PROGRAMMING A GAME IN FLASH?
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Programming a Game in Flash?
I’m trying to make a game in Flash. Not a 3D game. One like Evony. I dont know what to start learning first. I know nothing about it yet. But some people earlier stated To learn Action Script Cause thats the language that Evony is written in then ran in Flash. I downloaded a thing called Flash Develop because i had no idea. But now I keep seeing Flash professional CS5.5? It costs about 120$ Do i need to purchase that to put the code i make for a game in it to make it run? I am very confused on where to all to start to learn this and where to put code to make it run. But if you could pretend im 100% stupid(which i feel like lol) and explain to me how all this would work and what i should do to start learning actionscript from the very beginning please help me lol. I do not want to make a 3D game. Just one thats kinda like Evony but not even close just a concept like it. I have checked many other sites and all the tutorials just show all this code and do not explain how they got it. so i have no idea how or what things mean. I even downloaded the ActionScript 3.0 CheatSheet But i have no idea what it means or how to put it all together or where you even put it. In Flash Develope or what. But if these questions make any sense to you please let me know. Thanks!
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Answer by Enrico
I think you need to learn programming first.
Actionscript is the programming language (script) used with flash.
Flash develop is aimed at developers who know actionscript.
Flash professional (CS5.5) on the other hand is flash editor/authoring tool that is somewhat more user-friendly in making flash-based apps.
If you have cash to spare, I would recommend getting flash professional (CS5.5) as that is more user-friendly and will give you a quicker grasp on what you want to acheive.
Flash Develop is aimed at people more experienced with flash development and flex programming.
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about 1 year ago
PHP is as stated before server side so it controls and runs in the background, you still need HTML for embeding things unless you use the echo:
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This would display hello on your page, you can echo images ect but for the most part HTML is used.
about 2 months ago
In order to make flash applications, yes, you need Flash Professional CS5.5
To make the multiplayer thing, you need an external server and ANOTHER language.
Try AS3 (Actionscript 3.0) and use the cheat sheet you have. For the another language thing, I can’t help you with that, I just know the concept