My first flash game!

[Alex]

i am almost done with the game that im making. its going to be a pong type of game. I hope it works out well.

I plan to set up a contest, with who ever gets the score of 100, will get there site announced as the winner on my main page of my flash page. But the problem is, how would i be able to tell if its real, or edited in photoshop.

Thanks

[nobody]

so can we play?

[Jubba]

don't have them send you an image. Use a php script or something to send the value to yourself in an e-mail, so they can't edit it.

[Alex]

i dont have Php, they want tme to pay 60. and im cheap. :(

28- you can if you want, but there isnt a ball yet. :P

[replode]

then how do you have a contact form?

[Alex]

dot easy provided it, its one of their features.

[Jubba]

then you shouldn't hold a contest. no way to really tell if its edited...

[replode]

oh okay. i need to do that, cause i need a contact form, but im too lazy to pay for PHP. thats why im switching after my plan runs out, cause i also need more space and bandwith.

[nobody]

the only way i could think of would be have some wierd complex screen with random crap show up if they get 100 points... and not tell them what it looks like

[Alex]

Jubba, is there a way i could set up a score board?

i would have no idea how to do that

[Jubba]

www.ipowerweb.com

[Jubba]

Yeah, you would need PHP and a database (textfile)

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by Replode
oh okay. i need to do that, cause i need a contact form, but im too lazy to pay for PHP. thats why im switching after my plan runs out, cause i also need more space and bandwith.

If you have a windows server, they may have ASP CDONTS installed, so you could use ASP to make a form (like mine) which works very similar to PHP... and they shouldn't charge for it...

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[eyeinfinitude]

wow Alex, that's the best static game I've ever played!! What did you use to make it? It must of took hours of scripting in photoshop. :P

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by reverendflash
If you have a windows server, they may have ASP CDONTS installed, so you could use ASP to make a form (like mine) which works very similar to PHP... and they shouldn't charge for it...

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Rev: You'd be surprised. PHP is a free language to download and install, yet hosting companies charge for their users to have it, I think that is a rip off. They do the same with ASP, it is a free language, but hosting companies are greedy and know they can make money off of people wanting it. Thats not to say all hosting companies do it, but they are out there.

[replode]

thanks jubba, but thats more than enough options, plus I dont have a job, so 95 bucks a year wont come easily. i'll probably switch to dr2.net, cause i get what i need for like 30 bucks a year.:)

but i'll keep ipowerweb in mind, cause 500MB of space is something to brag about.;)

[Alex]

Originally posted by electrongeek
wow Alex, that's the best static game I've ever played!! What did you use to make it? It must of too hours of scripting in photoshop. :P

i new you would enjoy it :P

its made in MX, thank you very much!:trout:

and i dont have photo shop any more.;(

[Jubba]

well yes and no lost.

PHP is free however, for a hosting service to allow it for use, they need to install it and maintain it and make sure that it is constantly upgraded and maintained in porper working order, so I understand the need to pay, but some of these prices are a little steep...

[nobody]

ipowerweb is the best invention since me

you should definately check it out

[reverendflash]

but with windows servers, I have found that a lot of them have CDONTS installed. ASP doesn't require any activation to my knowledge, so that is why I said no charge...

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[Jubba]

yeah, Ipowerweb is what I use for all my clients. So far so good... however their e-commerce help department could use some work...

[Alex]

Hi, remember me? :P :P

good idea 28, i could make it some weird custom color. but will there be a way i can make it so when it reaches 100, it kicks in with the color. Im using a dynamic text box for the score.

[ahmed]

Originally posted by Alex
good idea 28, i could make it some weird custom color. but will there be a way i can make it so when it reaches 100, it kicks in with the color. Im using a dynamic text box for the score. use html formatting in flash :)
mytextfield.html = true
mytextfield.htmlText = "<font color=\"#FF6600\">100!!</font>"

[replode]

Alex, is the game playable yet, cause i wanna try it.:)

[lostinbeta]

Originally posted by Jubba
well yes and no lost.

PHP is free however, for a hosting service to allow it for use, they need to install it and maintain it and make sure that it is constantly upgraded and maintained in porper working order, so I understand the need to pay, but some of these prices are a little steep...

That skipped my mind :P That makes sense, but as you said, some prices are a bit too steep for it.



And as for that custom color thing Alex... the eye dropper tool allows you to snatch that color and use it, so that's not a safe bet either.

[Alex]

there isnt even a ball yet :P

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by lostinbeta
And as for that custom color thing Alex... the eye dropper tool allows you to snatch that color and use it, so that's not a safe bet either.

but if Alex doesn't tell anyone that the color changes, then that solves that problem for the first one to reach 100 ...

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[lostinbeta]

Well he didn't say the <I>first</I> to get 100, he just said whoever gets the score 100 ;)

I wasn't sure how he meant it.

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by Alex
I plan to set up a contest, with who ever gets the score of 100, will get there site announced as the winner on my main page of my flash page. Thanks

I took this as meaning the first person to reach 100...

other than that, there isn't an easy way...

I think...

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[lostinbeta]

Oh, I took it to mean anyone who got the score of 100.

So Alex... can you clarify please :sigh: If it is the first, then make your secret color be set at 100, if it is anyone, then that won't work.

[Alex]

im still not sure about the rules yet, but i think that every month i will have this contest. And the person that wins, they will have their name and web site announced. After some one wins. i will take the game down. then i will change the color. and it will happen again. :)

does that answer your question:)

[lostinbeta]

So its like SOTM only your site doesn't have to be good you just need to get 100 points in the game :P

But yes, that did answer my question.

[reverendflash]

Originally posted by lostinbeta
So its like SOTM only your site doesn't have to be good you just need to get 100 points in the game :P

But yes, that did answer my question.

ROTFLMAO!

Lost, you crack me up!

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[Alex]

lol!:P

[lostinbeta]

:beam:

[Mik3]

Originally posted by electrongeek
wow Alex, that's the best static game I've ever played!! What did you use to make it? It must of took hours of scripting in photoshop. :P
lol

[zylum]

is your game gonna be as fantabulous as the game in my footer? :)

[Alex]

it should be done by june 28, im adding some things that will help me varrify if they get 100 or not. just so no one can cheat. I finally got the ball working, i just need to tweak it a little.
:P

[Alex]

im stuck on what i should set the score to. 100 is sorta easy, im thinking of putting it to 175, but that will take to much time. any suggestions are welcome

[nobody]

instead of changing the score, try making the ball faster or smaller

[replode]

zylum, your footer's an *******, i can't beat him. every time i come close he cuts me off.:scream:

[Alex]

here is a updated picture. its done now, but right now im running some tests on it to see if its ready.:beam:

[nobody]

looks nice, i proofread it for you
decited should be decided
its should be it's (it's a contraction, it is)
i should be capitalized

lol, im not bored

[Alex]

Thanks 28, i missed that one.


if all goes well, the game <b>WILL</b> be up by tonight. all i need to do is add a couple of obstacles, and a preloader.

[ahmed]

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[turkey]

just host the game at lycos.co.uk or freehu.com. free php:)

[Alex]

My game is finally done.(but there might be some errors) you can see it by visiting www.alexsdesigns.net. ! :)

and the contest is going to start tonight :P

[thoriphes]

lol, i like how the banner on your site says your host doesn't have banners.

[Alex]

im looking to get 5 bucks thats why. LOL!

[thoriphes]

well, i clicked on it. hope that'll help you :)

[Alex]

lol, thanks, that just got 5 cents in my pocket. J/k

:P

[turkey]

I won!! :)(I hope)
108!
I contacted you with the form on your site and sent you the url for the screenshot.

[Alex]

let me varify that. :)

[Alex]

winner!!!. your name is displayed on my home page. :)

[turkey]

sweet :) hehe..
nice game:)

[telekinesis]

game wont load for me. . . .is there a preload, how big is the file?

[turkey]

yea.. It's not loading for me anymore either

[Alex]

i took it down... screwed up on some thing in it, gimme a couple of min, and i will have it back online. but i wont be accpeting winners until i cna get help on how to make the text change when it reaches 100.

[Alex]

its back online now. but i the contest is not open now, because i still need help with the color. so if anyone emails me, the submission will be invalid.

thanks

[reverendflash]

shoot, there goes my evening...

:trout:

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[Alex]

i got rid of the contest, now its all fun. i made the game a little bigger.
you can now play it here - www.alexsdesigns.net


Thanks goes to Ahmed for helping me with some action script!!

[turkey]

game is much improved :)
good job