Here we are with the 2nd part of the tutorial to create a game like The Moops. The guys at Heavy Boat, the studio behind the game, are following the tutorial too, so I hope I’ll try to make something really similar to their game. In the first part I showed you how to fire … Create a Flash prototype of The Moops – Combos of Joy – Step 2
Did you play The Moops – Combos of Joy? It’s a cute physics game we can build a prototype in a few minutes (don’t worry, Plants Vs Zombies fans, as next step is about to come). Let’s see game’s features: * It’s a physics game so we are using Box2D to create it. * The … Create a Flash prototype of The Moops – Combos of Joy
Did you ever wonder what would be possible if you could merge a 2D physics engine with a 3D engine? Roger Engelbert from Done With Computers, apart from having a blog with awesome posts (really! have a look!), tried to use Away3D to render Box2D collisions. You will see the result by yourself. « Here … Box2D collisions rendered in 3D with Away3D
With Box2D is very easy to create primitives like boxes or spheres, but when you have to handle more complex shapes, things get nasty. You have to use compound objects and it’s not as intuitive as it should be. In our help comes PhysicsEditor by Andreas Low The software allows you to create complex bodies … Create complex Box2D shapes in a click with PhysicsEditor
I already showed you two ways of editing Box2D environments with Bison Kick and simply using the Flash IDE. Today I’ll show you the most advanced editor at the moment: World Construction Kit made with Box2D C++ 2D physics engine compiled with Adobe Alchemy. The demos on the official site are really awesome and the … Box2d Flash Alchemy Port + World Construction Kit
Some time ago I published a Basic Box2D editor using Flash movieclips. Now it’s time to show you something way more interesting called Bison Kick by Jacob Schatz who runs the blog jacobschatz.com (bookmark it! It contains a lot of useful information). It’s an online Box2D editor with live preview. Besides it’s still under development, … Create Box2D levels in a quick with Bison Kick
When you are about to design a level or whatever else in Box2D, you have to face some design issues due to different unit measurements (Flash works with pixels while Box2D uses meters) and the common problems in level design: the need to have a WYSIWYG interface. Some frameworks such as Citrus Engine, have a … Basic Box2D editor using Flash movieclips
We are about to create an intelligent camera that will follow a body in Box2D. What’s the difference between an intelligent camera and a dumb one? Simple… the intelligent camera follows the object keeping it in the middle of the screen as long as there are enough game area to fill the screen. The dumb … Following a body with the camera in Box2D – The smart way
If you want to make a good game, a good camera movement is necessary. This time we’ll learn to follow a Box2D object with the camera. Box2D does not have a “camera”, so we will have to move the stage according to body position. This is the same script as Real world catapult using Box2D … Following a body with the camera in Box2D
If you want to read an interesting article about Flash games and physics, I suggest you to point your browser on Developing physics-based games with Adobe Flash Professional by Samuel Asher Rivello. I was quoted in the article, but what makes it really great is the way it will guide you through the creation of … Quoted on Adobe Edge: April 2010 edition
We got it. After the first catapult prototype and the “slippery wheels” sequel, this is a version with realistic movement and a lot cleaner code. To add realistic movement I defined friction and restitution, making useless the CreateFixture2 function and widely using the more appropriate CreateFixture one. This way I have full control on fixtures, … Real world catapult prototype using Box2D – Cleaner code
Did you enjoy the catapult prototype? Here I am with the second part, adding wheels controlled by left and right arrows. Have a look: Now you can move the catapult with left and arrow keys, and shoot with a mouse click If you feel the catapult is running on an icy surface, that’s because I … Real world catapult prototype using Box2D – Adding wheels
