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Posted Apr 8, '08 at 12:33am neodeltai 3 posts	I've seen a few hundred posts asking how to make a game, and no responses showing how to do it for free, so I'll help out anyone who seriously wants to program a game in Actionscript, and not spend $699 on Flash CS3. 1) Download the Flex 3 SDK from Adobe's website. This includes the mxmlc.exe compiler to create SWF files. Cost: $0.00 2) Download the latest version of FlashDevelop. It'll really help with writing actionscript, organizing files, and using mxmlc.exe, the SWF compiler included in the Flex 3 SDK. Cost: $0.00 3) Read up on programming in Actionscript 3.0 (or 2.0 if you want). Senocular has a great intro to using mxmlc.exe and as3 here. The downside? You have to import all your graphics, or draw things in code. Hope this helps people get started.

Posted Apr 8, '08 at 12:47am neodeltai 3 posts	It would be easier to have a private jet than fly coach, right? ;) If you have $699 for Flash CS3, go right ahead. However, the Flash IDE is not very good for actionscript. A lot of people use a separate program (like FlashDevelop) for coding and use Flash CS3 for the graphics, testing, and compiling into a SWF file. Since I'm a programmer, not an artist, I'd rather spend the $699 on a talented artist and write the code using free programs.

Posted Apr 10, '08 at 11:04pm Tony 32 posts Moderator	Flash is free for 30 Days, long enough for anyone to try out. You can also get a students lisence at a much reduced price. It really is quite affordable for the range of tasks it can perform, in comparison to some other softwares, such as 3D Max etc. I find the Flash IDE very friendly for coding in, myself.

Posted Apr 11, '08 at 11:03am dank 763 posts Moderator	The student license for Max is actually cheeper than Flash.

Posted Apr 12, '08 at 8:46pm flappybob999 596 posts	Wow... You are VERY helpful!! Now all i have to do is know where to learn to draw. :)

Posted Apr 17, '08 at 3:14pm Drace 2,055 posts	Ahh great! Thank you. I will try this out. But my drawing skills scare me...

Posted Apr 17, '08 at 5:58pm lava_king_11 31 posts	what's the website for the free trial?

Posted Apr 17, '08 at 10:05pm Drace 2,055 posts	Adobe Flash Cs3 for $699? Wow, hasn't anyone heard of downloading for free?

Posted Aug 8, '08 at 12:27pm lava_king_11 31 posts	does this work on macs?

Posted Aug 8, '08 at 12:59pm florglee2 1,568 posts	That's impressive, I might actually try it out.

Posted Aug 11, '08 at 6:07pm J4son 388 posts	Sure you can Drace... torrent it, then get caught, sued, and in the slammer... really bud, not something you want. Besides they have torrent catchers now.

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