I think the major advantage to as3 is the fact that the virtual machine running it is quite a bit faster. The other part is the fact that your code will be more robust, more oop, more clean in a way.
The disadvantage is obviously the fact that the whole as3/player 8.5 is still in alpha. Plus as3 has a bit of a steep learning curve, and just fiddling about is a bit harder (this is a good thing in the long run actually). I think it's a good thing to try and port your games to as3, in a way that it will give you a good feeling of as3 and prepare you for things to come. On 11/20/05, Hans Wichman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > im not sure if this is the right place to ask, but... > I've been working on a game for a while in AS 1 and well basically, I took > the opposite approach of what I have to do in my work: act before I think > ;). > So since it was both a learning experience for me in Flash (first real > game > project), game programming, etc im kinda hitting the boundaries. > The core is pretty much OO but there are some timeline and other > architecural issues going on that will become bigger hurdles if I continue > it. > > So having been to Spark Europe, one of my biggest questions is, would this > be a project for Flash 8/AS2 or more of a Flex2/AS3 kind of thing? > What would be the better way to approach this? > > The idea is that I'm gonna rethink this game, create functional designs, > technical designs, do lots of research and make this my nr 1 pet project > ;). > (The source for the current game will be released soon as well by the way > for those of u that would like to take a look at it). > All in all I'm probably gonna invest a lot of time in this, and it would > be > nice if I could bet on the right horse ;). > > If anyone would like to share their opinion with me concerning the better > way to tackle this: Flash8/as2 or Flex2/as3, it would be very nice. > > If you are interested in the source fla, and/or the new site/forums that > will be built around the redesigned new version, let me know off list, > I'll > notify you when the time comes ;). > The redesigned version will probably include lots of research to how and > whether I can include existing libraries, instead of doing everything from > scratch, and functionality wise the current version has implemented about > 5% of my ideas, so there is still a long way to go. > > The game can be found here: > 1. goto www.screatoris.net <http://www.screatoris.net> > 2. click games > 3. click bounce > > Note: this is not a request for your opinion about the game itself, > although you are of course entitled to have one ;). The game is nowhere > near finished, most of the graphics are stubs and the usability is still > below standards. That said, I hope u all can offer me a wealth of wisdom > :). > > greetz > Hans > > ps if there is another list u know that would be better suited to my > questions please let me know, last time i checked the gamedev list was > down > and ive lost the link... > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
