Gameprogramming with Flash

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Hi,

This will be my very first post here, and hopefully I placed it in the right section and also done it according to the rules and such, if not, feel free to notify me.

Just recently I started to do some small projects in flash, and I just started to work on the cript for my big project, a RPG made in flash.

As for my programminghistory, I have quite some experience. Im currently 18 and been working with different kind of programming languages since I was 9 years, starting with HTML and the latest was C++. Between that I also used DHTML, JavaScript, PHP, Deplhi and others.

So, the reason I decided to learn flash was because of this game I want to make. I dont want any advanced graphics or such, it is supposed to be a game which brings back your thoughts to SNES/NES, it is supposed to be nostalgic. I felt that flash worked pretty simple on the graphicspart compared to C++. Also, the enviorment was easier and contained alot of click-and-drag, like Delphi.

So, as Im writing the script and working on my knowledge about Flash I have some questions that popped up, that I rather ask now than later.

  1. I’ve been working with Flash 8 so far, but in all kind of flash-gameprogramming guides Ive read, Flash MX or Flash 5 is used. Is there any particular reason for this, or is it just that I read old guides?

  2. As Im doing this game, I would like it to be played online (obviously since it’s flash) but I also want everything saved on the host-server quite regularly. The reason I want this is because I want people to be able to play the game anytime, when they are at a friends house, during lunch-break on work and so on. Also, it would contribute to such things as ladder-races.

  3. I am currently a little split on if it is supposed to bee multiplayer or not. But at very least, I would like to have a market in the game where people could list their items, and other users could connect and buy stuff. So, single-player, but with a multi-player market, unless it takes it to whole other level.

But the mainreason I want to save everything on the host-server, is because this game will be never-ending. I want to be able to update with new quests, items, skills and such whenever I feel like it.

So, I hope you get the idea, and can help me with the answers Im looking for.

Best Regards