How do I make a flash game?

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Offline Pick Yer Poison

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2009, 09:59:58 »
Step 1: Get Adobe Flash. I hope you have $700 on hand. (unless you plan on using the 30 day demo)
Step 2: Learn to program in Actionscript.
Step 3: Profit! (or at least get said money)

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2009, 10:26:13 »
I suggest, next to the 3 steps Pick Yer Poison provided, to also buy a book about flash programming/designing.

Creating a game in flash is a bad thing to do if you haven't learned a bit of game design and how flash works. Failing to do so will ensure that you create a bad game. I'm sure your uncle only wants to pay big money for games that are actually fun to play (can sell)
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2009, 11:57:12 »
I'm sure your uncle only wants to pay big money for games that are actually fun to play (can sell)

No, he just wanted me to make a game, he o? say anything about the quality.

But anyway, I don't have 700 freaking dollars on me. Does someone know a place where I can download it for free? 700 is way to much to charge for a program, what the fuck is their problem?

But, does the 30 day demo have everything the real version have? If it does I can go with that.

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2009, 12:07:15 »
I'm sure your uncle only wants to pay big money for games that are actually fun to play (can sell)

No, he just wanted me to make a game, he o? say anything about the quality.

But anyway, I don't have 700 freaking dollars on me. Does someone know a place where I can download it for free? 700 is way to much to charge for a program, what the fuck is their problem?

But, does the 30 day demo have everything the real version have? If it does I can go with that.
Point a ) If we went by that principle, every game out there would be crud simply because nobody ever specifically said they wanted a good game. It's implied.
Point b ) While I agree that $700 is (way) too much, downloading it for free is pirating and thus illegal.
Point c ) Yes, the demo does have all the features of the full version. I recommend you learn at least the basics of Actionscript first, though, so that you can make the most of those 30 days.

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 12:28:36 »
Point a ) If we went by that principle, every game out there would be crud simply because nobody ever specifically said they wanted a good game. It's implied.
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My unlce said he would give me a big amount of money if I could do it. So I have to do it!
Seems more like a bet to me than someone honestly wanting a good game to play. In this case, quality doesn't seem very important.
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2009, 13:46:08 »
Could you not borrow the money from your uncle beforehand, use it to buy Flash, and then pay him back with a game?
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2009, 13:55:26 »
If the trial runs out, then uninstall, reinstall.
 
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2009, 16:03:12 »
If the trial runs out, then uninstall, reinstall.
 
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Uh, no.
Salmoneous: Does it have to be a flash game?

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2009, 17:07:34 »
If the trial runs out, then uninstall, reinstall.
 
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That would normally be a good idea, but it doesn't work with Flash. It keeps track of the time remaining on your system somehow, and even if you reinstall, the trial just stays at 0 days left.
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2009, 20:05:02 »
{bad Idea} couldn't you just change the date on your computer?{Bad idea}

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2009, 20:16:47 »
{bad Idea} couldn't you just change the date on your computer?{Bad idea}
I tried that. It doesn't work. <_<

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2009, 21:29:39 »
Regedit, anyone?
But seriously that would be pretty antimoral and even illegal
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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #13 on: August 10, 2009, 22:04:38 »
Regedit, anyone?
But seriously that would be pretty antimoral and even illegal
Believe it or not, I've tried that. It didn't work either.

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Re: How do I make a flash game?
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2009, 00:44:32 »
There are a lot of ways that shareware software stores how much time is left - and a lot of ways to distort/remove that storage.  Still illegal, though.

But guess what?  You don't need to buy or pirate Flash to make Flash games.

See this.  (And the rest of it.)