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I'll be willing to do it.

At 6/28/05 03:44 PM, Inglor wrote: did you just forget it again :P?

FFS. Problem is, I have two notepads open, and I keep updating the wrong one =P

At 6/28/05 03:45 PM, Glaiel_Gamer wrote: Denvish, what If we took all the AS: topics and put them into a flash as a huge actionscript tutorial?

Nah, the whole point of these is that they're forum based, and don't require people to open two extra pages/load a movie. Quick link, job done (in theory).

OK. Hopefully it's right this time.

AS: API by -liam-
AS: Arrays
AS: Basic A.I. by Dancing-Thunder
AS: Binary Increasement by Inglor
AS: Checking Stack Syntax by Inglor
AS: Clock by Glaiel_Gamer
AS: Collision by Glaiel_Gamer
AS: Collision Detection by BleeBlap
AS: Conditions and Loops by BleeBlap
AS: Debugging Syntax by Inglor
AS: Duplicated Movie Clips
AS: Linear Increasement by Inglor
AS: Movement - Basic
AS: Movement - Scrolling background by DrDeath2k3
AS: Movement - Random by Begoner
AS: Movement - On slopes by Joelasticot
AS: Movement - GTA-style (car/person switch) by Dancing-Thunder
AS: Pong physics & gravity by Dark_Toaster
AS: Preloader
AS: Save and Load
AS: Sound

Its all finished! Yay!

AS: Functions

AS: Password

AS: Variables

I'll be doing:
AS: Advanced AI
AS: The basics
AS: Game Developpement I
AS: Game Developpement II
And maybe:
AS: Game Developpement III

I'll be doing
AS: recursive functions

for now, maybe more stuff later

w00t!!! AS: OOP

At 6/29/05 10:00 PM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: AS: Password

YOU Stop making these! The ones you make are fucking pointless!
Password? Thats just a variable check dammit! Make a useful AS topic, as I said before something general not fucking password check.

At 6/30/05 09:01 AM, T-H wrote:

At 6/29/05 10:00 PM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: AS: Password

Password? Thats just a variable check dammit!

Yep,I made a AS: Variables.

At 6/30/05 09:01 AM, T-H wrote: YOU Stop making these! The ones you make are fucking pointless!
Password? Thats just a variable check dammit! Make a useful AS topic, as I said before something general not fucking password check.

chill dude, don't get so angry about him making tutorials, some newbs don't know how to do that, and you can always contribute to the thread instead of get annoyed by it

At 6/30/05 09:01 AM, T-H wrote: YOU Stop making these! The ones you make are fucking pointless!
Password? Thats just a variable check dammit! Make a useful AS topic, as I said before something general not fucking password check.

The way I see it is this: I'm happy for anybody to share what they know, whatever level they're at with scripting. 'How do I password?' is quite a common newb question, so that thread definitely has its place, even if it is just a simple variable check. If yourself or anybody else wants to elaborate on it (like, maybe suggest a way to use a remote file to check the password, or one in which the password is 'buried deeper' in the swf), then post your thoughts/code in the password thread. That's the reason I started off making them as individual threads.

When I began making AS threads back in February, my aim was to have a resource in the Flash forum which would answer as many newb/intermediate AS questions as possible - which is why the first three were Preloader, Basic Movement, and Sound. Since then, it's taken off to cover more advanced aspects of AS, such as OOP and API, so the shape of the 'project' has changed; but the principle is the same - resources for actionscripters.

However, no matter how many AS threads there are, there will always be a limit to their usefulness, since many questions are asked about custom-made codes. All these topics can do is hope to eliminate some of the more repetitive questions.

I understand what you're saying about 'general' is better than 'specific', but I think they both have their place - many of the questions asked in this forum are very specific. Yes, I can see the list becoming too large to feasibly browse; at that stage, I'll either create an abridged version, or break it up into sections (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced).

Alright I'm going to apologise for my previous comment and get back to a short thread I'm doing.

At 6/30/05 09:33 AM, T-H wrote: Alright I'm going to apologise for my previous comment and get back to a short thread I'm doing.

You really don't need to apoligize. I agree I shouldn't of made that pointless thread.

At 6/30/05 09:41 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote:

At 6/30/05 09:33 AM, T-H wrote: Alright I'm going to apologise for my previous comment and get back to a short thread I'm doing.

You really don't need to apoligize. I agree I shouldn't of made that pointless thread.

They aren't that pointless.I must agree that the GTA thread was quite pointless,it was specific AND nobody needed it.
The password wasn't that pointless,I don't see many people asking questions about passwords but it gives people the idea to add a password system to their games.

The AS: Variable pretty covers the password system but newbs might not know how to make password systems after reading the AS: Variables thread.

Even if it was pointless,useless AS: threads die anyway.Just let them be forgotten.
The fact that AS threads are created doesn't descrese everything to you.

"Chill out"

Dark Toaster :P

At 6/30/05 09:55 AM, Dark_Toaster wrote: They aren't that pointless.I must agree that the GTA thread was quite pointless,it was specific AND nobody needed it.

no, the GTA thread was ok, alot of people wonder that

The password wasn't that pointless,I don't see many people asking questions about passwords but it gives people the idea to add a password system to their games.

stuff is pointless to you, not to anyone

The AS: Variable pretty covers the password system but newbs might not know how to make password systems after reading the AS: Variables thread.

depends really... not the MD5 part

At 6/30/05 09:57 AM, Inglor wrote:

At 6/30/05 09:55 AM, Dark_Toaster wrote: The password wasn't that pointless,I don't see many people asking questions about passwords but it gives people the idea to add a password system to their games.

stuff is pointless to you, not to anyone

I didn't say it was pointless,did I?

The password wasn't that pointless

I agree with toaster about the GTA thread.

At 6/30/05 10:04 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: I agree with toaster about the GTA thread.

The code itself was good though.

At 6/30/05 10:11 AM, Dark_Toaster wrote:

At 6/30/05 10:04 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: I agree with toaster about the GTA thread.

The code itself was good though.

A thread is only as good as the people who post in it. If you think one of the AS: threads is lacking, then use your knowledge to fill it out with some improved code, a few relevant links, or some hints and tips on code use.

At 6/30/05 10:11 AM, Dark_Toaster wrote:

At 6/30/05 10:04 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: I agree with toaster about the GTA thread.

The code itself was good though.

Thanks

Denvish, you shuold make a new AS: Main topic. But if you did do that, all the AS threads would link back to this, and not a lot of people would see the new one...

At 6/30/05 10:19 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: Denvish, you shuold make a new AS: Main topic. But if you did do that, all the AS threads would link back to this, and not a lot of people would see the new one...

Yeah. That's why I haven't. I nearly did, a couple of days ago, but I realised the same thing that you did; all the links lead to this topic ID

Denvish, did you jut delete your updated list of the AS threads!? It was there a little while ago now its not!

At 6/30/05 10:19 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: Denvish, you shuold make a new AS: Main topic. But if you did do that, all the AS threads would link back to this, and not a lot of people would see the new one...

I think this has already been said,read the whole AS:Main thread.

At 6/30/05 10:31 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: Denvish, did you jut delete your updated list of the AS threads!? It was there a little while ago now its not!

What are you talking about?
It is still there,I can even show you a screenshot on AIM.

At 6/30/05 10:31 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: Denvish, did you jut delete your updated list of the AS threads!? It was there a little while ago now its not!

Yeah, I want it on the top of page 4

I'm calling :P

these pages are mine noone make them

AS: Tile Based
AS: Tile Based 2 Isometrical
AS: Recursive Functions
AS: Intermediate OOP

At 6/30/05 10:35 AM, Denvish wrote:

At 6/30/05 10:31 AM, Dancing-Thunder wrote: Denvish, did you jut delete your updated list of the AS threads!? It was there a little while ago now its not!

Yeah, I want it on the top of page 4

Oh, ok. That explains it.

At 6/30/05 10:40 AM, Inglor wrote: I'm calling :P

these pages are mine noone make them

AS: Tile Based
AS: Tile Based 2 Isometrical
AS: Recursive Functions
AS: Intermediate OOP

I'm working on loadVars, loadVariables & loadVariablesNum - aka loading data from external files. Don't know if I'll have time to finish it today though.