Creating Preloader?

[Outcast]

I have searched for some info on how to create a preloader, but all i found was how to actually activate it, not how to build it. Is there any tutorial on this?

What if you want to show something progressing as the game is loading, like a bar or a tree growing bigger as the game is loading toward 100%? How do you tell the preloader to change this animations for example according to the %?

[Game_Master]

If you're talking about Flash, then you can use the Flash Player extension to retrieve the percent, among other expressions. You could create an animation (for example, 100 frames length) of a tree growing, and always set it's animation frame to the loading percentage of the preloader (retrieved in the Flash Player object's expressions).

To implement the preloader into your game or application, you'll need to go to the Application Properties (once you've set the build type to SWF) > Settings tab > Tick the "Include preloader" box > Set the Type to application and choose the application you have made for the preloader.

It should be noted you need MMF2 Dev to create custom preloaders for Flash.

[Outcast]

If you're talking about Flash, then you can use the Flash Player extension to retrieve the percent, among other expressions. You could create an animation (for example, 100 frames length) of a tree growing, and always set it's animation frame to the loading percentage of the preloader (retrieved in the Flash Player object's expressions).

To implement the preloader into your game or application, you'll need to go to the Application Properties (once you've set the build type to SWF) > Settings tab > Tick the "Include preloader" box > Set the Type to application and choose the application you have made for the preloader.

It should be noted you need MMF2 Dev to create custom preloaders for Flash.

Will this other preloader application be included in the SWF when i build it then so its all in just one SWF file?

[Olivier]

Yes.