Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0, Second Edition (104 page)

advanced,
623

enemy AI,
624
–
632

firing bullets with timer,
631
–
632

following objects,
624
–
627

rotating and shooting toward mouse,
628

running away from player,
627
–
628

firing projectiles in all directions,
613
–
623

game objects,
617
–
618

rotating wand around fairy,
618
–
620

stars,
620
–
623

Killer Bee Pandemonium! game,
632
–
640

moving objects with mouse,
606
–
632

easing,
607
–
612

fixing to mouse position,
606
–
607

playerProdcutinstall.swf,
39

playGame( ) method,
233
–
234
,
236
,
239
,
249
,
251
,
272
,
276
–
278

playing fields, designing,
429
–
430

PlayingSounds class,
567

PlayingSounds( ) method,
568

PNG (Portable Network Graphics),
58
,
262
,
304
,
390
,
392
–
393
,
416
,
431
,
437
,
482

positioning

backgrounds,
312
–
313

Sprite objects on stage,
148
–
158

displaying and positioning buttons,
155
–
158

x and y positions of objects,
150
–
155

postfix operators

changing variable values by one with,
240

gameStatus variable,
245

modular programming with methods,
252

strings,
241
–
245

uint vs. int variables,
245
–
246

winning and losing,
246
–
252

private methods,
469
–
470

private variables,
469
–
470

Problems window,
36
–
37
,
40
–
41
,
43

programming,
8
–
9
,
121
,
207
,
389
–
463

buttons,
158
–
178

dot notation,
159

events,
168
–
177

function definitions,
161

method calls,
160

methods,
159
–
160
,
163
–
168

character,
482
–
488

collisions between monster and,
487

moving,
485
–
486

order of code in enterFrameHandler event listener,
487
–
488

properties and methods,
482
–
484

stage boundaries,
486
–
487

code summary,
202

collisions between character and boxes,
447

definition of classes,
434
–
439

defusing bombs,
447
–
448

ending game,
453
–
456

events

bubbling,
516
–
518

communicating between classes by dispatching,
514
–
515

graphics,
390
–
431

bomb,
407
–
416

characters,
416
–
428

designing playing field,
429
–
430

Game Over,
430
–
431

textured box,
391
–
407

improving,
253
–
260

disabling Enter key,
258
–
260

random numbers,
254
–
258

languages,
52
–
53

LevelOne class,
475

levels

checking for end of,
503
–
505

ending,
505
–
512

finishing first,
518

loading and displaying images,
123
–
158

background.png,
130
–
131

code structure,
147

controlling Flash Player properties,
127
–
129

empty boxes,
136
–
137

explanation of process,
132
–
134

instances and objects,
137
–
140

setting up new projects,
124
–
126

setup file,
126
–
127

stage,
140
–
146
,
148
–
158

variables,
134
–
135

and math,
7
–
8

modular, with methods,
252

monsters,
489
–
495

moving character 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

multilevel games,
471
–
518

character,
482
–
488

giving _levelOne object access to stage,
471
–
474

LevelOne class,
475

naming conventions,
54

objects

adding to game,
444
–
446

managing multiple,
432
–
433

overcoming fear of,
122

overview,
6
–
7

scrolling game environment,
456
–
463

adding objects to game,
458
–
459

preparing artwork for,
457
–
458

and stage boundaries,
460
–
463

software required,
3
–
4

Sprite objects

centering,
198
–
202

controlling with properties,
178
–
182

stage boundaries,
446
–
447

star weapon,
495
–
503

checking collisions with,
498
–
500

launching,
497
–
498

vanquishing monsters and creating explosion,
500
–
503

TimeBombPanic application class,
439

timers,
448
–
453

Project Properties window,
18

projectiles, firing in all directions

game objects,
617
–
618

rotating wand around fairy,
618
–
620

stars,
620
–
623

properties, and methods,
482
–
484

PSD file,
105
,
110
,
115
,
120

public class,
25
–
28
,
32
,
35

publishing, Flash animation and,
640

random( ) method,
255

random numbers,
254
–
258

randomizing, firing of bullets with timer,
632

Rectangle Tool,
65
–
66
,
108

Rectangular Marquee Tool,
101
,
108

rectangular selection tool,
100
–
106

Reflect command,
420

removing breakpoints,
47

requirements,
2
–
5

Adobe Flash Professional,
5

computer,
2

experience,
5
–
6

graphic design software,
2
–
3

programming software,
3
–
4

reserved words,
23

resizing paths, pen tool,
87
–
88

resources, for Photoshop,
119

rotating

and shooting toward mouse,
628

wand around fairy,
618
–
620

Run command,
36

Run menu,
47
–
48

Save for Web and Devices window,
106

scaleX property, scaling meters with,
343
–
344

scaling,
69

scores, updating,
344
–
351

screen wrapping,
302
–
304

scrolling,
307
–
323

code summary,
310
–
313

game environments,
456
–
463

adding objects to game,
458
–
459

preparing artwork for,
457
–
458

and stage boundaries,
460
–
463

game world, motion of objects in,
522
–
537

improving,
313
–
323

parallax,
324
–
329

ScrollingLevel class,
523

ScrollingMonsters( ) method,
523

SDK (software development kit),
4

searching, arrays,
584
–
586

Select stop color window,
73
–
74

semicolon (;) character,
24
,
33

setup file,
126
–
127

setupEventListeners( ) method,
333
–
334
,
338
,
440
–
441

setupTextfields( ) method,
210
,
222
–
223
,
271
,
274
,
333
,
440
–
441

Shape class,
361
,
364

Shape( ) method,
361

Shape object,
361

Shape tools,
64
,
111
–
112

shoes, drawing,
426
–
428

Show Bounding Box option,
87

Show Transform Controls,
69
,
92

SimpleButton class,
270

SimpleButton( ) method,
140

SimpleKeyboardControl( ) method,
287

simpleMethod( ) method,
160

sky, for game worlds,
64
–
76

Sky layer,
79

smiles, drawing,
424
–
425

software development kit (SDK),
4

Sound class,
569

sound effects, in platform games,
567
–
574

integrating sound effects,
569
–
570

looping sound effects,
570
–
572

volume and pan setting,
572
–
574

Sound object,
568

SoundChannel( ) method,
568
–
570
,
573
,
598

SoundChannel object,
569
,
571
,
573
–
574

SoundTransform class,
572
–
574

source files,
22
,
45

spinning, characters,
195
–
197

Sprite class,
20
,
139
,
159
,
178
,
436
,
446
,
537

Sprite( ) method,
130
,
140
,
203
,
205
,
274
,
291
,
325
,
337
,
340
,
433

Sprite objects

centering,
198
–
202

controlling with properties,
178
–
182

and loader objects,
132
–
134

positioning on stage,
148
–
158

displaying and positioning buttons,
155
–
158

x and y positions of objects,
150
–
155

sprites,
23
–
25

square.graphics.endFill( ) method,
361
–
362

stage,
140
–
146

blocking movement at edges of,
298
–
303

boundaries of

overview,
446
–
447

scrolling game environments and,
460
–
463

checking for boundaries of,
486
–
487

giving _levelOne object access to,
471
–
474

positioning Sprite objects on,
148
–
158

displaying and positioning buttons,
155
–
158

x and y positions of,
150
–
155

setting boundaries of,
298

Stage class,
221

stage.addChild( ) method,
145
,
436
,
472

StageBoundaries file,
302

Star class,
496
–
497
,
521

Star( ) method,
476
,
496

star weapons

firing in level two,
519
–
522