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Is it possible to make interactive games with AS? This is the one thing I am very reluctant about. I want to make a game with all cartoon characters but it seems to only be an animation maker that can't export to flash which could be used to program...but its animation is much more complicated. Is there a solution?

AS can't do interactive stuff -- you need Flash for that. My advice? Storyboard everything out, do all the complicated animation in AS, and all the simple stuff in Flash. You can successfully export Flash animations from AS, providing you are careful!

No, Anime Studio does not have a "run time" script engine like Flash. Anime Studio has a scripting interface for creating new tools, or layer scripts that control things like bones, layers and points. These scripts are processed when rendered but are not "in" the animation. They only control things as the frames pass during playback in AS.

If you want to make games you would need to have Flash. You can export to SWF from Anime Studio. Creating small, looping animations in AS to be used for a game would be possible.

Keep in mind Flash games require a lot of action script and animation optimization. Using AS could help make the animation process simpler but it's still going to require some skills in Flash and action script to make a game.

but it seems to only be an animation maker that can't export to flash which could be used to program...but its animation is much more complicated.

Not clear what you mean here. Anime Studio CAN export to Flash. With some effort the animations can be "optimized" so they don't become bloated but you have to make sure you don't do any point motion. Only bone layer binding will keep the animations optimized for SWF export.

Do you mean animating in Flash is complicated or Anime Studio? I find animating in AS is less complicated than in Flash.

-vern

Hi buijon,
If you want to make interactive games and know some basic programming you should try a program called Dark Basic from [www.thegamecreators.com]
I do all my drawings in AS then export them as png files to use as sprites in Dark Basic.
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Blitzbasic ( http://www.blitzbasic.com ) is also a great tool to make games.

You can also try GameMaker ( http://www.yoyogames.com ).