Can't you just parse the data to get a string for the filename then check the last few characters (the ones after the final .)?

At 8/14/08 06:50 PM, zrb wrote:

At 8/14/08 06:47 PM, Arby wrote: The .as file is compiled into the .swf as you export it. It's all in the .swf

I don't think you understood what he was trying to do :P

It's you who doesn't understand how these files work...

External .as files are simply to help you manage your code rather than having it all in one place, when you make an swf you can take that anywhere, upload it to any website and it will work without that .as file just as it works without the .fla file, they are simply source.

Wait.. your original post said you need a scriper, and then all your examples are engines? So you're a scriper too? I'm confused.

You can get some good info at flashgamesponsorship.com, and flashgamelicense.com is a great service you could use.

At 6/16/08 08:33 AM, HiniberusDelius wrote: First off I will not be doing nothing, I'll be coming up with ideas and basically be the project leader I already have a numerous amount of ideas and I'll continue to come up with more.

I think you'll find skilled artists and programmers reluctant to work on other people's ideas with no promise of money, when they could be working on their own ideas.

Also you seem to have stressed that you want to see examples of work to make sure the people you work with are good, yet you have made no effort to show examples of YOUR work and your amazing ideas and the skills that grant you the title of project leader.

Be careful doing something like this in flash, since flash is viral once it's released you wont be able to take it down easily if you are told to.

The main things they would be worried about are:

1) Are you making profit from their work?
2) Are you giving them/their characters/their franchise a bad name/image? (Costing them money)

But people have been sued over less...

Just stick in a disclaimer at the start, you can do pretty much anything as long as you cover your back.

The classes make up such a miniscule amount of data compared to the audio/visual data that it really (in my opinion) doesn't make enough difference to the preloader to worry about.

At 4/20/08 04:23 PM, NG-Unit wrote:

At 4/20/08 03:21 PM, SpamBurger wrote: I think some sponsors are willing to pay $100k for large multiplayer games. Not totally sure though.

I have a feeling that those 100k games wouldn't be made in flash...

Actually Kongregate.com pay amounts around (and maybe bigger than) that for large Flash games developed specifically for them.

Use:

var classRef:Class = GetDefinitionByName("stringhere") as Class;
var myObject:Sprite = new classRef();

You have to import GetDefinitionByName first, if I remember correctly it's in flash.utils.

I used to know Mr. Ignat quite well and I'm surprised...

What they have done is fucking stupid, if they really didn't trust you they would have cut you out from the start.. this is just plain scam.

Lesson to be learned: don't work with people on the assumption that they won't asshole you further down the line. Toxicportal.com is finished but not much is going to stop them from starting a new portal under a different name.

At 4/13/08 07:11 PM, EvilEgg wrote: Mostly, but after playing ttyd it seems like a huge task to recreate that world..

I am talking about the 3-d effect and the graphics not just the graphics in a side scroller....

Paper Mario TTYD is rendered in full 3D with semi-2D characters. It isn't really cel-shaded at all. What you are looking for is just a 3D engine.

You're going to have a lot more problems than just camera movement, and the last thing people want is you constantly asking questions at every stage of the development.

For a smash bros. type camera you should really code your own, that means a good knowledge of actionscript is essential. You'll need to resize and move the stage object or a game container dynamically dependent upon a formula taking into account all of the players' co-ordinates.

Try:

stage.showDefaultContextMenu = false;

Just remember it removes everything except the Adobe stuff, so if you don't have a quality option in-game it could be a problem for those that need to run on lower quality.

At 4/11/08 07:33 PM, Cartoon-Electra wrote: What rights would i still have to the game?

So if a very big portal offered 3k for sponsorship...but then said they were interested in an exclusive license...what sort of money would be fair..a similar amount or would it be a big jump?

It depends on the time-scale. An exclusive license means that the website is paying you to be the only site hosting the game(meaning you will need to install a site-lock code), you should still retain all authorship and distribution rights to the game.

Since you are unsure about even what rights you would retain it's paramount that if you do make a deal with them you make sure the terms are crystal clear to you and to them.

As far as money goes, you're best off just replying to them on the lines of:

"I may be interested in an exclusive license, how long were you thinking and how much would you like to offer?"

See what kind of numbers they come up with.

The bad thing about selling a time-based exclusive is that once it's over you've got to find another deal somewhere if you want to earn more money. You may be able to negotiate a sponsorship with another portal at this point when you explain that the game has only been under exclusive license. Depends on a lot of factors really.

However, if you aren't too sure what you're doing your best bet would probably be a simpler deal, like a sponsorship. Don't feel bad about asking the sponsor themselves any questions you have though, don't go ahead until you're sure of the options and the details. (Just try not to come across too clueless because it leaves you open to be taken advantage of)

Only the largest of games portals will be interested in exclusive licenses, as the smaller portals rely on games with their branding being spread to larger portals in order to drive traffic back and make money.

For a normal game in terms of value an exclusive license is probably worth less money but more valuable in the long run since it's normally for a set period so you can sell them one after the other, of course that's more work for you.

I think you may have gotten some terms mixed up though, since an exclusive license does not grant the sponsor all rights to your game.

My web stats don't give much in the way of monthly graphing but this should suffice, which is the file access count in millions:

http://www.shinki.co.uk/images/accesses.
jpg

It's quite possible to get a large amount of hits when a game with links inside it spreads, that's why I suggested the google search.

I'm not going to respond to your claims any more.. what reason would I even have to lie? I'm asking for affiliation. Friendly link swapping with fellow devs.

At 4/11/08 12:46 PM, Evion wrote: As for shinki, why dont you try getting affiliated with newgrounds? I know it says your are on your site but your name doesnt seem to appear in blue on the userlist...

As you can see my site doesn't actually have THAT much content, it mainly just links to my games and allows people to contact me. I would've thought that Newgrounds would only affil with a fairly content-rich site. I have their link in there too because I like NG (it's a referral link).

At 4/11/08 12:17 PM, ProfessorFlash wrote: Or why don't you show us the statistics of your site mr big mouth?

Last month:

Visitors came from 208,612 distinct Internet addresses.

Now kindly leave my thread alone if you don't want to affiliate.

At 4/11/08 12:02 PM, ProfessorFlash wrote:

At 4/11/08 11:47 AM, Shinki wrote: I get 100,000 to 200,000 uniques a month

Haha, sure you do. Did you get a seizure when pressing the 0? You might get 1-2 unique hits per month. That would be more believeable.

Do a google search for "super crazy guitar maniac deluxe 2" then come back and tell me i get 1-2 uniques per month.

So it turns out that most of my website affiliates' sites don't exist anymore, or contain nothing...

If you would like to affiliate with my site (swap links), please post a link to your site and where I can get an 88 x 31 banner to use.

I only want to affiliate with Flash-related websites (hence the Flash forum post) preferably those of amateur developers. I get 100,000 to 200,000 uniques a month, also with SCGMD3 just around the corner this could be a good chance to boost your traffic.

My website: http://www.shinki.co.uk

My banner (save it or hotlink it, I care not): here.

Thanks guys!

At 4/10/08 01:08 PM, ThomSip wrote: I don't where to find this so I tried debug, everytime I use debug mode flash player crashes, does anyone know how to fix these errors?

Just make sure you've followed the method correctly, it does work.

Have the linkage set correctly, with export on first frame unticked.
Make an invisible movieclip that is on screen for a brief moment after your preloader, which has all of your audio files on frames inside it (but never played).

At 4/6/08 07:06 AM, Stilianos wrote: Really? As3 makes object oriented programming easier? Well that would help if i were ever to have the patience to make a rpg. So if i only knew as2 how long til i would learn as3?

Not long at all. Even less time if you were actually doing it instead of asking this question over and over.

BoMToons?

At 3/25/08 04:31 PM, Rustygames wrote: If you have the skills, go for a job, experience > qualifications. If you need to learn it first and you can't on your own, then of course you'll need education.

Remember I am not talking out of my ass, I've been there and done it. I hope this helps :)

Not everything is about money, going to university is one of the greatest experiences you could ever have and not everyone is able to do so. It's an opportunity that shouldn't be disregarded simlpy because you can get into a well paid 9 to 5 already.
If you're good enough at Flash anyway you have plenty of free time at uni to pretty much cancel out most of the debts with Flash licensing as a freelancer.

I think your success is pretty good, but I don't think you're really in a position to tell people they shouldn't go to uni, considering that it's something you haven't done.

My views:

1) Idea

Your idea isn't a huge issue here, the way you deliver it will make or break the animation's success on NG. If you have a good idea that you like and can stick to then I would say go for it because the whole thing will come a lot easier the more fond you are of it.

2) Tablet

A tablet is a tool for an artist, but it won't make you into one. If you can draw well on paper then chances are you will feel more at home with a tablet pen than a mouse, but if you aren't that great at drawing anyway it won't make a lot of difference. I tend to prefer one hand on the mouse and one hand on ctrl+z.

3) Length

Don't make it 20 minutes for the sake of it, and yet don't cram it into 10 when it needs more. Just use some common sense as long as it flows and keeps interest people won't care. If it's boring and dull then even 2 minutes will seem to long, but it can be pretty much any length (filesize permitting) as long as it's engaging.

Just copy the frames from each seperate .fla into one big .fla and export it from there.

In the UK if you earn more than a certain amount in a tax year (about 5 or 6 thousand pounds) you are legally required to declare it so you can pay tax on it, if it's less than the amount you get it tax free.

Lick her honey covered nipples?
I'd ask her to 'give me bread' but I'd probably get a yeast infection.

Damn I came in here expecting some lulz and got served some serious business. I got owned.