ActionScript 3.0 :: Class To Control Keyboard Input For An Mc?
Aug 1, 2011
I have some AS2 code for responding to keyboard input - it was great because it added friction, thrust, gravity etc... ie: it made the movements very real and added playability which is key in engaging players. On passing it into classes for OOP I don't seem to have got it right. maybe somebody knows a nice tutorial for the same.It was Emanuel Feronato's tut in AS2
RocketMainDocClass
package import flash.display.MovieClip; import flash.events.*; import flash.ui.Keyboard; public class RocketMainDocClass extends MovieClip{
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