Here at Gamefroot HQ we are always on the lookout for free, quality artwork that can be put in the Marketplace – and today have we got a treat for you!
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Making a Moving Tile
Note: this tutorial is out of date. You can use the concepts from this tutorial, combined with this tutorial http://gamefroot.com/knowledgebase/move-it-physics-movement-and-the-constantly-loop/ to recreate this.
An easy thing you can do to make your games more tricky to navigate is to add moving tiles. Static platforms can become boring and predictable, so why not keep the player on their toes? Here’s how we can make a moving tile.
Make a slingshot game like Angry Birds
Note: this tutorial is out of date. You can combine the concepts here with this tutorial: http://gamefroot.com/knowledgebase/pow-shooting-projectiles-missiles-bullets-lasers/
Angry Birds is one of the most popular mobile games ever made. It’s easy to see why – with it’s simple interface, bright cartoon visuals, fun physics simulations, and endless replayability, it keeps the player wanting to get just one more piggy knocked out. But you don’t need to be a big game studio to create your own game just like it.
Here’s what we’re going to create.
Script your Characters to bring them to life!
Note: an updated version of this tutorial is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9–P9NrO9zk
Gamefroot has always had built-in character behaviours so that anyone can quickly and easily make a platform game – but this can turn out to be very limiting if you’re not making a platformer. So in the latest version of Gamefroot, we’ve made it so that all game objects (including characters) start out with no built-in behaviours. This requires a script to be attached to them bring them to life, which will hopefully encourage you to try out the script editor and see what you can code – it really is a lot of fun! (Learn more about using the Script Editor here.)
If you’d prefer to just place some terrain and characters in your game and be able to play that straight away, here’s an easy solution for you.
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“Hello, world!” – Easy coding with the Script Editor
Note: you can find an updated version of this tutorial here http://gamefroot.com/knowledgebase/hello-world-displaying-text/
Gamefroot’s Script Editor allows you to easily code instructions for anything in your game. We can create code as simple as making words pop up in our game that say “Hello world!”. Let’s get started.
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The New Gamefroot Script Editor – Powered by Google Blockly!
Gamefroot’s Script Editor has just been given a massive upgrade! This new version is now powered by Blockly – Google’s visual programming editor. Blockly is used by millions of people to help them learn how to code in Hour of Code educational events all over the world. And now you can learn how to use it in Gamefroot! Let’s start with the basics.
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Getting new assets from the Marketplace
Note: an updated version of this tutorial is here http://gamefroot.com/purchasing-asset-packs-from-the-marketplace/
Every game has to have assets! These are the images, animations, characters, terrain, items, buttons, sound effects, music, and scripts that are used to build your game. You can create your own assets, or you can grab an asset pack from the Marketplace. Most of them are free, and they can be used to quickly make a game. Here’s how:
Gamefroot Game Creator 2.1 Beta!
We’ve been working on a new and improved version of Gamefroot for the past few months, and it’s finally ready to unveil. Gamefroot 2.1 is a quite a change from the older version of Gamefroot.
This new version boasts a brand new HTML5 game engine, a new visual coding editor powered by Google Blockly, and an improved user interface. We’ve taken the emphasis away from forcing our users to make platform games – now you can make any kind of game you want, as long as you create or choose the assets and scripts you need. Gamefroot is now a blank slate, awaiting your command.
New features include:
Game Mega Roundup – May & June 2014
MEGA ROUNDUP MAY & JUNE 2014!
Mega Game Roundup of awesomeness! We’ve carefully inspected every game, and tabulated the results into an epic list.
Here’s a whole bunch of Gamefroot games we liked from May and June:
Game Roundup – April 2014
Woohoo! There were heaps of awesome Gamefroot games made by a bunch of great people in April 2014! Here they are: 