Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0, Second Edition (100 page)

But of course, this book isn't really finished—you're only halfway through.
Advanced Game Design with Flash
picks up where this book leaves off, and covers all the advanced techniques you'll need take your skills to a truly professional level.

As every game designer knows, making games is much more fun than playing them. Like an artist who's just learned how to mix paints and sketch out a few simple scenes, a bit of practice is all you'll need, and you'll be well on your way to creating that masterpiece. You've now got a solid foundation in game design with Flash and AS3.0—go and make some great games!

*/ character sequence,
35

/* character sequence,
35

// (two forward slashes) character,
35

; (semicolon) character,
24
,
33

{ } (curly braces) character,
22
–
25
,
28
–
30
,
41
–
43

acceleration, Acceleration class,
549
–
555

Acceleration class,
549
–
555

Acceleration( ) method,
549

ActionScript Compiler,
18

ActionScript editor window,
23
,
25
,
36

ActionScript file,
20

ActionScript Project dialog box,
12

Add Anchor Point tool,
84

addChild( ) method,
160
,
445

adding breakpoints,
46

Adobe Flash Professional, required,
5

Adobe Illustrator,
2
,
391
–
392

AI (Artificial Intelligence), enemy.
See
enemy AI

alignment of code,
29
–
32

alpha property,
198

anchor points, for pen tool,
79
–
84

animation, Flash,
640

antennae, drawing,
416
–
421

arguments, methods and parameters,
378
–
381

Collision class,
380
–
381

values,
380

Array( ) method,
580
,
582
,
584
–
585
,
592
–
593
,
598

ArrayLoop( ) method,
584

arrays,
580
–
589

inside arrays,
586
–
589

looping,
583
–
584

pushing elements into,
582
–
583

searching,
584
–
586

ArraySearch( ) method,
585

ArraysInsideArrays( ) method,
587

artwork, preparing for scrolling game environments,
457
–
458

.as files,
20
–
22
,
43

AS3.0 programming language,
7

AS3.0 project,
12

Auto-Select Layers option,
104

Background class,
518

Background Contents,
106
–
108
,
111

background game world,
57
–
58

background images, embedding character images and,
310
–
312

Background layer,
108

Background( ) method,
439
,
444
,
476
,
518

BackgroundImage( ) method,
308
,
311
,
315
,
518

background.png image,
130
–
131

backgrounds

positioning,
312
–
313

scrolling,
313

BasicArray( ) method,
582

BasicCollisionDetection( ) method,
333

BasicScrolling( ) method,
308
,
311

BetterScrolling( ) method,
315

BetterScrolling.as file,
315

bevel effect,
96
–
100

BigBackground( ) method,
458

bin-debug folder,
36
,
38

Bitmap object,
145

black arrow,
83
,
87
–
91

blank canvas,
62
–
63
,
68
,
107
,
111

block method, arguments with Collision class,
380
–
381

block statement,
23
,
26
,
28
–
31

BlockingMovement class,
376

blocks of code, collapsing,
46

bodies, of characters,
416

Bomb class,
445

Bomb( ) method,
439
,
445

bombs

defusing,
447
–
448

overview,
407
–
416

Bounce( ) method,
568
–
570
,
598

bouncing,
557
–
559

bounding boxes, detecting collisions with,
358
–
359

Box class,
436
–
438
,
445
,
591
,
596

Box( ) method,
437
–
440
,
445
,
592
–
594
,
598

boxes,
589
–
596

collisions between character and,
447

empty,
136
–
137

textured,
391
–
407

Adobe Illustrator,
391
–
392

choosing colors,
394
–
396

drawing shape of,
396
–
407

workspace,
393
–
394

Breakpoint view,
47

breakpoints, in Flash Builder,
46
–
48

Breakpoints window,
47
,
50

Browse button,
14

bubbling events,
516
–
518

Build Automatically option,
18

bullets, firing with timer,
631
–
632

buttons,
158
–
178
,
260
,
270
–
279

disabling at end of game,
272
–
273

displaying and positioning,
155
–
158

dot notation,
159

drawing,
110
–
118

events,
168
–
177

handler for,
171
–
173

importing event class,
170

listener for,
170
–
171

names of,
174
–
177

function definitions,
161

loading images and displaying,
263
–
265

managing complex code,
278
–
279

method calls,
160

methods,
159
–
168

mouse events,
265
–
270

Buttons( ) method,
269
–
270

Buttons.as file,
262
,
268
,
271

camel case,
54

canned code,
16

canvas,
61

car.crash( ) method,
335

Character class,
435
–
437
,
484
,
546
–
548
,
558
–
559
,
562
,
596

character images, embedding background images and,
310
–
312

Character( ) method,
435
,
437
,
439
,
444
,
484
,
547
,
549
,
565
,
570
,
598

character sequences,
35

Character.as class,
483

CharacterImage( ) method,
305
,
308
,
311
,
315
,
325
,
333
,
337
,
433
,
484
,
547

characters,
285
–
329
,
416
–
428

collisions between boxes and,
447

controlling with keyboard,
285
–
304

enterFrameHandler handler,
296
–
297

keyDownHandler handler,
294

keyUpHandler handler,
294
–
296

right way,
290
–
292

screen wrapping,
302
–
304

stage,
298
–
303

velocity,
292
–
293

wrong way,
286
–
290

drawing

antennae,
416
–
421

body,
416

shoes,
426
–
428

embedding images,
304
–
306

ending levels upon win by,
507
–
512

eyes,
421
–
423

hair,
425
–
426

moving incrementally,
182
–
198

alpha property,
198

changing character size,
189
–
192

increment and decrement operators,
184
–
185

limiting movement,
185
–
188

spinning,
195
–
197

tracing output,
183
–
184

vanishing,
192
–
195

x and y properties,
198

programming,
482
–
488

collisions between character and monster,
487

moving,
485
–
486

order of code in enterFrameHandler event listener,
487
–
488

properties and methods,
482
–
484

stage boundaries,
486
–
487

rosy cheeks,
428

scrolling,
307
–
323

code summary,
310
–
313

improving,
313
–
323

parallax,
324
–
329

smile,
424
–
425

checkGameOver( ) method,
248
–
250
,
276
,
442
,
448
,
453
,
478
,
487
,
503

cheeks, drawing rosy,
428

choices, making,
209
–
284

buttons,
260
–
270

loading images and displaying,
263
–
265

mouse events,
265
–
270

changing variable values with postfix operators,
240

gameStatus variable,
245

modular programming with methods,
252

strings,
241
–
245

uint vs. int variables,
245
–
246

winning and losing,
246
–
252

displaying game status,
238
–
240

embedding fonts,
281
–
282

improving programming,
253
–
260

disabling Enter key,
258
–
260

random numbers,
254
–
258

number guessing game,
222
–
224

button,
271
–
279

structure of program,
222
–
224

project extensions,
279
–
281

making program guess number,
281

Play again button,
279
–
280

tracking guesses,
280

visual display,
281

text,
210
–
222

basic program,
210
–
212

configuring and displaying,
216
–
222

importing classes,
212
–
213

setting format of,
214
–
216

TextFormat and TextField objects,
213
–
214

variables,
224
–
231

circles, drawing,
108

class definition,
26
–
28
,
31
,
43
–
44

class keyword,
26

ClassConstructorMethod( ) method,
474

classes,
25
–
27

communicating between by dispatching events,
514
–
515

definition of,
434
–
439

importing,
212
–
213

ClassName( ) method,
501

ClassName.methodName( ) method,
376

clean compile,
51
–
52

closing paths,
82

code, collapsing blocks of,
46

code editing window,
10
,
16
–
17
,
20
–
22
,
24
–
25
,
33
,
47

code formatting,
29

code structure,
147