Brilliant! Thanks so much. This is such a more meaningful way to start than "Hello World" which always made me thing "yeah, and so what?" This shows how to make something happen that is cool. Well done!
I really REALLY need this program so I can learn the language. I want to make a better website. The one I have currently has a lot of problems and isn't all that conventional. Plus, I need a new stylistic approach.
I really love when your saying, " Hello World" shame on em. i agree that too. i want to learn programming, but the example that i get its always, "Hello World" so, its not gain my passion in learning.
How long do you stick to a language? If you only get the hello world example and you think it's boring and just quit, then you never will learn anything?
i'm bored easily with no interesting challenge. what is a program that programmer proud of?. maybe that trigger my passion. making CMS is a long whole process. i dont like it. i need a spark, like program steal banks accounts, yeah i like it.
mas bro So you're telling me mate, you want to hack bank accounts using flash. Yeah mate, Bloons Tower Defence 5 totally does that. Mate. Do us all a favour, and follow my 'theori'. My 'theori' is for stupid people should just leave the internet. FOR LIFE.
uuh no, i was trying to learn deep about flash, i was trying to make poker game, to make real money poker. link it with my bank accounts. :) and this tutorial its pretty much done. you just know have to use the basics.
Have been struggling through school with this, trying to understand the syntax. Your approach and explanation drove it home. May the sunshine gently light all of your days~
My God this is awesome! I'm new to the programming world and am mesmerized really by it all. Excellent tutorial - will be watching all your other ones!
You are by far the best teacher I've found in Flash tutorials. Most people just give you a code and tell you to use it to do something, you actually explain what it does in this video so people can learn how to do things themselves. This is great. I hope your other videos are as good and I'll be checking them out soon.
hmm, it doesn't works for me, the ship wont "magically appear" at those coordinates i'm using CS6 but i'm sure i've done everything correctly as you said are you using CS5 or lower version in any case?
I wish there was an AS3 intro for people who already know how to code... It's just a lot nicer to have someone already familiar with coding explain little things they've learned instead of sifting through endless examples, and documentation!! +_+ oh well
Flash, i got more than 10yrs experience using flash, but one thing i still don't know how it works it's ''actionscript'', i am more in animations, but i am very interrested in learning the programming side of flash, i really don't understand it, i tried tutorials, videos like thise, but still, i cannot understand it...i think i need to go to school for it.
Community, do you have any advice: everything is fine when I write the code, except that with the phrase "Event.ENTER_FRAME" the "ENTER_FRAME" won't turn blue/active, Animate won't accept this. HELP... :-)
OK, false alarm. After fixing another typo, the object followed the mouse pointer. The only thing is, that it really won't turn blue, but hey, I'm not complaining. ;-)
great tutorial. Learning Games Design at UAL so this is really helpful. I am a little slow at picking this up but alot of people have had experience with coding
this does nothing to me. I had to create var for AC3 and then to use the moving code, but then I have two objects on stage, one standing still and other moving. this is how my code looks like import flash.events.Event; var hero:ship_b=new ship_b(); addChild(hero); addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,shipgo); function shipgo(e:Event):void{ hero.x++;
I am having a problem with AS3, whenever I add listeners on a different layer. They tend to not work at all. Even on the same layer. I am trying to do a simple listener to the MOUSE_MOVE which will execute a function that moves something around, rather then the ENTER_FRAME like he used in this tutorial...
Well you don't really need the image of the plane. I just made a shape in flash and right clicked it and clicked "convert symbol" and type = "movie clip". That way you can make your own movie clip. Then change instance to ship_b and you should be able to get started. Hope that helped.
Hiya Im doing abit of research on Flash for developing games as I'm considering going into developing my own flash games. Could you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of using ActionScript as a tool for creating games please? Thank you King regards Ben.
I keep getting these two errors: 1: Scene 1, Layer 'content', Frame 1, Line 6 1120: Access of undefined property ship_b. 2: Scene 1, Layer 'content', Frame 1, Line 3 1120: Access of undefined property event. and I've done everything you have! Please help!
actionscript;the method or methodology behavior of scripting language point the circle attribute to deploy the language terminology and create controlling scheme for fundamental activities or activist michanism or policy to determine the behavior of actionscript language and computer programming language is calling the objective and classified object in management of entire process well the oriented mechanism is to glorify the acknowledgment and orthodox behavior the functionalities and activist creation methodology for knowing the logical scheme to of scripting language in defining developers anatomy with approach system the systematic proclaim is to trace the destination with development attribute of adobe actionscript language terminology of the system and socialism with professionalism acknowledgment to glorify the scripting language in a mood or manner of creating object with object oriented programming in persuading orthodox with the foundation of marketing investment trading functionalities or objective.
Those aren't parameters, those are arguments, parameters are what you use when declaring a function. Arguments are used when you call a function. The function always has the same parameters but can be called with an indefinite number of arguments. Just sayin'
This is cool thanks. I've just begun messing around with action scripts. Thing I don't understand is how are you supposed to know when to do what. Like when to capitalise when to use full stops, semicolons or colons and underscores etc
Hey I was wondering whether you could help me out... Basically I'm creating this column method addition question generator. Could you help me out and tell me how to a random number to be displayed in the dynamic textboxes?
Just so you know that *fucking* Hello World is just the basis to test and see if your program is running correctly. Most Programmers utilize this to make sure that their code setup is right and to test and make sure that they will get no errors or strange outcomes. It is also something that is very easy for the newbie, or beginner programmer. I mean would you prefer printing "Hello World" on the screen for a first project; or create a user database program.....with complex mathematics....
right click on the frame and create motion tween and move the ship in other frame, looks easier than that,,, It's complicated... :( I used to work on ActionScript 2.0 which is a way easier, especially the well defined tools, such as goto and play, stop, FSCommand, etc.... they were well defines and automatically added in the correct order. Also, in FSCommand for example, you can select which command you want, such as show menu, fullscreen with true and false values...
@samedelsten1 lol he's using Adobe Flash Professional (that's the name of MY program) but he's creating the movement with "Actionscripting" you have to get "Flash CS3" at least to follow his tutorial ALL of those programs could be found on Adobe's website if you're really interested you should start there but this tutorial is about coding so you should learn how to use "FLASH" before you start with the coding but i hope that helps and good luck
The e is a temporary variable that represents the event so that you can refer to it inside of the shipgo function. You have to use a parameter like this in a function when you want to tie it to an event.. The letter e is simply a variable name, it means nothing and the Event is the data type of that variable. You might want to ask within the shipgo function whether e is an ENTER_FRAME style event for whatever reason, maybe you need to talk to it for something, so you'd ask about "e".
By the way I invite anyone to try this code, I made my first animation with a circle so you may want to substitude that word for the name of your object addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,shipgo); function shipgo(e:Event):void { circle.width=circle.x; circle.height=circle.y; circle.x=mouseX; circle.y=mouseY; }
it is a variable which is created instantly when the function is called. Every function declared in an event listener receives a value. You can give it any name you want "e" or "evt", or whatever you will think about. In this case you have to specify (yourvariable:Event); Event is a type of variable. Otherwise it will not work.
Haha, this guy... Nice tut, I actually learned something in the first video... Thats... Rare in most tutorials for me... I (am also a programmer) found this to be like... Java's dummer brother, no disrespect... Just the way I see it... By the way, did you use Photoshop to make that ship or something else? Just curious
Wow...I know that I'll look like a fool saying this but it kinda looks easy...I can somehow imagine now how most movies are built like some of the movies I saw on Newgrounds. But who am I to talk, I can't even find a good program to get started with ActionScript. -.- Has anyone any programs you could recommend for noobs like me?
Hehe true, I haven't thought of that. :9 But I'm starting to learn AS3 now, and I don't think you have to learn all that shit about packages and classes. Just put functions like the one in this video on an empty layer inside a movieclip and it's like onClipEvent(enterFrame). ^^ I'm still working on keypresses tho. :P
I could not get this to work. I watched the video twice and followed the instructions all the way and it still doesn't work. is there something different about flash cs3 that this doesn't work in?
ohh..great video :)...nice picture quality and awesome way to teach...i love your video..great job...please make more tutorial for us..:) and THANK YOU
one question from a developer: there is only 1 frame on the project as shown in the stage earlier. therefore logically the Event.EnterFrame should only trigger once. or is it a flash-thing where the event will always trigger 24 times per second even though there is no change of the frames?
@frm683600 If by stop animation you mean stop the movement, you would need an if statement (This may be wrong I dont write in AS3) If (mouseX< 300){ship_b.x=mouseX;} This would mean that if the cursor is over 300pts from the left, it would not execute the code
you can just select a drawing tool (like paintbrush, pencil etc.) and draw a plane by your own. then select what you have drawd, right click on it and click convert to symbol. it should be a movie clip when your just starting to use flash.
This is still so confusing. :( but this definitely shows me a bit of what action script is and how to order it. Thanks for the video, I'll have to observe more videos so I can become in tune with this and hopefully begin creating animations. :)
I have a copy of "Learning actionscript 3.0" I have to learn chapters 2 - 5 because I'm skipping the first year at school. Yeah it explains that it's 'CaseSensitive' and stuff like that...but what the hell am I actually doing!? I DONT GET IT
BTW, a symbol has to be a movie clip or a button to be able to give the instance a name in the properties window. Dont you love those little tid bits that no one tells you and you pull your hair out for hours wondering why something isnt working?!?
@smidge146 i did C++ and i kinda appreciate AS3 now. I hate my school for forcing me to do C++ lol. In AS3 its jus arrays, in C++ its stacks and list and vectors and ughhh wats the difference jus store fckin data under a single name already.
It's kinda overrated how every developer uses it. I'd actually prefer someone slamming their hands over the keys to "Hello World". At least "jhbegqihbjf hsrhb e" has a bit more variation than "hello world" does.
@pluwo4 okay so basically what I found out now is that i forgot the capital E in (Event.ENTER_FRAME,xxx) and that seems to be most common mistake out there, so that's most likely ur problem too i guess, best of luck tho
Hi, I'm currently working in flash cs5.5 and I am encountering a problem: When I look under the properties tab there is no option that allows me to give objects "instance names". Do have any idea why this might be? Anyone?
@dusk1234567890 I feel the same way. When do we use what script? Is there a master list somewhere? oppcell I love your teaching style! This tut was so easy to follow along with and understand! Thanks for posting.
i keep this error Scene 1, Layer 'Layer 1', Frame 1, Line 1 1172: Definition __AS3__.vec:Vector could not be found. I've tried looking it up, no good :/ you wouldn't know what it is would you?
In the menus at the top (File, Edit, View, Insert etc.) there's one called Window. Click on that and then click on properties. Then the properties tap will pop up somewhere and you can move it.
The HelloWorld concept is a really good tutorial for letting the student learn how printing, pretty much the most useful debug function, early in his programming career. Why do you dislike it?
was a nice simple tutorial. give ya a thumbs up. classes seem a lil different in flash than C++ tho. but gettin the hang of them. thanks for the video test feed for my media player i am working on.
*Subscribed* Man I hate AS3 but now with the iPhone/iPod Touch thing for CS5 I guess I'll just have to move away from AS2. And video tutorials is TOTALLY the best way to learn this stuff, so thanks!
@jeradluva exept for the buit in classes its almost identical to javascript i dont know about C but all of them are very simmilat they have the same condition loops variables etc..
@arkchanger ok nvm i just worked it out... u forgot to mention that your symbol had been just a saved file without any movement or motion tween at all =) gjoob man
Hello, Do you know how to make a function that show an object at certain time? For example, I would like an arrow to show at the 59 second and disappear at 1:10. Thank you.
Tutorial is quite good, but I don't think I would have really understood it if I had not already been able to code in other languages. Anyway, at least it helps some people!
@pluwo4 Me too!! And I've tried it over and over again. My code says exactly the same as the tutorial, but I get the Access of undefined property error as well...
No "Hello World" as a beginning tutorial is just refreshing. I just learned something cool at my first day with Actionscript. I'm so pumped up now. Thanks!
You are soo good!!! Thanks alot! I have been studying AS at uni for a few weeks and have learned nothing. That is what the tutorials should be like. Awesome!!!
This is the way every programmer should explain things, God damn all those code douche bags that think everyone knows actionscript for a fact. Keep it up man.
Love the dollar example. Great job, it's clear! You are explaining every attribute you are making, they are rare in tutorial-land, so superawesome great job!
I totally know what you mean. But with AS2 you won't be able to use the new things they put into flash, like the 3d stuff and being able to make iPhone apps.
lol. I couldn't get it to work and spent like 20 min. trying to figure it out. it turns out I accidentally capitalized "Void" but it needed to be "void".
Very helpful! I´ll check out more and i just subscribed. I have no experience at all and my school wants me to learn this stuff in about 2 weeks... :')
@ewanwii This depends on your version of Flash used to program AS3. Only Flash version CS4 onwards supports the z-axis property and true 3D positioning.
Fantastic tutorial, you can use these kind of basics to really make something special when used properly. Will be checking out all of your other videos
I like how you explain all the code instead of just telling us to copy and paste it :)
Brilliant! Thanks so much. This is such a more meaningful way to start than "Hello World" which always made me thing "yeah, and so what?" This shows how to make something happen that is cool. Well done!
Great work. Explained in an understandble and likable manner. Thanks!
thanks, for the tutorial
i grew interest in AS3 after this tutorial
you've helped me more than uni too!
Awesome tutorial
I really REALLY need this program so I can learn the language. I want to make a better website. The one I have currently has a lot of problems and isn't all that conventional. Plus, I need a new stylistic approach.
nice tutorial
Thank you thank you oh thank youuuu!!!
Thank a lot
oh look at my ship flying its so amazong
Me: *Learns Python*
TH-cam algorithms after 11 years: "What about ActionScript dudeeeeee ?????"
Thanks for this. I'm somewhere between a designer and a developer, but new to Flash, and this is bridging a lot of gaps for me.
The mouse is following SHIP ! or ship following mouse whatever :D i laugh on it but i dont know why :D
But this is really good tutorial thx :)
I never thought I would see you after 10 years in computer programming language video. You killing it man!😂😂
This is the most comprehensive, informative, and useful tutorial on ActionScript I've seen on TH-cam. Thank you =)
+Efro Toons yeah it was decent everywhere else just isnt as good
"What you wanna do to start is.. already know all the programs you need and how to make this art and skip the 20 steps before this point.." Wtf.
I really love when your saying, " Hello World" shame on em. i agree that too. i want to learn programming, but the example that i get its always, "Hello World" so, its not gain my passion in learning.
How long do you stick to a language? If you only get the hello world example and you think it's boring and just quit, then you never will learn anything?
i'm bored easily with no interesting challenge. what is a program that programmer proud of?. maybe that trigger my passion. making CMS is a long whole process. i dont like it. i need a spark, like program steal banks accounts, yeah i like it.
mas bro So you're telling me mate, you want to hack bank accounts using flash. Yeah mate, Bloons Tower Defence 5 totally does that. Mate. Do us all a favour, and follow my 'theori'. My 'theori' is for stupid people should just leave the internet. FOR LIFE.
uuh no, i was trying to learn deep about flash, i was trying to make poker game, to make real money poker. link it with my bank accounts. :) and this tutorial its pretty much done. you just know have to use the basics.
mas bro Dude, start with something small. Don't go lunging into the big titles and aim for a AAA indie game. It never works, trust me.
Have been struggling through school with this, trying to understand the syntax. Your approach and explanation drove it home. May the sunshine gently light all of your days~
shame on them LOL XD
My God this is awesome!
I'm new to the programming world and am mesmerized really by it all. Excellent tutorial - will be watching all your other ones!
You are by far the best teacher I've found in Flash tutorials. Most people just give you a code and tell you to use it to do something, you actually explain what it does in this video so people can learn how to do things themselves. This is great. I hope your other videos are as good and I'll be checking them out soon.
hmm, it doesn't works for me, the ship wont "magically appear" at those coordinates
i'm using CS6 but i'm sure i've done everything correctly as you said
are you using CS5 or lower version in any case?
I wish there was an AS3 intro for people who already know how to code... It's just a lot nicer to have someone already familiar with coding explain little things they've learned instead of sifting through endless examples, and documentation!! +_+ oh well
Flash, i got more than 10yrs experience using flash, but one thing i still don't know how it works it's ''actionscript'', i am more in animations, but i am very interrested in learning the programming side of flash, i really don't understand it, i tried tutorials, videos like thise, but still, i cannot understand it...i think i need to go to school for it.
I tried it in CC 2015 Adobe the code didn't worked but it didn't showed error either
App para responder a escritura archivos *fla. Ideal para juegos de cuestionario: addsec.cocoastreet.online/actividad/
Thank you we are makeing a animation website in AS3.
I hated as3 at first now I wounder how I did things in as2. If you stick with it you will be glad you did. I will make a better programmer out of you.
I just came here to learn some syntax, and just wanted to say your video is really interesting and smooth. I'll be watching the rest now! :)
Why is all my code gray, although iu typed in everything exactly as you did?
Community, do you have any advice: everything is fine when I write the code, except that with the phrase "Event.ENTER_FRAME" the "ENTER_FRAME" won't turn blue/active, Animate won't accept this. HELP... :-)
OK, false alarm. After fixing another typo, the object followed the mouse pointer. The only thing is, that it really won't turn blue, but hey, I'm not complaining. ;-)
great tutorial. Learning Games Design at UAL so this is really helpful. I am a little slow at picking this up but alot of people have had experience with coding
gaming is a fun way of learning. once you pick up on code you can use that skill to build my important applications. good luck
Wonderful actionscript 3.0 lesson Tutorial. Thank you a lot!
Why are you coding on the timeline in as3?
this does nothing to me.
I had to create var for AC3 and then to use the moving code, but then I have two objects on stage, one standing still and other moving.
this is how my code looks like
import flash.events.Event;
var hero:ship_b=new ship_b();
addChild(hero);
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,shipgo);
function shipgo(e:Event):void{
hero.x++;
}
I am having a problem with AS3, whenever I add listeners on a different layer. They tend to not work at all. Even on the same layer. I am trying to do a simple listener to the MOUSE_MOVE which will execute a function that moves something around, rather then the ENTER_FRAME like he used in this tutorial...
Thanks for that. This is my first look into AS I want to develope Android games through Flash develop
Well you don't really need the image of the plane. I just made a shape in flash and right clicked it and clicked "convert symbol" and type = "movie clip". That way you can make your own movie clip. Then change instance to ship_b and you should be able to get started. Hope that helped.
Hiya Im doing abit of research on Flash for developing games as I'm considering going into developing my own flash games. Could you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of using ActionScript as a tool for creating games please?
Thank you
King regards
Ben.
I keep getting these two errors:
1: Scene 1, Layer 'content', Frame 1, Line 6 1120: Access of undefined property ship_b.
2: Scene 1, Layer 'content', Frame 1, Line 3 1120: Access of undefined property event.
and I've done everything you have! Please help!
actionscript;the method or methodology behavior of scripting language point the circle attribute to deploy the language terminology and create controlling scheme for fundamental activities or activist michanism or policy to determine the behavior of actionscript language and computer programming language is calling the objective and classified object in management of entire process well the oriented mechanism is to glorify the acknowledgment and orthodox behavior the functionalities and activist creation methodology for knowing the logical scheme to of scripting language in defining developers anatomy with approach system the systematic proclaim is to trace the destination with development attribute of adobe actionscript language terminology of the system and socialism with professionalism acknowledgment to glorify the scripting language in a mood or manner of creating object with object oriented programming in persuading orthodox with the foundation of marketing investment trading functionalities or objective.
nice
Those aren't parameters, those are arguments, parameters are what you use when declaring a function. Arguments are used when you call a function. The function always has the same parameters but can be called with an indefinite number of arguments. Just sayin'
This is cool thanks. I've just begun messing around with action scripts. Thing I don't understand is how are you supposed to know when to do what. Like when to capitalise when to use full stops, semicolons or colons and underscores etc
Hey I was wondering whether you could help me out...
Basically I'm creating this column method addition question generator.
Could you help me out and tell me how to a random number to be displayed in the dynamic textboxes?
I wanna have your baby! MY GOD finally someone who can teach!! Thank you so much. ;o)
Just so you know that *fucking* Hello World is just the basis to test and see if your program is running correctly. Most Programmers utilize this to make sure that their code setup is right and to test and make sure that they will get no errors or strange outcomes. It is also something that is very easy for the newbie, or beginner programmer. I mean would you prefer printing "Hello World" on the screen for a first project; or create a user database program.....with complex mathematics....
right click on the frame and create motion tween and move the ship in other frame, looks easier than that,,, It's complicated... :(
I used to work on ActionScript 2.0 which is a way easier, especially the well defined tools, such as goto and play, stop, FSCommand, etc.... they were well defines and automatically added in the correct order. Also, in FSCommand for example, you can select which command you want, such as show menu, fullscreen with true and false values...
@samedelsten1 lol he's using Adobe Flash Professional (that's the name of MY program) but he's creating the movement with "Actionscripting" you have to get "Flash CS3" at least to follow his tutorial ALL of those programs could be found on Adobe's website if you're really interested you should start there but this tutorial is about coding so you should learn how to use "FLASH" before you start with the coding but i hope that helps and good luck
The e is a temporary variable that represents the event so that you can refer to it inside of the shipgo function.
You have to use a parameter like this in a function when you want to tie it to an event.. The letter e is simply a variable name, it means nothing and the Event is the data type of that variable.
You might want to ask within the shipgo function whether e is an ENTER_FRAME style event for whatever reason, maybe you need to talk to it for something, so you'd ask about "e".
By the way I invite anyone to try this code, I made my first animation with a circle so you may want to substitude that word for the name of your object
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,shipgo);
function shipgo(e:Event):void
{
circle.width=circle.x;
circle.height=circle.y;
circle.x=mouseX;
circle.y=mouseY;
}
it is a variable which is created instantly when the function is called. Every function declared in an event listener receives a value. You can give it any name you want "e" or "evt", or whatever you will think about. In this case you have to specify (yourvariable:Event); Event is a type of variable. Otherwise it will not work.
Haha, this guy... Nice tut, I actually learned something in the first video... Thats... Rare in most tutorials for me...
I (am also a programmer) found this to be like... Java's dummer brother, no disrespect... Just the way I see it...
By the way, did you use Photoshop to make that ship or something else? Just curious
Wow...I know that I'll look like a fool saying this but it kinda looks easy...I can somehow imagine now how most movies are built like some of the movies I saw on Newgrounds.
But who am I to talk, I can't even find a good program to get started with ActionScript. -.- Has anyone any programs you could recommend for noobs like me?
Hehe true, I haven't thought of that. :9
But I'm starting to learn AS3 now, and I don't think you have to learn all that shit about packages and classes. Just put functions like the one in this video on an empty layer inside a movieclip and it's like onClipEvent(enterFrame). ^^
I'm still working on keypresses tho. :P
I could not get this to work.
I watched the video twice and followed the instructions all the way
and it still doesn't work.
is there something different about flash cs3
that this doesn't work in?
maybe you started it with an as2 file not an as3 one
or maybe you just forgot to give a instant name to the ship.
or maybe you type the name not right
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,shipgo)
function shipgo(e:Event):void{
ship_b.x=mouseX;
ship_b.y=mouseY;
}
Mouse.hide()
Custom Curser ;)
ohh..great video :)...nice picture quality and awesome way to teach...i love your video..great job...please make more tutorial for us..:)
and THANK YOU
one question from a developer: there is only 1 frame on the project as shown in the stage earlier. therefore logically the Event.EnterFrame should only trigger once. or is it a flash-thing where the event will always trigger 24 times per second even though there is no change of the frames?
@frm683600 If by stop animation you mean stop the movement, you would need an if statement (This may be wrong I dont write in AS3)
If (mouseX< 300){ship_b.x=mouseX;}
This would mean that if the cursor is over 300pts from the left, it would not execute the code
hi, i have a question, the movie clip has some kind of interpolation?
Thanks for this video. I have done a bunch of game dev before, but I have to learn in a hurry, and because I am drunk, your pacing is perfect.
you can just select a drawing tool (like paintbrush, pencil etc.) and draw a plane by your own. then select what you have drawd, right click on it and click convert to symbol. it should be a movie clip when your just starting to use flash.
This is still so confusing. :( but this definitely shows me a bit of what action script is and how to order it. Thanks for the video, I'll have to observe more videos so I can become in tune with this and hopefully begin creating animations. :)
I have a copy of "Learning actionscript 3.0"
I have to learn chapters 2 - 5 because I'm skipping the first year at school.
Yeah it explains that it's 'CaseSensitive' and stuff like that...but what the hell am I actually doing!? I DONT GET IT
BTW, a symbol has to be a movie clip or a button to be able to give the instance a name in the properties window. Dont you love those little tid bits that no one tells you and you pull your hair out for hours wondering why something isnt working?!?
@smidge146 i did C++ and i kinda appreciate AS3 now. I hate my school for forcing me to do C++ lol. In AS3 its jus arrays, in C++ its stacks and list and vectors and ughhh wats the difference jus store fckin data under a single name already.
luls @ some people write hello world as their first program. shame on them.
Where can i get/download action script? i bought a game design book that says i need action script where can i download this software?
I think adobe have made actionscript 3 way to bloody complicated! it's like coding C++ what are the improvements? what makes 3.0 so good?
It's kinda overrated how every developer uses it. I'd actually prefer someone slamming their hands over the keys to "Hello World". At least "jhbegqihbjf hsrhb e" has a bit more variation than "hello world" does.
@pluwo4 okay so basically what I found out now is that i forgot the capital E in (Event.ENTER_FRAME,xxx) and that seems to be most common mistake out there, so that's most likely ur problem too i guess, best of luck tho
Hi, I'm currently working in flash cs5.5 and I am encountering a problem: When I look under the properties tab there is no option that allows me to give objects "instance names". Do have any idea why this might be? Anyone?
@dusk1234567890 I feel the same way. When do we use what script? Is there a master list somewhere?
oppcell I love your teaching style! This tut was so easy to follow along with and understand! Thanks for posting.
Does not work for me, get the following error:
Scene 1, Layer 'as3', Frame 1, Line 1 1120: Access of undefined property event.
Really cool tutorial. its better and better than "Hello World" example.
i keep this error
Scene 1, Layer 'Layer 1', Frame 1, Line 1 1172: Definition __AS3__.vec:Vector could not be found.
I've tried looking it up, no good :/ you wouldn't know what it is would you?
In the menus at the top (File, Edit, View, Insert etc.) there's one called Window. Click on that and then click on properties. Then the properties tap will pop up somewhere and you can move it.
The HelloWorld concept is a really good tutorial for letting the student learn how printing, pretty much the most useful debug function, early in his programming career.
Why do you dislike it?
was a nice simple tutorial. give ya a thumbs up. classes seem a lil different in flash than C++ tho. but gettin the hang of them. thanks for the video test feed for my media player i am working on.
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Man I hate AS3 but now with the iPhone/iPod Touch thing for CS5 I guess I'll just have to move away from AS2.
And video tutorials is TOTALLY the best way to learn this stuff, so thanks!
function in ur code is with non capital f and it doesn't works for me, i changed it to capital f and its blue instead of read
HypSandar same with void
what does the "e" in the (e:Event) section of the shipgo function stand for?
I imported my own .png and followed all the steps. Nothing happened! Help!!
I came to learn how to do ActionScript so I can do flash games, according to your likes, you don't disappoint.
This is fab, you describe stuff really well, many thanks
@jeradluva
exept for the buit in classes its almost identical to javascript i dont know about C but all of them are very simmilat they have the same condition loops variables etc..
@arkchanger ok nvm i just worked it out... u forgot to mention that your symbol had been just a saved file without any movement or motion tween at all =) gjoob man
Hello,
Do you know how to make a function that show an object at certain time? For example, I would like an arrow to show at the 59 second and disappear at 1:10. Thank you.
Tutorial is quite good, but I don't think I would have really understood it if I had not already been able to code in other languages. Anyway, at least it helps some people!
@pluwo4 Me too!! And I've tried it over and over again. My code says exactly the same as the tutorial, but I get the Access of undefined property error as well...
No "Hello World" as a beginning tutorial is just refreshing.
I just learned something cool at my first day with Actionscript.
I'm so pumped up now. Thanks!
You are soo good!!! Thanks alot! I have been studying AS at uni for a few weeks and have learned nothing. That is what the tutorials should be like. Awesome!!!
This is the way every programmer should explain things, God damn all those code douche bags that think everyone knows actionscript for a fact. Keep it up man.
Love the dollar example.
Great job, it's clear! You are explaining every attribute you are making, they are rare in tutorial-land, so superawesome great job!
I totally know what you mean.
But with AS2 you won't be able to use the new things they put into flash, like the 3d stuff and being able to make iPhone apps.
It's BS that adobe can make a AS3 to iPhone compiler, but not an AS2 to AS3... that's just them being mean.
lol. I couldn't get it to work and spent like 20 min. trying to figure it out. it turns out I accidentally capitalized "Void" but it needed to be "void".
Very helpful! I´ll check out more and i just subscribed.
I have no experience at all and my school wants me to learn this stuff in about 2 weeks... :')
@ewanwii This depends on your version of Flash used to program AS3. Only Flash version CS4 onwards supports the z-axis property and true 3D positioning.
Fantastic tutorial, you can use these kind of basics to really make something special when used properly. Will be checking out all of your other videos