The Qusetions Thread

[CarMan1390]

Just like the one for AS3, I have created a questions thread for AS2. Feel free to ask anything you want about AS2 here. So, if you have any questions, post!:)

[DarkRiku]

topic says it but yeah do you have to purchase it lerab it or download it
P.S your avatars cool may calvin and hobbes make everyone crack up with joy

[CarMan1390]

topic says it but yeah do you have to purchase it lerab it or download it
Actionscript comes with Flash. You can download the free 30-day trial of Flash 8 here (http://www.click-now.net/download/Macromedia_Flash.htm). It's only 30 days, though. So, if you have the money, I would buy Flash.

[ianuk2005]

Well im bored so i thought id asl your opinion on the advantages and disadvantages of AS3 against AS2. As iv not had chance to use AS3 yet i would rather have a user give their opinion rather than Adobe stating the updates.

Only one disadvantage i can think of is the lack of resources such as guides/tutorials compared to AS2.
Also has the help file for AS been improved upon as i found previous versions much less than satisfactory for looking up api code in comparison to languages such as C#.net which have a huge object libery and useful code snippets

Regards
Ian Callaghan

[tama123]

please help!!!!

is actionscript the thing where you can create games?

[CarMan1390]

please help!!!!

is actionscript the thing where you can create games?
Yes, it is the language you use to create games.

[Xyper]

Ok I wanna ask whats the action script behind http://www.hallpass.com/media/stickfigurepenalty2.html
I just wanna know how to make when I click a button it play a certain movie clip and at the end of the movie clip I wanna make something like a replay button that sends me to the buttons I pick for different movie clips ^^

[CarMan1390]

Ok I wanna ask whats the action script behind http://www.hallpass.com/media/stickfigurepenalty2.html
I just wanna know how to make when I click a button it play a certain movie clip and at the end of the movie clip I wanna make something like a replay button that sends me to the buttons I pick for different movie clips ^^
The script behind that is very simple. It is only animation and buttons. For example, let's say you wanted to know the code for the "Axe" button on the game. And let's say it plays the animation on frame 34 and stops on frame 78. The code for that would be:

on the button:
on(release){
gotoAndStop(34);
}

And on frame 78:
stop();

[penguinsrock1390]

What is AS2 and AS3??

[CarMan1390]

What is AS2 and AS3??
AS is the common term for the word Actionscript. It is the language of Flash and comes with the program too. Basically, what it does is it enables you to enhance your flash games and even allows you to make games.

[EpicWin]

Sorry to be a bother, but you have a typo in the thread title. Normally I'm not worried about that stuff, but it is kind of bugging me.