i also make sure to put the AD on high layer so it wan't be hidden by other layers.

it will improve performance greatly, expecially with as many actors as your spawning. Have them all ofscreen at the top, use attributes to trigger the acceleration so they fall down, then when they hi

Currently, my game allows you to spawn actors at the top of the screen and they fall down with accelerate. Right now it's just spawning as many actors as you press but I figure it may improve performa

-make the player rotate the direction it is heading.

To implement back keys is tricky (i have done it only in Flash so far) and not necessary for the beginner model. But sooner or later, I need to read Photics's book and learn how to layer actors ... Pa

see, most of that information is better suited for the wiki, it's useful to keep at the top, but with so many stickeys many go unnoticed.

2. You could try a spawn and destroy sequence so new 'spring expanding' actors are created but I always see warnings regarding using spawn and its effect on fps so consider this if trying this method.

I think the game is amazing, it should be in the top 50 !

Use the link I posted at the top:

Drag the control camera behavior into the actor you want the camera to follow. Then in the scene your workin on in the top left of the work area youll see a mouse cursor, then a little camera next to

Top priority is that the game runs nicely, and I want to keep loading to a minimum. But of course I also want to keep a reasonable workflow going. So I'm hoping to read about the experiences of thos

@Fetaboy: Do you reckon users will scroll through the list of top 200 apps?...I wonder how many people will do this. It is interesting that you mention that the increase in an app drove the sales for

i am making a platforming game where my guy jumps on top of other blocks to get to the top. To make it more interesting and fun i want one of the blocks to go side to side so its harder for the player

flying through the air and a good rate it should destroy the actor. If it is just barely rolling it shouldn't. If the cannon ball hits a block that just barely hits an actor it shouldn't destroy th

From my experience, the major audience for these types of adventure games, MYST, etc., is slightly older, educated women. This is true of my Desktop games as well, which are mostly word games and Mahj

For me, I think my spike was because one of my apps was already in the top 200 before the holidays, so it had some visibility. The increase in downloads of the one app(both free and paid versions) the

At the moment I am working on a top down shooter, nothing in concrete just designing all the elements, attributes and rules before making the game itself. The main actor that does all the shooting is

The iAd behavior will match your scene, showing an iAd that's 320x50 or 480x32. You get to choose if it's on the top or the bottom of the screen.

(I saw Remoter was mentioned in Gizmodos top apps this week...or at least I think it was).

Congrats looks really cool! At first glance by just glancing at screenshots i though this was a simple tap to destroy game, but its alot more then that! This video will def clear that up for alot of p