ShiVa Flash 11 engine preview

[vklymenko]

Hi! I tried to export a small file and worked very nice, but for a game I get "java heap space" error.

I tried directly calling the flex sdk compiler but I got the same error and no idea were I can tweak that. This machine has 8 gb ram

Any hint?

maybe try to keep the files at same hard disk - e.g. c:
i had same error when .stk was on d: and flex installed on c:

[eried]

Hi! I tried to export a small file and worked very nice, but for a game I get "java heap space" error.

I tried directly calling the flex sdk compiler but I got the same error and no idea were I can tweak that. This machine has 8 gb ram

Any hint?

maybe try to keep the files at same hard disk - e.g. c:
i had same error when .stk was on d: and flex installed on c:

Thanks for the hint!, it was on D: (my docs) I moved the stk to c:users... my desktop but I receive the same warning/error
http://screencast.com/t/oQySdLHssGF

Calling compc.exe directly shows the same error so I am pretty sure it is a problem with Java/Flash sdk

[makkar]

do you think Shiva's implementation will be able to support the Shiva Networking API?

As Flash has a socket API, we should be able to provide networking support. What is sure is that we'll give it a serious try.

What exactly does it mean in this case that the Flash target does not support networking currently? Can't use distant environment? No such thing as xml.receive? No OpenURL?

Can you please provide the yet unsupported API groups?

[dreamora]

The networking itself does not work for sure (unsure on the request / xml side) and how well it will work will be seen, flash has no full socket support, it has only TCP support (gaming network = udp or get lost), as it never was meant for realtime action games towards which Stage 3D seems to go. So Adobe has a major lack there they need to adress.

also you are looking at paying adobe 9% of your income by going to stage 3d, at least unless its intend to be slow or make less than 50k in which case the investment itself needs to be reasonably small (which is unlikely if you want to pay the infrastructure for realtime MP)

[makkar]

No, I don't want to make any realtime multiplayer games, I would just need to access a server for getting and sending some data.

Is that possible now with the Flash Export?

[makkar]

No, I don't want to make any realtime multiplayer games, I would just need to access a server for getting and sending some data.

Is that possible now with the Flash Export?

Anyone from Stonetrip side

Or maybe I could communicate with the webpage from Flash like the classic webplayer plugin can, and let javascript do the server communication?

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<script>
STON3D.DoFunction( "YourAction", parma1, etc. )
</script>


And:

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system.openUrl("javascript:YourFunction(param1, etc.);", "_YourHTMLTarget")


Is this supported with the Flash Export?

[broozar]

There will be tutorials on js/as/shiva interaction when the new UAT beta hits the internet.

[makkar]

There will be tutorials on js/as/shiva interaction when the new UAT beta hits the internet.

Sorry to come again with this question, but: when?

You see, there is a larger project I'd start in 2-3 weeks, so I would need to know if I can do this job with Shiva or I would heavily need to dive into an HTML5 game engine. One requirement is pluginless operation for the web-based 2D game, that's why.

[NiCoX]

Hi,

We are finalizing dynamic shadows support, then we'll release a new version. With this new version, you'll be able to export a Flex project, and modify the AS3 code to add anything you'll need for your project.

I would just need to access a server for getting and sending some data. Is that possible now with the Flash Export?

With the current beta this is already possible. The xml.send and xml.receive function are working. They are just somehow limited by the Flash underlying security constraints (the crossdomain.xml thing), but except that, they are working fine.

[flim]

I have no experience with Flash. Should I need Adobe Flash in order to export Flash project?

[broozar]

I have no experience with Flash. Should I need Adobe Flash in order to export Flash project?

no you don't! that's the beauty of it. all you need are the SDKs for flex and java, and the UAT beta.

[makkar]

With the current beta this is already possible. The xml.send and xml.receive function are working. They are just somehow limited by the Flash underlying security constraints (the crossdomain.xml thing), but except that, they are working fine.

Thanks! That is very good to hear, I am going to investigate it then.

The example part of the Beta Program description about the crossdomain.xml is empty. Could you complete the crossdomain.xml example, please?

Edit: Looking at the source of the Beta Program page I found that the xml is there indeed, but it isn't displayed in the browser. It should have been displayed as Code.

Anyway, here is a link for some other sample xml files:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/crossdomain_policy_file_spec.html
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/142/tn_14213.html
http://curtismorley.com/2007/09/01/flash-flex-tutorial-how-to-create-a-crossdomainxml-file/

[makkar]

Thanks for the intro-tutorial about crossdomain xml:
http://www.shivaengine.com/developer/2049-shiva-flash-xml-and-crossdomain

The tutorial should make it clear that you don't need to have this crossdomain.xml file in case you are trying to access xml files on your own server. At least it worked for me having the html page with Flash content and the xml files on my own server, without setting up the crossdomain.xml file.

I mean this sentence:

In order to interact with XML files on your server, you need to make use of a little file that handles access permission for your Flash documents, called crossdomain.xml.

However, when I am trying to acces a cloud service's server with https, xml send/receive fails. It works inside the editor. The other server has this crossdomain.xml:

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  <?xml version="1.0" ?>
  <!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy (View Source for full doctype...)>
  <cross-domain-policy>
      <site-control permitted-cross-domain-policies="all" />
      <allow-access-from domain="*" secure="false" />
      <!--  <allow-http-request-headers-from domain="*" headers="*" secure="false"/> -->
  </cross-domain-policy>

What is happening here? The crossdomain policy gives permission for https acces to swf files served through http. Why does it fail then?

[makkar]

It isn't bacause https. I tried the same with http and it still gives this error when running inside Flash:

-2 error when downloading the xml (not found, unknown error, ...)

So, if not https then is there something wrong with their crossdomain xml?

Or is there something Flash can't handle in this call? I doubt because the service is claimed to be compatible with Flash.

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xml.receive ( this.hXml ( ),    "https://www.website.com/api/createItem", "api_key=xxxxxxxxxxxx"..                       "&".."response=XML".."&".."game_id=yyyyyyyy".."&".."username=somebody".."&".."gold=41263" )

And it still works only inside the Editor.

[giggsy]

Just a wild guess by reading the XML:
<allow-access-from domain="*" secure="false" />

>> what does the secure do when set to true?