Pilchard VIII
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I recently got hold of Flash 8, and I'm gonna try to learn how to use it, but then I thought 'What to use as a practice?' Then it hit me, 'Duh, DROD of course!' So I'm gonna try to make a small flash version of AE, which should find it's way onto Newgrounds when it's done. Hopefully, it should contain the first three levels of King Dugan's Dungeon, and it will be accurate to the real game. I've already e-mailed Erik about using AE graphics, and I'm waiting for him to get back to me. But has anyone got any general advice before I start hardcoding stuff into the flash?

Be sure to tell me what you think of this idea!

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halyavin
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Alternative DROD clients can be used for cheating (unlimited undo)...

Beef Row
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halyavin wrote:
Alternative DROD clients can be used for cheating (unlimited undo)...

A flash animation is definitely not going to be an alternative DROD client.

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Pilchard VIII wrote:
should find it's way onto Newgrounds when it's done.

Nooooooo... we really don't want traffic from that pit, IMO.

I've already e-mailed Erik about using AE graphics, and I'm waiting for him to get back to me.

AE graphics are public domain, so you don't need Erik's permission.

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..Are you kidding, that'd be hilarious.

jamie
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Actually, an 'official' drod flash demo would be a good advert, in my opinion - it will be able to pull in the people who wouldn't download/install something they'd never played before...

far too much work though, and may not be able to represent the game properly, in all it's glory...

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Pilchard VIII
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I thought this was a good idea at the time.But I realised how hard actionscript is, and I forgot about it. I got about as far as the introductory credits, and that's about it.

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Pilchard VIII
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Oh yeah, while I remember, I should tell you that I'm making a DROD themed quiz game in order to help me get better at flash.

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Pilchard VIII
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File: DROD Quiz Progress.swf (132 KB)
Downloaded 99 times.
License: Public Domain

This is what I got so far on the quiz. I've only done up to the menu, but I think it's coming along okay at the moment.

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