As I supposed, it did not take long before some ideas posted in the forum become reality in the blog. I am talking about the post about soft body engine that I recommend you to read before continuing with this post. From Wikipedia: Soft body dynamics is an area of physics simulation software that focuses … Softbody with Flash
Multipart tutorial: available parts 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 This tutorial reached the 5th part, and it’s time to add some new feature… something that wasn’t included in the original game. Always remember to add something to a game you are about to clone, or people will get bored very soon of your game. In … Create a Flash game like Metro Siberia Underground – Part 5
Ok… you made it… you made the Flash game that will kick asses and you are sure nobody knows Actionscript like you. Nobody will clone your game because you know ActionScript better than the rest. If you really know ActionScript, you should now that even if SWF files are compiled, they can be easily decompiled … Protect your ActionScript with Amayeta’s SWF Encrypt
As you may notice, at the top of the rightmost column of this blog I am showing the latest posts of the forum. I did not find any widget fitting my needs so I had to solve the problem by myself. And I am going to tell you how. At the moment it’s not a … How to show latest phpBB3 posts in your WordPress sidebar
After some time from the post announcing the forum, I am proud to say the forum is now live. Well… it’s just a default-style phpBB page at the moment, but I am going to improve it day after day, to make it as successful as this blog. This does not mean I am going to … The forum is alive!
I know people usually get scared when someone talks about Objects. Object always mean OOP and tt sounds very hard to understand, and all in all you can code everything you want without using objects. That’s true, but let me clarify some concepts: 1) Using basic Flash Objects is much easier than OOP 2) You … Understanding Flash Objects
Multipart tutorial: available parts 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 In this 4th part I’ll cover the code written in 3rd part. You should read parts 1 and 2 too, because I will comment only the new code. For a better understanding, I’ll re-publish the code import flash.filters.GlowFilter; var ship_filter:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x00ff00, 0.8, 4, 4, … Create a Flash game like Metro Siberia Underground – Part 4
I never used a preloader in a game… all my games are quite light, and I used to preload movies only in some heavy website intros. Heavy, as I said, but 100% timeline and 0% actionscript Today, I was making a preloader for Glomb, because I am dealing with a sponsor (yes… maybe I am … Some Flash preloading issues you’d better know
Multipart tutorial: available parts 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 In the 3rd part I’ll leave the tunnel for a future use and I will introduce some “asteroids”, some “fuel tanks” and the distance traveled so far. I suggest to read part 1 and 2 before reading this one It’s not a line-by-line commented tutorial, I … Create a Flash game like Metro Siberia Underground – Part 3
Reading the comments in this blog, I saw there is a bit of confusion about MindJolt (MJ from now on) API On the site, there isn’t any guide, and the only way to have some information is by email from Richard Fields. Besides Richard must be a very busy guy with such a game portal, … How to use MindJolt’s API (and why you should do it)
Probably you don’t know, but I won a contest hosted by MochiAds some time ago. I won the referral bonus of the first (as far as I know) MochiAds contest. Having my name next to a Nitrome guy is something weird… a blogger that makes tutorials about Flash games next to one of the biggest … Who refers wins
