Category: Actionscript 3
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AS3 isometric engine
Today I’m introducing you a project ran by Djibril Tavares. It’s an open source, multilevel and multiplayer tilebased isometric engine. This is the offical list of features: Isometric…
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TileSense: AS3 tile based platform engine
The name is still JohnnyCar (based on an old idea for a game), but Dylan Dalrymple plans to change it to TileSense as soon as possible. It’s a…
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Flash Decompiler Trillix review
When you compile a Flash project, you know you create a swf file. Such file is created according to the SWF File Format Specification so you can create…
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Pure AS3 magnifying effect using Displacement Map Filter
Welcome to the oldest Flash eye candy effect ever. I’ll show you how to create a magnifying effect, yes, the same old effect you see in the web…
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Understanding AS3 super() statement
One interesting statement that’s almost unexplained in the web is super(). Before explaining super()‘s features, let me talk about superclasses. From Wikipedia: In computer science, a superclass is…
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Box2D platform engine alternative
Everybody should know Box2D is the best engine you can use to make a platform game. Rick Triqui, my latest game, was made with PlayCrafter that uses Box2D,…
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Basic Filler engine with Box2D – part 3
Here we are with the 3rd part… this time we’ll manage collision detection. I recommend to read step 1 and 2 before continuing. You should how to manage…
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Platform engine using Box2D – Step 3
In this third part of the platform engine, it’s time to make our hero jump. First, I suggest you to read parts 1 and 2 if you already…
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Embed Flash Yahoo Weather in your page with Yahoo APIs
If you have a touristic website about a city or a travel agency, it may be useful displaying the weather somewhere in the page. There are hundreds of…
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How to use an embedded text file in Flash – Trie edition
This script is the same as How to use an embedded text file in Flash using the method described in Trie Data Structure in Actionscript 3 You can…
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How to use an embedded text file in Flash
The opportunity to win up to $7000 with “Word Play” Flash Game Contest ends in 20 days, and I already showed you how to embed a text file…
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Basic Filler engine with Box2D – part 2
Some time ago I published Basic Filler engine with Box2D – part 1, now it’s time to see the next step. I am going to add enemies, the…