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Posted Jul 5, '08 at 11:50am chrs181818 44 posts	I've really just started Flash (actionscript) programming, but im not new to programming in itself (Im fluent in PHP and Python, intermediate in Java), and im looking for some good tutorials for flash game creation. I have Flash CS3 and the will to learn so... Anyone can recommend some tutorials or (even better) give me a personal hand?

Posted Jul 5, '08 at 12:31pm dank 763 posts Moderator	As long as you're experienced in OOP, you should be able to pickup AS3 pretty quickly. The best places to start learning is Kirupa and lynda. There are also lots of free resources you can find through google too, just search AS3.

Posted Jul 5, '08 at 12:45pm chrs181818 44 posts	Yeah, googling is what i've been trying to not do; It's hard to filter out the rubbish. Any ideas for any projects I should do for practice? Small things..

Posted Jul 5, '08 at 3:01pm dank 763 posts Moderator	Open up a new document, press first frame, F9, type: trace("Hello World!"); Then Ctrl + Enter. Next, try something like: var str:String = "Hello World!"; var i:uint = 5 trace(str); trace(i); trace(++i); trace(i + 5); trace(i * 5); trace(i /= 5); trace(i); You will see that it is very similar to Java in syntax and basic methods.

Posted Jul 5, '08 at 3:05pm chrs181818 44 posts	I have made a few bits in practice, so I know SOME AS. http://chris.u.michael-m.me.uk/squash.swf http://chris.u.michael-m.me.uk/piperunner.swf I'm looking for a "taking it to the higher level" stage.

Posted Jul 5, '08 at 6:22pm dank 763 posts Moderator	The next thing would be OOP. Learn about classes, pakages, instances, etc. If you've done that, than you can start learning some data structures.

Posted Jul 6, '08 at 9:11am chrs181818 44 posts	Im trying to make a test shooting game, I've got the bullets coming out and the enemies randomly appearing but Im having problems checking the colisions. I can do collisions between bullets and AN enemy, but not between bullets and enemies (IE: all bullets and all enemies) (Im using a tutorial to help, but it doesnt say)

Posted Jul 6, '08 at 4:37pm dank 763 posts Moderator	Are you using AS2 or AS3?

Posted Jul 7, '08 at 12:33pm chrs181818 44 posts	AS2.

Posted Jul 7, '08 at 1:22pm OctoberSnow 193 posts	Where do you get your tutorial? I am also a newb to action script. And would like to learn.

Posted Jul 7, '08 at 1:31pm chrs181818 44 posts	http://www.emanueleferonato.com/category/flash/

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