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MFAST Intro to Scripting

• + Variables 101
• Setting Variables
• Variables in Flash
• Modifying Variables
• Setting variables to Variables
• + Variables 201
• Arrays
• Objects
• Recap of Variables
• + Conditionals
• Booleans
• Comparisons
• Conditionals
• Switch and Case
• + Loops
• Array Methods
• Intro to 'FOR'
• Increments and Operators
• The FOR loop
• Rounding and Random
• The WHILE loop
• Shuffling the Deck
• + Functions
• Declaring Functions
• Declaring Functions 2
• Parameters
• Eval
• Trigonometry
• X and Y positions
• onEnterFrame
• Circular Motion

Advanced Tutorials

• + Followers Tutorial
• Agenda
• Your 2 Movie Clips
• Putting Your Clips Onscreen
• Moving Your Clips
• Smoother Movement
• Visual Effects
• The Final Product
• + User Input Tutorial
• What we're trying to do
• Nesting Movie Clips
• Relative vs. Absolute
• Sliders
• Components
• Our Prop to modify
• Using Slider Values
• Setting Properties with Sliders
• Colors in Flash
• Organize your Stuff
• Setting up an Image Selector
• Dynamic Drawing
• Key Listeners
• Rotation by Key Press
• The Final Product
• + Tips and Tricks
• Preferences
• Instances Vs. Clips
• Spawn Point
• + Preloading Tutorial
• A Basic Preloader
• Testing Your Preloader
• Pictures on the Load Bar
• The Evils of "Export for Frame 1"
• LoadVars (external variables)
• Loading Big Resources
• + Classes, part 1
• ActionScript 2
• What is a class?
• How to make a class
• Class Members
• Class Constructors
• Public vs. Private
• Creating your first class
• Static Variables
• Static Functions
• Classes and Movie Clips
• More MC-Class Interaction
• + A Study on Distance Testing
• Distance Testing
• Within-Distance Testing
• + Classes, part 2 (bullet-shooting engine)
• Agenda
• Make some Movie Clips
• Making the "point" Class
• Point the Cannon
• Now let's fire some bullets
• But the bullets aren't moving!
• Bullet-be-gone
• And you're done!

~pianomanDylan

Created By Dylan H. aka pianomanDylan
Site Last Modified March 19, 2008
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