I’m working on a site with four different games (and right off the bat-- kirupa has been a GREAT resource)
The site has all your standard jumping around to different sections like a normal web site.
Game 1, 2, 3, 4, Trophy Room, Chat rooms, profile, preferences, etc.
All of these individual pieces are all in flash.
So my question is, should I just combine everything into one big flash file where you jump around within the program, or keep it as different web pages that each load up their own specialized flash objects. (not that it matters-but for development, I’ve been working on the pieces individually just to stay focused)
Off the top of my head the pros/cons are:
All one big flash object, makes moving around feel a lot smoother, not jerky like when your browser ‘blanks out’ the page for that split second when moving between pages.
But if I have several smaller flash objects, when I need to work on one piece, I don’t risk breaking the other pieces.
What I don’t know is for a client, does downloading one big file work a lot better than downloading each individual piece. Of course if you don’t ever play game 3, it’s a waste to download all the code to support it.
I hope that made sense.
Also are there any other factors anyone can think of that would effect my decision?
