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beginner — Michael James Williams

beginner

Move with the Keyboard, Aim with the Mouse

by Michael James Williams on June 25, 2009 · 34 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Would you rather have more freedom of movement or shooting? [flash http://gamedev.michaeljameswilliams.com/structure/AgtShooting3/SWFs/demo9.swf w=400 h=300 preview={http://gamedev.michaeljameswilliams.com/structure/AgtShooting3/Images/Snapshot_O09.png} mode=3] Click to play. Arrows to move, mouse to aim/shoot. This is the complement to Move with the Mouse, Aim with the Keyboard, not surprisingly, which in turn is part of my mini-series on creating a shoot-’em-up. It’ll probably be […]

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Handling Basic Animation with State MovieClips

by Michael James Williams on June 18, 2009 · 18 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Beginner’s guide to animating your Flash game’s characters. Part two of a mini-series.

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Handling Basic Animation with a Divided Timeline

by Michael James Williams on June 3, 2009 · 20 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Beginner’s guide to animating your Flash game’s characters. Part one of a mini-series.

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Move with the Mouse, Aim with the Keyboard

by Michael James Williams on May 28, 2009 · 14 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Only being able to shoot in one direction is soooo 1978. Let’s add three more to choose from. (Based on my Avoider Game Tutorial)

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Turn Your Avoider Game into a Shoot-‘Em-Up

by Michael James Williams on May 20, 2009 · 61 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Tutorial: Make a shmup (shoot-’em-up) in Flash with AS3. Based on my Avoider Game Tutorial. Easy, for beginners.

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How to Add the Kongregate API to Your Game

by Michael James Williams on May 13, 2009 · 45 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Explains how to add the Kongregate API to your AS3 Flash game to access the player’s username, add badge support, and set up high scores.

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Give Your Avoider Game Some Life… Points

by Michael James Williams on May 7, 2009 · 18 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

Add HP and extra lives/mans/1-UPs to your Flash Avoider Game with AS3.

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Add Power-Ups to Your AS3 Avoider Game

by Michael James Williams on April 22, 2009 · 19 comments

in Avoider Game Extras,Tutorial

How to add power-ups that change the characters’ size and speed to your Flash avoider game.

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