicates that it's pre-alpha code, and suggests the actionscript support is weak. Flash UIs are nice, so I was wondering if anyone has experience getting gameswf to the point where ...
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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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How do I make a custom tileset for Flixel that supports autotiling?
I've been Googling this problem for a while now. I'm currently porting one of my Java games to Flixel, and I want to use the original 16x16 tileset I made. In the original game I implemented my own ...
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Swap Child and Child's Child
Is it possible to use swapChildren() with a child and a child's child? Every time I try, I get this error:
ArgumentError: Error #2025: The supplied DisplayObject must be a child of the caller.
Why ...
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Using timer to reverse enemy movement in Flash game made with Flixel
I am creating a 2d flash game using Flixel 2.5 in Flash Builder. I am trying to reverse enemy movement on an interval so that they will move back and forth over a set space. I felt that a timer would ...
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Help for choosing a cost effective game server for Flash client
I am developing a flash-based game primarily for desktops, to be hosted on facebook platform (like cityville, sims social etc). The gameplay doesn't involve real-time communication between players ...
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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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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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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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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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FlashPunk + Flashdevelop - How to use sponsor provided preloader
I have developed a flash game using FlashPunk (on FlashDevelop). And now that I am trying to add a sponsor preloader and splashscreen to my game, I realize the flashpunk forums are down, and have been ...
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Clever way to do the Sonic 2 Bonus Stage effect saving memory
What would be a good way to save memory to achieve an effect like this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K89LkvL9JZ0
We're using pre-rendered 3D.
I'm asking this because this naive approach of ...
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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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Use of FlxG.camera.follow to follow a character vertically
I am developing a prototype for a game in Flixel in which a character floats upward continually to traverse the level. I would like to have a "tall" layout for levels and set the FlxG.camera to follow ...
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Network Multiplayer in Flash
Flash has come a long way in the last decade, and it's a well-kept secret getting a Flash game to connect to a multi-client server for chat and/or basic avatar movement in real time.
Why has the ...
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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 ...
