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ActionScript: Protect your Flash games on the web, sitelock all your games.

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:29:33 +0000

If you want to submit your games on one game portals DO NOT UPLOAD YOUR GAMES WITHOUT A SITELOCK SCRIPT.

WHY ?

Your games can be “stolen” by game portals. Or if you didn’t finish your game it’s a really a “pain in the ass” to update your games spread on all the web.

I tried lot of code for sitelocking my games but some of them are in ActionScript 2.0 or totally out of date. Some of them can’t work with the “https” or without the “www” characters.
Another example when you to want to test your game on your local computer you have to comment the script. And you can forget to uncomment the sitelock script when you submit your game on the web.

So I decided to create my own script.

This is a short version of my script.
But this one is perfect for all uses.

Installation

Copy and Paste this code and add your domains into the array “[ ]” separated by commas :

["kongregate.com", ..., ...]

You can lock the local mode by adding a second parameter : false
The default value is set to true.

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sitelock(["kongregate.com","benoitfreslon.com"])

/**
* Sitelock your swf file on domains
*
* @param arrDomain List of all authorized domains
* @param local This swf can be played on local computer ?
*/
function sitelock(arrDomain:Array, local:Boolean = true):void {

var isAut:Boolean = false;

var url:String = root.loaderInfo.url;
var arr:Array = root.loaderInfo.url.split("://");

var domain:String = arr[1].split("/")[0];

// localmode
if (url.split("file://").length > 1) {
if (local) {
//trace("Local mode is autorized");
return
} else {
destroy();
return;
}
}
for (var i:String in arrDomain) {
arr = domain.split(arrDomain[i]);
if (arr.length > 1) {
isAut = true;
domain = arrDomain[i];
//trace("*** Sitelock: Domain found");
break;
}

}
if (! isAut) {
//trace("*** Sitelock: Not authentified");
destroy();
}
return;
}
/**
* This function is called when the game is locked.
*/
function destroy() {
// Domain error
trace("*** Domain Error ***");
root.alpha = 0
}

Nano War 2 finally playable

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:51:01 +0000

Finally the sequel of Nano War 1 released in november 2007.

I hope that new game will be a great success llike the first episode.

Every humans own billons of nanoscopic cells.
Some of these cells are doomed to protect our organism and fight foreign organisms.
Even confined to smaller and unlikely places the war is present.

Welcome on Nano War 2.

Play Nano War 2 on Kongregate.

What’s news ?

Solo mode
25 levels: play against 1, 2 or 3 computers.
Upgrade your cells
3 difficulty levels
Multiplayer: play against 1, 2 or 3 players.
Skirmish mode
21 Achivements
The White blood cell: Increase your cells and capture opponent’s cells.
The Fat cell: Protect your cells or infect opponent’s cells
The Antibody cell: The most powerfull cell, increase your production or capture opponent’s cells and units instantly.

Have fun!

Garden Rush : Facebook time management game

admin — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:06:44 +0000

If you like or if you don’t like vegetables, fruits, salads you can play Garden Rush on Facebook.
Garden Rush is a time management game but don’t worry it isn’t a percistant game like City Ville.
And if you like Alice Greenfingers you will also like Garden Rush.

The gameplay loop look like this one :

Plant > Arose > Weed > Seasonal illnesses > Prune > Collect > Sell

Play Garden Rush on Facebook

The game is actually fun and addictive and the graphics are pretty. Nice work team!

The game was ordered by MesmoGames, the owner of Bouncing Balls or Gems II.
Exkee developed the game and I worked as an ActionScript coder and as a lead director for the first period.

Global Game Jam 2011 Paris: GameXtinction (made in 48h)

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:57:55 +0000

Global Game Jam 2011 at Isart Digital Paris FRANCE.

The official tweet feed of Global Game Jam Paris
The official facebook page of Global Game Jam Paris

That was my first participation at Global Game Jam.

Great people, great team, great organization, great games, great experience.

We made a Flash based game in 48h with the theme Extinction : GameXtinction.
We reach one achievement: Break the 4th wall.

Description:

GameXtinction is an original and experimental game with non-conform features.

The main character is a BUG who like to eat game elements.

Every eaten objects create a new bug!

This greedy creature can travel from a game to another with his saucer.

Click to move the bug.

Credits:

Cesar Espejo Pham: 2D artist
Betrand Pujol: Sound artist
Tahir Vico: 2D artist
Audry Vasseaux: 2D artist
Benoit Freslon: Game Designer, Coder

The GameXtinction page on Global Game Jam.org

You can play GameXtinction here.

Special thanks to Isart Digital and Olivier Lejade.

ActionScript: Move an object with keyboard with absolute controls

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:29:30 +0000

In this tip I will show you how to move an object with keyboard with absolute controls.

What is the absolute controls?

The direction of your object will be calculated depending the object orientation. (Biohazard, Micro Machines, Gears of War). This code is very usefull if you design a car game.

How to make an absolute control in Flash?

Get the arrow key status (key is up/key is down);
Move or rotate the object on enter frame with the new velocity (Left and Right keys: rotate, Up key: forward, Down key: backward);

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// Assign 4 booleans for the 4 arrow keys
var keyUp = false;
var keyDown = false;
var keyLeft = false;
var keyRight = false;

// Add the keyboard event (KEY_DOWN) on the stage
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, pressKey);
function pressKey(pEvent)
{
// If an arrow key is down, switch the value to true to the assigned variable
if (pEvent.keyCode == 38)
{
keyUp = true;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 40)
{
keyDown = true;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 37)
{
keyLeft = true;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 39)
{
keyRight = true;
}
}
// Add the keyboard event (KEY_UP) on the stage
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_UP, releaseKey);
function releaseKey(pEvent)
{
// If the arrow key is up, switch the value to false to the assigned variable
if (pEvent.keyCode == 38)
{
keyUp = false;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 40)
{
keyDown = false;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 37)
{
keyLeft = false;
}
else if (pEvent.keyCode == 39)
{
keyRight = false;
}
}

// Set the velocity of the object
var speed = 6;
// And the rotation speed
var rotationSpeed = 5;

// Add an enter frame event on the moving object
myCircle.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, circleEnterFrame);
function circleEnterFrame(pEvent)
{
// Set the default velocity to 0 if no key is pressed
var velocity = 0;
if (keyUp)
{
// If the key up is pressed set the new velocity to the speed value
velocity = speed;
}
if (keyDown)
{
// If the key down is pressed set the new velocity to the half speed value
velocity = -speed/2;
}
if (keyLeft)
{
// rotate the object
pEvent.currentTarget.rotation -= rotationSpeed;
}
if (keyRight)
{
// rotate the object
pEvent.currentTarget.rotation += rotationSpeed;
}

// Convert the degreeAngle to the radian angle
var angleRadian = pEvent.currentTarget.rotation / 180 * Math.PI;

// Move the object with the radian angle and the object speed
pEvent.currentTarget.x += Math.cos(angleRadian) * velocity;
pEvent.currentTarget.y += Math.sin(angleRadian) * velocity;
}

Download source: www.benoitfreslon.com_Move_an_object_with_keyboard_with_absolute_controls

Vote for Take Something Literally 2 to the Flash Gaming Summit 2011

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:13:31 +0000

Last year I missed the Flash Gamming Submit 2010. I Would liked to submit Take Something Literally 1.

If you like my games you will be very helpfull if you can nominate my game Take Something Literally 2 to the Flash Gaming Summit 2011.

This take only 10 seconds :

Click here
Enter your email address and your name.
The name of the flash game: Take Something Literally 2
The website: http://armorgames.com/play/5977/take-something-literally-2
And finally select 4 catagories: Best Indie Game, Best Puzzle Game, Most Creative Game and People’s Choice Awards.
Click on the confirm button, That’s all!

Now I can kiss you ! … No I can’t… But I can say : Thank you very very much!

Vote for Nano War and Take Something Literally

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:25 +0000

Hello,
If you like Nano War or Take Something Literally you will be very helpfull if you can vote for my games on the Inde Pub Game contest.
Register here http://www.indiepubgames.com/register.php
And vote here http://www.indiepubgames.com/vote.php

Only 5 minutes needed :). Thank you very much.

Edit: The contest is over. Actually my game was submited one day before the end. Thank your IndiePub.

Flash for mobile contests

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:08:10 +0000

Like you know, Android mobiles with froyo (OS 2.2) can play Adobe Flash content since july 2010. Great new! :D

So some websites and Adobe decided to organize 3 diffrent contests:

Kongregate Mobile flash game contest: $30 000 in prizes, end 23th august 2010.

Flash Game Licence: Cell your Flash game contest, $30 000 in prizes, end 5th october 2010.

Mochiads: Made for mobile contest, $20 000 in prizes, end 24th october 2010.

There is no rules against posting games to other contests.

So I will try to adapt and optimize Roll and Jump and Nano War for Android devices. Thank you Adobe and Google. Good luck all!

GeekIsArt: Gameplay for coders

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:25:34 +0000

Play GeekIsArt

GeekIsArt is an advergame developed for ISART Digital. This game is designed for coders and future coders.

Discover your programming skills with GeekIsArt ! Help your geek achieve his dream by optimizing his scoring !
The programming department of the school is happy to offer you GeekIsArt, a game based on logic.

PLAY GeekIsArt

You have to program a character (a cute little geek) in order to activate all triggers. But you have to optimise your code like a real programmer.
Optimise every commands by using, function, loop, and logic. You can submit your best score and challenge your friends on 15 levels. Unfortunately the game is only available in french.

Take Someting Literally 2 private beta

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:23:01 +0000

Click to play Take something literally 2 beta

After many requests I decided to blow up my brain to design more puzzles. That was hard, that was epic but I finally found 25 more puzzles. And now your are welcome to test here:

Take Something Literally 2 in private beta here.

I hope you will enjoy the new game system, the puzzles, the references and the rewards. If you have any request please post a comment or go to the forum.

A little post mortem about the first episode:

Take something literally 1 was my first “riddle” game. I made this first episode without Internet connection in few days. I made this game for fun. Actually I just started to design one little “game” based on the irreversible choises, the “flash cookies” and the clock system. But after all this idea had a big potential. So I decide to design a lot of litle puzzles based “outside the game”. Against all odds it was a hudge success with players. I knew that some players could not play some puzzles. But that was my choise. I knew that sponsors would be frightened about that. But after the first release on Kongregate and the 1 million plays in one week they changed their opinion.