In the previous section, I listed pros and cons of creating games in ActionScript, as well as useful terms you may encounter when programming in ActionScript. In this section, we will download and install FlashDevelop, and Create our first program.
This section is to introduce you to Flash, Actionscript 3.0 (as3), and some associated terms. Introduction Game programming can be fun and enjoyable, but it is hardly ever easy. You can learn the basics from other people, but a lot of stuff you’ll have to struggle through and figure out yourself. The most fun …
I’m going to finish up the tutorial section on creating an asteroids game in FlashDevelop using the display list. This series will run parallel to the tutorial set for creating an asteroids game using blitting. In the last section, we added keyboard input to the ship, so that we could rotate in any direction, and …
In this article, we’ll be using classic flash techniques to create an asteroids ship and move it around on screen using the keys. This is a quick way to create simpler games, or for any game where you don’t need complex control of the rendering order of your objects. Note: Blitting (which is covered in …
I’ve wanted to setup an SVN server for personal use, and to keep files current between my fiance and me when we’re working on the same project. So far I’ve resorted to using a flash drive, but sometimes it takes a while to check which machine or flash drive has the latest copy of my …
Ever since one of my favorite Actionscript game development bloggers (Emanuele Feronato) posted on his site about ‘Flash Mind Meld‘, I have been waiting to go through it. Sixty ‘Experts’ give their tips on creating successful flash games in 60 seconds. Sounds amazing, right? Free advice from 60 guys and gals good enough to be counted …
This article is about loading your own graphics into your asteroids game created in the asteroids tutorial. Adding images to what we already have is actually simpler than creating the vector drawings. There are two ways to do this – embed the image, or use a loader to load externally. I personally like loading them …
Creating a Asteroids Flash Game Part 10: Changing Vector Images to Bitmaps Read More »
Transitioning from a C++ background to Actionscript is fairly easy, but some of the differences can be surprising, as well as aggravating. In this article, I try to outline some of the differences and tips/ things to watch out for when coding in Actionscript 3.0 vs C++/ Java.
In the last section, we created a way to keep track of the lives and score, as well as created levels, restarting, pausing, and a basic menu GUI to start the game. In this section, we’ll add the Kongregate API to the game to allow us to keep track of the score through the Kongregate …
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In the last section, we created a way to detect collisions, created particle explosions, and broke the asteroids up into smaller pieces when hit. In this section, we’ll keep track of the lives, score, make levels, and create a GUI for starting, restarting, and pausing the game.