Um I have to agree with ^ thats a very very poor system for moving something across the screen. Im assuming because you used enemy your making some kind of side scrolling enemies that move across the screen then disappear

The non-oop way:
var myEnemyArray:Array = new Array(); //create our array for enemies
//right here is where you choose how often enemy spawn ill leave that to you
//so below will spawn an enemy and place him on the stage and push him onto the array
var mcEnemy:MovieClip = new mcEnemyLib(); //mcEnemyLib is what you called it int he library (linkage)
mcEnemy.x = 600; ///puts him over on the right
mcEnemy.y = 300; ///puts him at 300 down can easily be replaced with math.rand() * stage hieght to get a random place
addChild(mcEnemy);
myEnemyArray.push(mcEnemy);

//now we have all the enemies in an array in a separate function that is updated every frame (onEnterFrame) we do this
if(myEnemyArray.length > 0){ //make sure there is an enemy or we get an error
for(var i:Number = 0; i < myEnemyArray.length - 1; ++ i){ //this will loop through all the enemies in our array
myEnemyArray[i].x -= 10; //will go through each enemy and move him 10 left
}} ///close what we opened

The oop way:
im assuming if you can do oop then i dont need to write out the code, just make an object that extends your enemy movie clip and add an enter frame listener that moves itself however much in whatever direction, then removes itself automatically if shot, to far off screen yada yada.
Hope that helped (its in AS3 by the way cause you didnt specify)

Hate to stray but... do you need to use flash for this presentation? Flash can be a good medium but powerpoint is much better at handling pictures.

Im assuming your just getting into programming, you will need a copy of flash CS3 and you will need to learn AS3 (actionscript 3) if you've never programmed before it could be quite an undertaking and thing thing is a very advanced game. You need to take baby steps and you probably wont and will lose interest at frustration... Regardless physics and AI is the least of your worries learning a programming language is the hard part.

Oh and personally I would have thought having someone else bring your idea to life would be a nice thing rather then a theft?

I have a few of my own, but I just wanted to see what the community had to say, and you will of course be given clear credit for your idea, and I seek no profit in my endeavors just to give people enjoyment, all the money I do make goes to charity.

I think this fits into the general section, im putting together a little game/toy in flash for my sweetie :) and we always talk of the clouds and their absolute wonder, so I figured I would use clouds as my theme. I know that everyone and their dog has a million game ideas just most of them no means to put into play, so here is your chance to give some simple game ideas about clouds. Key word simple.

Wonderful, thanks guys, cs3 and as3 here i come!

I dunno it seems the future can just go forward, and the hate on for AS 3 seems to come from its steeeep ass learning curve, even though they knew 2 or 3 the flash guys just made an entirely new language and said it was a new version.....thats enough to piss off and programmer.

So im thinking 3 is the way to go as im willing to invest the time to learn. Comments?

At 7/25/08 10:03 PM, BrokenEdge wrote: Flash CS3 is great, but I never use AS3.

And you can always 'comendeer' it.

Arr.

Yes anyone with some juice in their melon can commandeer just about any softwarez from 'teh interwebz' with great ease, and this is my plan once again! lol

Ive also noticed a great hate on AS 3 why is that anyways? I believe it is faster? Is it, and how much and I dont want to start a great debate so a nutshell of both sides of the argument would be great.

Woah woah woah backup bud, you've gotta crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run. A tower defense game is kinda like olympic power sprinting and your probably at something more like a hello world program which is like crawling, walking if you extend it heavily.

Id recommend making a few simple simple programs, and working your way into dirt simple games, and slowly getting more and more complex; they will be no fun to play at first, maybe even pointless but what you learn from them will help you later on, plus a lot of good code is reusable! After you have gotten that all mastered which will take a while! (game programming isnt an overnight thing your looking at months to master). Then you wont have to ask how to make a TD game you will just understand the underlying concepts and be able to put it together no problem!

So ive been out of the game for a while when it comes to flash, still playing the games but not so much on the making them side of things. Last time I used flash it was Flash MX and just plain old AS. AS2 was an option but no one used it. In the meantime I learned python heavily to the point where I could do just about anything shy of a full fledged 3D game and I decided to call it mastered at that.

Which brings me to my question, i've been yearning to work on a suitable platform that will allow my games to reach an audience with ease but still be complex near full games like that of a downloadable. It seems flash has grown up in the past years along with me! So after doing a little research Im catching all this flash super pro 9x, flex pro builder and yaada yaada along with AS 3.0 which looks waaaahaaayhaaaay more intimidating then AS 1, hell you can barely see the resemblance!

So I want to get back into the flash game programming/developing, but where the eff do I start! AS 3.0 is obviously something that will need to be learned, but what dev platfrom do I use? Flex? Flash? Some other thing I've never heard of? If someone could point me in the right direction maybe some tutorials or online free reading material and what the standard is for flash games these days it would be very much appreciated! I would enjoy the top of the line software that works the best (price isnt an object here). Thanks guys, peace

thanks mogley for helping rather then flaming, its people like you who keep this bbs alive

yah even to many objects being independently drawn to screen can cause crazy slowdowns, www.kirupa.com has a great tutorial in the flash section for how to cut down on the total lines flash draws for optimizations.

also you may consider using symbols if you aren't already, but most people have got that down at this point..

well your kinda in luck because armorgames has a rock out contest going on for flash rhythm based games.

At 5/19/07 01:31 PM, LesPaulPlayer wrote: damn you. someone makes a new list like everyday. just look at someone elses.

oh for serious? I took a quick browse through and didnt see any, i wish i could delete topics..

Well I've been making flash games for a while now but I've never submitted anything to NG because I've never really had a reason to really put some effort into a game to get some good sound and graphics, but now that there is such things as sponsors there might just be...

I was thinking we should compile a list of websites/people who sponsor flash's and information on them.

So far the only one I've really got my eye on is Armorgames.com they allow you to keep your rights to content submitted, you can make up to $1000.00 on a sweet game, and they have frequent contests in which you can make even more!

So does anyone know of any other decent sponsors and maybe a testimonial of working for them?

Yah thanks I really do appreciate the searching and I wish I could but its like he said I cant visit artists pages or the portal :(

However high energy orchestral is probably exactly what I'm looking for! You can send the tracks preferably in a flash compatible format to abseeley(at)gmail(dot)com just replace (at) with @ and (dot) with . and your good to go. Thats just to prevent spam crawlers from getting my email.

Also could you include in your email the address you would prefer me to contact you at so I could keep an open dialog back and forth for the purposes of the project.

I am very grateful and I realize that you will have to go out of your way to do this but you won't be disappointed with the results. Would it also be possible to include the software you used to create the tracks? Ill explain later. Many thanks.

-adrian

Hey everyone,
Before bashing/flaming and the like telling me that there is already a topic for this I am living in the hospital currently and have been for the last month, and I will be here for the next 3 months at least. The hospital's free wireless internet service blocks the NG audio portal because of the file size of the page. Which for me sucks some serious ass.

So to whoever is interested in my offer they have to be willing to actually send me there track via email/IM or alternate download site. Please note that in the release credit will be given as according the the NG standard and if it is a top ten entry you will receive $500.00 cash from armor games.

Now if I haven't lost you yet heres what I'm looking for (I am willing to switch things up if you've got a killer track that screams to be used): I need a clear sounding track(by this I mean you can clearly hear the different instruments or sounds in the track and tell them apart) that is preferably of the rock/indie rock (guitar/drums/bass/vocals/other) genre but this is debatable. Preferably tracks under 2 minutes as I would like to maximize quality and still keep a solid game.

Now you should know that I am a seasoned programmer and although I usually do most of my daily work in other languages such as C++ with the DirectX API flash comes as easy as breathing to me and I love to use it in my spare time. I already have the base work for an engine of a game to enter into the Armorgames Rock Out contest and I require music for the purposes of testing and preparing further, and because I cant surf the portal I need someone to come to me, this way I also know you will be around when I need to contact you.

I would also like to note, that to whomever's tracks I chose to be featured in my game you will be given a guaranteed entry into the upcoming contest which means your tunes will be featured in a game and viewed by the public getting your name out there! Even if we don't win your still getting great exposure!

If you are interested in my offer either reply to this topic or PM me.

At 5/13/07 08:49 PM, DSMagnum wrote: Check this first.

If you don't find what you need there, browse the portal a bit. Only then if you can't find what you want should you make a specific request.

Now I love when people read my whole post before this minor flaming at, if you dont recall I mentioned I am currently living in the hospital and the NG audio portal is BLOCKED as in I cannot access it at all! I can also not visit links to authors audio pages, which is why the specific request. I dont mean to offend in any way but I have no other option!

Sorry but next time read the WHOLE thread then correct me.

Dear Audio Composers!

My name is Adrian and I am believe it or not a flash programmer! I have already began work on my entry for the upcoming contest, I wont divulge to many details at this point as I'd like to keep my odds of winning that much higher. Now I have searched the portal and found a few things that has come close to what I am looking for but not quite the right...

I am looking for something preferably acoustic solo with a more serene ominous sound to it, and I also require a few more pieces maybe a drum solo but also slow and serene. I can only use one author for audio according to the contest rules and if our entry wins you will receive $500.00 from the wonderful armor games! So let that be some incentive. If you think you've got what I'm looking for or have the ability and confidence to get this done, you can either post here or PM me. If I like your work I can shed more details on the project.

Now I have to point out there is one little snag, I am currently living in the hospital where they provide free wireless access, the only downside they block almost every port and not the NG audio portal as well as the collections page, random I know but this means its hard... well impossible for me to browse through audio works.

Thanks for your consideration!

Im working on mine right now, so simple, so creative, so fun! PS im not judging the competition so dont worry about it.

well i guess i could fedex the winner some fruity pebbles

262 is to make people write smaller more efficient flashes
Prize goes to winner and its adspace on a popular website (not disclosing at time)
Why else do people have contests

Think you can flash? Simple contest heres the rules:

Final filesize must be under 262k
Only the use of NG audio other then sound fx
Final size must be 400x400 pixels
Games and movies are both permitted
Submission must contain 262K at end of name ie: myflash:262K
You have 48 hours

Go

Ok Im using sibelius 3 and I have 3 seperate bass clef piano staffs which I want to merge all into one. Id imagine the best way would be to have them on 3 seperate voices but that doesnt seem to want to let me do it. When I copy all of one instruments music then select all of the other bar that im pasting to I click voice 2 then my original notes go to vioce two and when I paste the copied overwrites the original!! Someone please help!!!

hmm i've been using sibelius 3 for a while now but im starting to dislike it becasue i can't seem to get my hands on kontakt player gold or silver for that matter. Does anyone have erccomendations for what i should use. I have no recorded music of my own i prefer using like predone sounds like midi. And no i don't like programs like fl studio 5 and fruity loops i prefer the music notation way. any help is great

Hey does anyone out there actually have kontakt player gold or silver????

Ok we are going with a Vagrant Story art style as in concept art is what the whole game should look like. We don't really knwo to much about the intro yet but try and base your music on the concept art of that game and teh charactor art of Saga Frontier. If you can. But remember this is final work yet jus to pick the one. So far you got it nemo.

Nemo your work is very good. However we will not be using the submitted entrys unless someone submits somethign which is just right which is highly unlikly. The "guy" as it seems to be called so far when chosen will probably have to right 15-20 original compositions for the full game. And to whoever said like a 15 year old kid is gonna do this ive been programming since I was 8 and I'm the youngest of our group so far.

Wow Nemo I'm very impressed with your work and devotion! I think you are a very good competitor in this but please still submit a work or two to my gmail abseeley@gmail.com there are others who have shown interest from other forums but so far you are the first place contestant very nice.