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Summary: How can I make this game more fun?

http://www.ngup.net/view?file=611

Long winded explanation:

Click for pool stick hitting type movement, arrow keys for normal movement.

The idea is to hit the little wall in the middle to make a brick fall down and kill the little enemy squares on the bottom while avoiding/hitting the rectangles that come out of your side to stop you. (In the real game, after a certain amount of enemy squares get across, you will die.)

Right now, it's an interesting game, but it doesn't stay interesting for very long. I'm asking you to tell me what might make this game more interesting than it is right now.

I've already got music planned, as well as fixing all the little bugs you see right now. This is more of a gameplay issue then an issue with minor details. How can I make the gameplay more enjoyable? Do you have any ideas of things I can add?

Thanks!!

At 2/21/08 07:25 PM, ChristianKid12 wrote: I dont think my comp lets me save anything as cur

Save it in quotes "" like this: "cursorName.cur" , including the quotes

You don't need to open up a new topic every 5 minutes.

First save the cursor as a cur file since I lied before.

Go Control Panel - Classic view - Mouse - Browse - Find it - Double click it - Apply - End

Yes, there is. Export it as a JPG or some sort of image, then sort through your Control Panel (I can't give you specific instructions because I don't know what version of windows you have) and change your mouse cursor image to the JPG that you just exported.

Nice tutorial. You're going to hate me for this, but did you know about the function dateObject.toLocaleTimeString() ?

:)

For some reason it's trying to open your file as a windows exe. Try running flash, then opening your program from there.

What ISNT working about the code?

I'm interested, but how can you guarantee that I will receive payment?

At 2/20/08 11:47 AM, mooseisloose wrote: thx gust =]

i reduced lag now anyways, i had undreds of MCs all running a script that was about 200 lines long due to my ubern00b skills, i cut the 200 line code down to 5 lines and it's all good now =]

O_o

I would love to know how you did that.

The guys look alright, but definitely work on the buildings: add some shading, etc.

Well, it's not something that you accomplish in just one day, or in a week, or a month, or even a year. It takes lots and lots of practice, hard work and dedication to achieve something of that level.

At 2/20/08 04:31 PM, GuyWithHisComp wrote:

At 2/20/08 04:26 PM, Cryoma wrote: Who needs ;'s?
It's not like they do anything.

People who use ActionScript needs them.

var a:Number = 0; var b:Number = 1;

Oh shush. Anyone who programmed with ActionScript would just write that as two separate lines. I still recommend getting into the habit of semicolons, but only because they're used in other languages so much.

At 2/19/08 07:23 PM, ChristianKid12 wrote: w8 do i put that code combinde with the code they give me in Flash Help?

Just put it on a mouse pointer movieclip, and ignore what code they gave you in the help.

Bah, all you'll accomplish is the creation of an underground black market where kids trade crack and webcams. Just in case it happens though, I think I'll stock up.

This is hilarious, mainly because it just has to be a troll.

Well lets just say that I prefer girls who aren't as dumb as a brick. Ahaha. Wow I've never insulted such a vast group of people in my entire life.

At 2/19/08 04:46 PM, Psycho wrote: Hehe, you just said that exact thing for another personal looking for a coder.

Well, why would you want to type up a different portfolio summary every time you gave someone your credentials?

Ah. That's the crux of the matter. In fact, its completely impossible.

New to Flash? Click here!

Honestly, that's more of a glitch with Flash than with your game. However, you might be able to fix it if you group all of your elements together in a MovieClip or something similar, and then move that movieclip, instead of moving all the elements separately.

AS3:

spriteCharacter.xScale = -1

AS2:

spriteCharacter.scaleX = -100

I'll third Paranoia because its fun, a book can only take you so far. After that there's no substitute for lots of experience.

At 2/18/08 09:30 AM, Dugh wrote: 10 bucks?! No thanks, dude! :(

I like that everyone will participate in a contest for free, but as soon as money gets thrown in people turn you down.

I have NO IDEA what you are trying to do. Can I see maybe an FLA or a picture or diagram or something?

-This code makes it so when two objects collide, it's moved on the y scale down a little bit (actually up)

How am I supposed to make ANY sense of that. I have no idea what the "It's" in the second sentence even refers to.

Any chance of some source code we can dig through? It looks great to me, and I might be able to use it in my game ... ^^

New to Flash? Read this first!

Yeah, usually they have solutions for your problems right there on the top of the page O_o

Looks fine, I would be impressed if you didn't use anything to base your drawing off of (besides memory). It needs shading yah.

At 2/16/08 08:25 PM, willobeen wrote:

At 2/16/08 06:47 PM, johnfn wrote: Yes, tweens do create lag, and yes, converting to keyframes will help.

not true. tweens are very efficient.

Not as efficient as having all frames precalculated. Make a shape tween of a complex object and run it, then break it into frames and run it, then get back to me.

Yes, tweens do create lag, and yes, converting to keyframes will help.

Just have it have 2 frames, one with a normal sword and one with a red sword, and have it switch between them when something special happens.

At 2/15/08 07:26 PM, Tree-SkyLark-BCE wrote: There is a function in the flash.utils package that will essentially do what you want. It is called getDefinitionByName(). It takes the name of the class as the parameter and returns a reference to the class object specified. Language Reference

Whoa, that rules. Thanks :D

This is a minute difference, but try placing the script ON the movieclip instead of IN it.