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/** 
 * @copyright	Copyright 2010 Netlog NV
 * @link		http://www.gatcha.com/downloads/singleplayer_as3_example_game/
 * @license		http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 * 
 */

//
// Gatcha Singleplayer example for AS 3.0
//

//
// About this example
//
 
This is a basic remake of the classic arcade Pong and shows 
how to dispatch  basic GameEvents to the Gatcha game wrapper. 
You control the lower paddle with your left and right keys. 
Bounce the ball back and forward until you or the computer miss. 
First one that reaches 5 points wins the game. 

Remember that this game serves as a basic example on how 
to communicate with the Gatcha API. It has 3 classes: 
 1. Main.as - This is the main entry point to the game and 
    is launched from the fla root. 
 2. Title.as - This is a title screen showing the game title 
    and a start button. 
 3. Game.as - This holds the game logic. 

Although the code of the game is very simple, it does hold 
some interesting  methods to build up a game for Gatcha: 
 - Always safeguard your valuable game data (score) in the 
   Safememory class against the simplest form of Game hacking. 
 - Wait until the root has been added to the stage before 
   dispatching GameEvents. 
 - Use a Timer based game loop over a frame based one. 
 - Add a "developer mode" to your code that does not dispatch 
   GameEvents when the swf is run locally. If the game isn't 
   loaded inside the wrapper, nobody will be listening for 
   the GameEvents you dispatch... Testing and developing will 
   be faster & more efficient.
 - Use the Translations class to insert copy in textfields 
   if your game has multiple languages. 
 - You do not need to make a game over screen for singleplayer 
   games. The wrapper takes care of that after the endGame 
   GameEvent has been sent. 
 - You do not need to make a mute button for game sounds. 
   The wrapper has one already. 
 - You do have to make a pause button to dispatch the pause 
   GameEvent, but you do not need to make a pause screen.

//
// Prerequisites
//

 - Adobe Flash CS3 or CS4. 
 - Actionscript 3.0 knowledge.
  
//  
// Documentation
//
 
Head over to http://www.gatcha.com/downloads/singleplayer_as3_example_game/ 
for more details.
    
//    
// Comments, Questions or Feedback
//  

If you have any comments, questions or feedback on this 
example, please get in touch: http://www.gatcha.com/about 

Happy coding!