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A Very Basic Guide to Converting Games
Topic Started: July 7, 2006, 2:59 pm (5,981 Views)
JGuzman July 7, 2006, 2:59 pm Post #1
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<p align="center"><br>
<b><font size="5" color="#FF0000">A Very Basic Guide to Converting Games for T.A.</font></b></p>
<p align="center"><b><font color="#FF0000" size="3">by JGuzman</font></b></p>
<p align="center">&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>This guide uses Sothink SWF Quicker as the editor.&nbsp; Do a google
search if you don't have it.</li>
<li>You also need webspace with php capabilities.&nbsp; I'm using
ripway.com.&nbsp; it's an easy free signup.&nbsp; you can use whatever
you want though.</li>
<li>Create a text document on your desktop.&nbsp; Name it index.php.&nbsp; Put
the following code in it:[/dohtml]
Code:
 

<?php
    foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
         echo "Key: $key; Value: $value<br
/>\n";
   }
?>

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</li>
<li>Upload index.php to your webspace.</li>
<li>Import the game with Sothink.&nbsp; You must search for the end
screen.&nbsp; In this example, I've decided to use the Enter button to
submit the highscore.&nbsp; Click on it so it's highlighted.&nbsp; Then in
the Action box, type the following code in:
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function verifyscore()
{
verify = new LoadVars();
verify.from = "yes";
verify.sendAndLoad("scoreverify.php", verify, "POST");
verify.onLoad = function (success)
{
if(success)
{
submit = new LoadVars();
submit.gname = "superfubball_TA";
submit.gscore = _root.score;
submit.escore = submit.gscore * verify["random1"] * verify["random2"];
submit.send("index.php", "_self", "POST");
}
};
};
verifyscore();
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<p align="left">Notice I'm using <font color="#FF0000">superfubball_TA</font>
as my gname.&nbsp; You can make this whatever you want.&nbsp; Refer to
picture below:</p>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3023/untitled5wd1.png" width="962" height="727"></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;</li>
<li>
<p align="left">I've also decided that I would like to change the text <font color="#FF0000">Enter</font>
to <font color="#FF0000">submit</font>, so there's no confusion.&nbsp;&nbsp;
So, double-click the word Enter until it's highlighted.&nbsp; Then press the
delete button on your keyboard.&nbsp; The orange button should still be
there.&nbsp; Now click on the text thingie to the left and drag a box to
type in the word Submit.&nbsp; You can move it so it looks nice and
centered.&nbsp; This is also good practice if you come to a game with no
submit button and you want to &quot;borrow&quot; another button in the
game.&nbsp; </li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/5766/untitled0il.png" width="725" height="616"></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p align="left">Alright, time to export and upload to your php-supported
webspace.&nbsp; Play the entire game (in this example, you must beat it and
remember your score).&nbsp; Click submit and index.php should open up,
revealing some important information...</li>
<li>
<p align="left">You should get something like this:</p>
<p align="left"><font color="#FF0000">Key: uname; Value:<br>
Key: uscore; Value: 5945<br>
Key: gname; Value: superfubball_TA<br>
Key: gscore; Value: 5945</font></p>
<p align="left">&nbsp;</li>
<li>
<p align="left">What we're doing is trying to determine the gscore
variable.&nbsp; Notice <font color="#FF0000">Key:&nbsp; uscore: Value: 5945</font>.&nbsp;
It's the variable <font color="#FF0000">uscore;</font> that we need for the
game to submit the score properly.&nbsp; </li>
<li>
<p align="left">Go back to Sothink and now replace <font color="#FF0000"> _root.score;</font> with
<font color="#FF0000"> uscore;</font>&nbsp;
Refer to the screenshot below:</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/200/untitled3vv.png" width="803" height="441"></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p align="left">Export the game now and upload it to imageshack or another
image host.&nbsp; And you're done!</li>
<li>
<p align="left">What if the game doesn't have a submit button?&nbsp; Or, for
this example, what if we want the game to submit the score if you die before
reaching the goal?</li>
<li>
<p align="left">If you play the game and kill yourself, you'll notice it'll
bring you to a different screen.&nbsp; In Sothink, find that screen.&nbsp;
What we can do is use the Play again button to submit the score.&nbsp;
Right-click on it and choose <font color="#FF0000">Replace Symbol</font>.</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/2930/untitled0go1.png" width="837" height="664"></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p align="left">You should look up the symbol number you made
previously.&nbsp; For me, it was symbol 187.&nbsp; Find it in this list and
click <font color="#FF0000">Replace</font>.&nbsp; (Notice it gives you a
little preview)</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/1941/untitled6up.png" width="1336" height="530"></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li>
<p align="left">You may have to drag the button to where you want it so it's
centered.&nbsp; Next, you have to insert the same submit code into the
Action box.&nbsp; Export the game and upload it.&nbsp; You're done!</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p align="left"><img src="http://img474.imageshack.us/img474/6292/untitled0fx.png" width="933" height="650"></p>
</blockquote>

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