Making Flash games go online....

[jonas]

Ok, so I'm getting close to knowing Flash well enough to start producing possible 'good' games like side scrollers etc.

My question is, I've never really though about how to take a game online and I was wondering if it would be possible through Flash?
I know Flash isn't ALL powerful, Director is probably better... but I'm not as good in that - yet.

So what do you say, give me some advice. Some links on online gaming setups if you want.

[Sl1p]

Theres plenty of online flash games. I remember X-Men VS Street Fighter flash being the first one I noticed.

I can't think of any examples though, I've avoided flash like the plague for years now.

[jonas]

No no. I mean online flash games as in you join a server and play say 'Graal' online through Flash.

Like FFX1 let's say but a lot more basic (SNES type games)... but where you can play against other people.

Flash shouldn't be avoided, it's a great tool if in the right hands, but that's another topic. This one is about online gaming through Flash.

[Eightbitbreaks]

Nonono.. there was actually an Xmen vs SF flash game where you could play other people. It was really cool but it ran kind of choppy on my computer.

[cka]

Pshaw. Flash's best use is to combine bizarre music and bizarre imagery, like this.

Anyway, wouldn't making flash games like that be somewhat difficult? How/where would you put client code to send/receive data from a central server and interprit it for on-screen actions?

[jonas]

Anyway, wouldn't making flash games like that be somewhat difficult? How/where would you put client code to send/receive data from a central server and interprit it for on-screen actions?

You could import it into Flash... just like you can import other languages.
The thing IS, that is the part I don't know anything about. The client coding and such.
That's what I want to learn... so can anyone help me in this aspect?

[Rtificial]

Your probably going to have to learn either some JAVA and run a java applet in flash or a VB script to do all that. I've made animations and some simple games in flash, but nothing multiplayer. I guess it'd run like Yahoo games do.