Foundation Game Design with ActionScript 3.0, Second Edition (105 page)

programming,
495
–
503

checking collisions with,
498
–
500

launching,
497
–
498

vanquishing monsters and creating explosion,
500
–
503

StarImage( ) method,
496

stars, firing in all directions,
620
–
623

startGame( ) method,
210
–
211
,
222
,
224
,
239
,
247
,
271
,
274
,
473
,
476

StateChange( ) method,
338

states, triggering change of,
337
–
357

picking up and dropping objects,
351
–
357

reducing health meter,
341
–
343

scaling meter with scaleX property,
343
–
344

updating score,
344
–
351

status, displaying for game,
238
–
240

stepping over breakpoints,
48

stops,
72

String object,
237

String property,
602

String type,
226
,
243

strings,
241
–
245

Stroke option,
102

Style menu,
97

subobjects,
360
–
363

Swatches panel,
68
,
73

Swatches tab,
68

SWF files,
142
–
143
,
213
,
221
,
305
–
306
,
628
,
632

compiling,
36
–
39

clean compile,
51
–
52

troubleshooting,
40
–
45

release build of,
52

swfObject.js,
39

symbols,
285
–
329
,
416
–
428

collisions between boxes and,
447

controlling with keyboard,
285
–
304

enterFrameHandler handler,
296
–
297

keyDownHandler handler,
294

keyUpHandler handler,
294
–
296

right way,
290
–
292

screen wrapping,
302
–
304

stage,
298
–
303

velocity,
292
–
293

wrong way,
286
–
290

drawing

antennae,
416
–
421

body,
416

shoes,
426
–
428

embedding images,
304
–
306

ending levels upon win by,
507
–
512

eyes,
421
–
423

hair,
425
–
426

moving incrementally,
182
–
198

alpha property,
198

changing character size,
189
–
192

increment and decrement operators,
184
–
185

limiting movement,
185
–
188

spinning,
195
–
197

tracing output,
183
–
184

vanishing,
192
–
195

x and y properties,
198

programming,
482
–
488

collisions between character and monster,
487

moving,
485
–
486

order of code in enterFrameHandler event listener,
487
–
488

properties and methods,
482
–
484

stage boundaries,
486
–
487

rosy cheeks,
428

scrolling,
307
–
323

code summary,
310
–
313

improving,
313
–
323

parallax,
324
–
329

smile,
424
–
425

text,
210
–
222

basic program,
210
–
212

configuring and displaying

input field,
218
–
222

output text,
216
–
218

importing classes,
212
–
213

setting format of,
214
–
216

TextFormat and TextField objects,
213
–
214

TextEdit,
4

TextField( ) method,
210
,
214
,
224
,
233
,
239
,
274
,
283
,
333
,
439
,
449

TextField object, TextFormat object and,
213
–
214

TextField property,
216

TextFieldAutoSize class,
217
,
452

TextFormat( ) method,
210
,
214
,
224
,
233
,
247
,
274
,
283
,
333
,
439
,
449

TextFormat object,
210
,
213
–
214
,
216
,
220
,
222

TextMate,
4

textured boxes,
391
–
407

Adobe Illustrator,
391
–
392

choosing colors,
394
–
396

drawing shape of

inside,
398
–
407

outside,
396
–
398

workspace,
393
–
394

TimeBombPanic application class,
439
,
452

TimeBombPanic( ) method,
440

TimeDisplay( ) method,
458

Timer class,
432
,
449
–
452

TIMER_COMPLETE property,
452

TimerEvent class,
450
,
452

timer.reset( ) method,
450
–
451

timers,
448
–
453

firing bullets with,
631
–
632

in Time Bomb Panic application class,
452

timer.start( ) method,
441
,
449
–
451

Tools panel,
64
,
66
–
67
,
69
,
82
,
86
,
89
,
101
,
107
,
114

trace directives,
36

trace method,
33
–
34

trace output,
10

tracing, output,
183
–
184

tracking, guesses,
280

transforming,
70

triggering change of

picking up and dropping objects,
351
–
357

scaling meter with scaleX property,
343
–
344

updating score,
344
–
351

troubleshooting, compiling SWF files,
40
–
45

two forward slashes (//) character,
35

type tool, in Photoshop,
114

uint variable, vs. int variable,
245
–
246

up buttons, and down buttons,
180
–
182

upper camel case,
54

URLRequest( ) method,
130
,
137
,
149
,
156
,
200
,
203
–
205

URLRequest object,
264
,
269

Use global light option,
97

UsingATimer( ) method,
449

vanishing, characters,
192
–
195

variable values, changing by one with postfix operators

gameStatus variable,
245

modular programming with methods,
252

overview,
240

strings,
241
–
245

uint vs. int variables,
245
–
246

winning and losing,
246
–
252

variables,
134
–
135
,
224
–
231

listening for key presses,
227
–
231

types of,
135

vector based collision detection,
365
–
387

Collision.block method,
381
–
387

methods, arguments, and parameters,
378
–
381

Collision class,
380
–
381

values,
380

preventing objects from overlapping,
365
–
373

programming with Collision class,
373
–
378

vectors,
64
,
111

velocity,
292
–
293

View/Controller class,
541

virtual machine,
53

visual displays,
281

volume setting, and pan setting,
572
–
574

wanderAimlessly( ) method,
483

wands, rotating around fairy,
618
–
620

white arrow,
82
–
84
,
86
,
91

winning, and losing,
246
–
252

workspaces,
59
,
393
–
394

x positions, and y positions,
150
–
155

x property, and y property,
198

XCode,
4

y positions, x positions and,
150
–
155

y property, x property and,
198

YouLostImage( ) method,
506