Comments on: Basic Flash Tile Engine http://www.refrag.com Portfolio, Blog and Web Playground Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ben http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Ben Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:40:11 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-318 Anyone make an XML editor for editing maps? I could write one, but if someone else has already done so it would be a great help. Thanks! Anyone make an XML editor for editing maps? I could write one, but if someone else has already done so it would be a great help. Thanks!

]]> By: ZeekNyne http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-276 ZeekNyne Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:02:47 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-276 Thank you. I just recently got Flash Builder (flash develop is a no go since I primarily use OSX) and have been tinkering with it. Those libraries seem like what I might be after. Thanks again. :) Thank you. I just recently got Flash Builder (flash develop is a no go since I primarily use OSX) and have been tinkering with it. Those libraries seem like what I might be after. Thanks again. :)

]]> By: kaylasara http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-275 kaylasara Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:58:04 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-275 My engine doesn't easily let you snap to grids. The sprites and map are separate entities and handled quite differently. The characters just use simple sprite-based collision detection against "flagged" tiles. I haven't actually seen anything that would perfectly fit your bill, but in case you're curious here's some other tech you might be interested in: Flixel & FlashPunk are both very strong (and free) game engines that specialize in "8-bit style". The only drawback with these systems is you cannot use the traditional Flash IDE to build your application. You'd have to learn how to use Flash Builder or Flash Develop. Still - it might be worthwhile so you can leverage the strengths these engines bring. Best of luck! My engine doesn’t easily let you snap to grids. The sprites and map are separate entities and handled quite differently. The characters just use simple sprite-based collision detection against “flagged” tiles.

I haven’t actually seen anything that would perfectly fit your bill, but in case you’re curious here’s some other tech you might be interested in:
Flixel & FlashPunk are both very strong (and free) game engines that specialize in “8-bit style”. The only drawback with these systems is you cannot use the traditional Flash IDE to build your application. You’d have to learn how to use Flash Builder or Flash Develop. Still – it might be worthwhile so you can leverage the strengths these engines bring.

Best of luck!

]]> By: ZeekNyne http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-274 ZeekNyne Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:49:24 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-274 Possibly pretty hard haha. It is a complex project that will most likely take a while. Can the character be made to move only grid tile to tile (think pokémon)? I have seen other similar engines (many costing far more) but they are all isometric while I want a simple, 8-bit inspired, top down. This seems to fit that. :) Possibly pretty hard haha. It is a complex project that will most likely take a while. Can the character be made to move only grid tile to tile (think pokémon)? I have seen other similar engines (many costing far more) but they are all isometric while I want a simple, 8-bit inspired, top down. This seems to fit that. :)

]]> By: kaylasara http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-273 kaylasara Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:30:02 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-273 Hi ZeekNyne, Yes this is done in AS3. RE: Avatar Chat - I don't see why not! I'm sure you could get the engine working in all types of environments. But obviously without knowing your system I can't comment on how easy or hard it would be. :) Hi ZeekNyne,

Yes this is done in AS3.
RE: Avatar Chat – I don’t see why not! I’m sure you could get the engine working in all types of environments. But obviously without knowing your system I can’t comment on how easy or hard it would be. :)

]]> By: ZeekNyne http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-272 ZeekNyne Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:23:01 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-272 Some questions. Is this done in AS3? Would it be possible to add this to a shell and have it be part of a flash avatar chat? Some questions.
Is this done in AS3?
Would it be possible to add this to a shell and have it be part of a flash avatar chat?

]]> By: kaylasara http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-253 kaylasara Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:09:24 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-253 Hi Gabriel, Thanks for your interest! I blogged some of the early work I did on the tile engine. You can see some sample code and working applications here: http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/17/flash-rpg-tile-engine-13/ http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/17/flash-rpg-tile-engine-23/ http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/21/flash-rpg-tile-engine-33/ As for XML. The system is structured to take an external XML file to build the tilemap, but you could certainly re-code it a multitude of other ways - it would just take some hacking and effort. :) Hi Gabriel,

Thanks for your interest! I blogged some of the early work I did on the tile engine. You can see some sample code and working applications here:
http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/17/flash-rpg-tile-engine-13/
http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/17/flash-rpg-tile-engine-23/
http://www.refrag.com/2009/03/21/flash-rpg-tile-engine-33/

As for XML. The system is structured to take an external XML file to build the tilemap, but you could certainly re-code it a multitude of other ways – it would just take some hacking and effort. :)

]]> By: gabriel http://www.refrag.com/basic-flash-tile-engine/comment-page-1/#comment-252 gabriel Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:23:58 +0000 http://www.refrag.com/?page_id=400#comment-252 hi is there a link to see the game engine in action? sample code? does it "HAVE" to use xml or can I do it in all flash thanks hi
is there a link to see the game engine in action? sample code? does it “HAVE” to use xml or can I do it in all flash thanks

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