Game Development 1 - Collecting Game

ActionScript 3.0

This source is found online :http://flashadvanced.com/creating-small-shooting-game-as3/

/*

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 * Shooting stars game

 * http://flashadvanced.com                              

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*/

//importing tween classes

import fl.transitions.easing.*;

import fl.transitions.Tween;

//hiding the cursor 

Mouse.hide();

//creating a new Star instance

var star:Star = new Star();

//creating the timer

var timer:Timer = new Timer(1000);

//we create variables for random X and Y positions

var randomX:Number;

var randomY:Number;

//variable for the alpha tween effect

var tween:Tween;

//we check if a star instance is already added to the stage

var starAdded:Boolean = false;

//we count the points

var points:int = 0;

//adding event handler on mouse move

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, cursorMoveHandler);

//adding event handler to the timer

timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, timerHandler);

//starting the timer

timer.start();

function cursorMoveHandler(e:Event):void{

//sight position matches the mouse position

sight.x = mouseX;

sight.y = mouseY;

}

function timerHandler(e:TimerEvent):void{

//first we need to remove the star from the stage if already added

if(starAdded){

removeChild(star);

}

//positioning the star on a random position 

randomX = Math.random()*500;

randomY = Math.random()*300;

star.x = randomX;

star.y = randomY;

//adding the star to the stage

addChild(star);

//changing our boolean value to true

starAdded = true;

//adding a mouse click handler to the star

star.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);

//animating the star's appearance

tween = new Tween(star, "alpha", Strong.easeOut, 0, 1, 3, true);

}

function clickHandler(e:Event):void{

//when we click/shoot a star we increment the points

points ++;

//showing the result in the text field

points_txt.text = points.toString();

}

The above script was used for my previous work, and I found that can be used again on one of game for my final project.

Below is shooting star flash game that I found online.

Figure 1. Flash, Flex and ActionScript tutorials - flashadvanced (2009-2011). Creating a small shooting game in AS3. [Image Online] Available from: http://flashadvanced.com/creating-small-shooting-game-as3/ [Accessed 21/03/2013]