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butters44
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Preloader 2002-12-24 10:46:30 Reply

How do you make a preloader?

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-24 11:09:37 Reply

To make a simple flash preloader, make frames go in a continuous cycle or stop using frame actionscript, and make an action in the cycle or in the stopped frame - that states "ifframeisloaded", and in the value of the action, set the frame number to the last frame in your movie (it's best to do that when you're done your whole movie). Then, in the "ifframeisloaded command, enter the action you want to happen after your movie is loaded - an action like "play", "gotoandplay" or "gotoandstop" - once you get the hang of this, it should be a piece of cake. Good luck.

You can also download preloaders from the Internet - just search for them - there's even some on NewGrounds.

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-24 11:11:48 Reply

BTW, go to http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic.php?id=37751 to get great tips on actionscripts - the actionscript thread is very long in that forum topic - it can be very helpful for you to learn from it.

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-25 19:11:20 Reply

cheers dude

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-26 03:44:05 Reply

do you have any idea how much this pisses me off. this question is asked so much yet it is right before your eyes. just look under the topics. dumbass.

something really cool

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-27 16:20:13 Reply

Dude,
It's ALL OVER this BBS. Just look for it.

Or go to www.flashkit.com for a tutorial.

Oh.. and...

Once one of your movies has been blammed.... DO NOT resubmit it again!

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Response to Preloader 2002-12-27 20:53:31 Reply
At 12/27/02 04:20 PM, Green_Glow wrote: Once one of your movies has been blammed.... DO NOT resubmit it again!

You have 5 posts?!!! wtf!

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Response to Preloader 2003-01-04 01:39:21 Reply

Just decided to start posting on the BBS...

But if you notice, I'm not a n00b... so just because I havent posted a lot doesnt mean I dont knwo what I'm talking about...

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Response to Preloader 2003-01-04 06:42:39 Reply

this is the easiest way to make the simpliest preloader ever ok. on one layer put a button ok with the action goto frame woteva. then add anotha layer and create a textbox which will say "loading..." then in the first keyframe of that layer just write the l, then copy frame and paste into the next frame and in the textbox type the o so u will "LO" repeat this until u have "LOADING..."then on that last frame give the textbox the action to loop back to frame 1. there simple. although it isn't very good u can improve on it and experiment with adding a bar etc. Don't be trying to do all the hard stuff first with preloaders. Experimentation=learning OK??

So just have that and then experiment with the more complex preloaders.