[AS2] How would I make this game? or like it. . .

[Adam_C]

http://www.teagames.com/games/tgmotocross3/play.php?start=1

Full tutorials and help needed :)

[kool-Aid]

There are a lot of different code elements to a game a complex as that. i dont think there is a single tutorial to give you man. I would say get a book on Flash gaming (and by saying buy a book i am not trying to sound like a jerk)

[rrh]

It could be something like box2D.

[scarce]

all it is is static movieclips composing each limb with a pivot point where joints go. Then it uses gravity on each movieclip with a preset (on bike) and then it's just raising and lowering the variables to simulate body movements...there's no 3d at all to this.

[bluemagica]

Its not 3D, but i believe like rrh said, it use a physics engine, and because of the collision effects, i think it might be APE instead of Box2D!
Oh and the body maybe done with IK's, but if someone is using a physics engine, then that will be done with a ragdoll!

[asf8]

It could be something like box2D.

...like rrh said, it use a physics engine, and because of the collision effects, i think it might be APE instead of Box2D!...

Both APE & Box2d are AS3, so its not made with either of them as the Player Requirement for the game is "This game requires the Macromedia Flash 8 player plug-in".

So since its AS2/FP8 it can not be using either as they are AS3.

BMX Star, Funky Trucks, BMX Backflips 2, etc.. were all from 2005, TG Motocross 2 was 2006, TG Motocross 3 was 2007.

The creator David Thorburn has been creating Flash games for a long time and if you look at the succession of things it would appear that its a system he has developed and expanded upon with each game over the years, getting more complex with each release.

Just 2 cents. ;)

[kool-Aid]

The creator David Thorburn has been creating Flash games for a long time and if you look at the succession of things it would appear that its a system he has developed and expanded upon with each game over the years, getting more complex with each release.

Just 2 cents. ;)

So what i think asf8 is saying is that there is no one tutorial to give on this one, or an easy (oh it was this plugin) that will do the job, but maybe a book on writting flash games could help you. :p

[rrh]

If you use a pre-existing library, it's still not easy. But it is usually less work than building a new physics library from scratch.

[asf8]

If you use a pre-existing library, it's still not easy. But it is usually less work than building a new physics library from scratch.

Maybe so, but an exisiting library, exisiting code, exisiting file, does not translate into understanding the code, its structure, its meaning, or its usage.... in reality.

So what i think asf8 is saying is that there is no one tutorial to give on this one .... but maybe a book on writting flash games could help you.

Well what I was trying to express was, A.) that those AS3 libraies mentioned above were not used, and B.) Yeah this type of game/code is not really found in tutorial form online otherwise you would find it real quick via a google search because there would be 50 million other people searching/linking/talking about it in the flash community. Plus you would see just as many spin offs of such games if it was that simple.

;)

And yes as kool-aid has stated twice, there are plenty of books for building games in Flash that would be a good place to start.

[Adam_C]

everyone seems to have said the same thing, but all i really want to know id how the bike drives on the road and the key presses.?

any help with:
driving on the road (and the road)
key presses for forward and rotation of bike

thanks :)

[asf8]

? .... all i really want to know id how the bike drives on the road and the key presses.? any help with: driving on the road (and the road) key presses for forward and rotation of bike

- MovieClip.hitTest
- Key Listeners / Key.onKeyDown / Key.onKeyUp
- if / else - switch / case
- for / while
- _x / _y / _rotation
- onEnterFrame / setInterval
- variables
- operators ( + , ++ , += , - , -- , -= , * , / , != , etc...)
- etc... / etc...

Start reading the Flash helps docs and searching the forums. When you have specific questions then ask them so someone can then help.

Have you started anything yet?

[rrh]

Adam C: Have you made any games at all?

Added: I was mentioning Box2D because you said "this game? or like it" and the physics of that game is the most distinctive part, so I fixated on that. If you are still at the level of asking, "How do I make things move with buttons?" then you need to start with more basic stuff.

[kkbbcute]

Adam C: Have you made any games at all?

Added: I was mentioning Box2D because you said "this game? or like it" and the physics of that game is the most distinctive part, so I fixated on that. If you are still at the level of asking, "How do I make things move with buttons?" then you need to start with more basic stuff.

I agree as well, making the bike behave with realistic physics is by far twenty times harder than making something move back and forth, if you are still in the process of figuring that out, check this out:

http://www.flash-game-design.com/flash-tutorials/movOb-flash-tutorial.html

[Adam_C]

Adam C: Have you made any games at all?

Added: I was mentioning Box2D because you said "this game? or like it" and the physics of that game is the most distinctive part, so I fixated on that. If you are still at the level of asking, "How do I make things move with buttons?" then you need to start with more basic stuff.
no :( but i know some basic flash AS2 and i know my way around flash :)

[bluemagica]

OOh you are a pro(jk)! so just go read through emanuel ferantos blog posts....he has enough info on box2d and using physics in games!

[Adam_C]

I've made my basic bike MC and now i need to make 'gravity' and to move the bike. also i need some sort of 'floor' or 'ground'

tutorials for each of these? :)

[asf8]

Help - bike moving, I've made my basic bike MC and now i need to make 'gravity' and to move the bike. also i need some sort of 'floor' or 'ground' tutorials for each of these?

I guess you didnt like your other thread?

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=205165
[AS2] How would I make this game? or like it. . . Full tutorials and help needed

[Adam_C]

I guess you didnt like your other thread?

http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=205165

No! lol:) everyone was disagreeing and therefore confusing me lol :P

any help?

[kkbbcute]

no :( but i know some basic flash AS2 and i know my way around flash :)

So was the link I gave of any help?

[kkbbcute]

Actually, what everyone posted in the other thread was basically all you needed to know, the link I gave and bluemagica's recommendations basically teaches you everything.

[Adam_C]

I agree as well, making the bike behave with realistic physics is by far twenty times harder than making something move back and forth, if you are still in the process of figuring that out, check this out:

http://www.flash-game-design.com/flash-tutorials/movOb-flash-tutorial.html

all i need to do now is create a gravity and a 'floor' :)

[kkbbcute]

Would you want a cheat way to create gravity or the real life F=ma formula way?