This is the template minigame for advent 2022.

For the most part, just grab this, and code your game as usual and I'll know how to include it.

Setup

Use flixel 5.0.0 via github:

haxelib git flixel https://github.com/HaxeFlixel/flixel.git
haxelib git flixel-addons https://github.com/HaxeFlixel/flixel-addons.git

Use the latest haxelib releases of everything else.

haxelib install lime
haxelib install openfl
haxelib install newgrounds

Making your Own

Copy this template and rename every namespace templatemg to whatever unique namespace you've given your game(Hint: Use Ctrl+Shift+F). This will prevent naming conflicts with the main Advent game, as well as other minigames.

Controls

Advent is set up with an advanced control system that takes Gamepads and keyboard buttons and combines them into one easy to use system. Instead of FlxG.keys.justPressed.Z or FlxG.gamepads.firstActive.justPressed.A, you can just use Controls.justPressed.A.

Check out the full list of controls, here. We also plan to add on-screen buttons for mobile.

But George i need more controller buttons!! Anything extra you can add the normal way!

Caveats

To allow your game to work in both stand-alone as well as in Advent, use Global methods

• Use Global.width/height instead of FlxG.width/height.
• Use Global.screenCenter(obj, XY) instead of obj.screenCenter(XY), since the latter uses FlxG.width.
• Use Global.state instead of FlxG.state.
• Use Global.switchState and Global.resetState instead of FlxG.switchState and FlxG.resetState.
• Use Global.asset("assets/images/myFile.png") whenever passing a path into an asset loader.
• Use Global.cancelTweensOf instead of FlxTween.cancelTweensOf.

Note: The Global and Controls class are auto imported everywhere, via import.hx.

When played via advent, all your asset paths will be renamed to "assets/templatemg/images/myFile.png", and in stand-alone mode they will be "assets/images/myFile.png", hence why Global.assets in neccesary. AssetPaths.hx is also not an option.

Any code you want to only run when in stand-alone mode should be wrapped in #if STAND_ALONE checks, similarly and advent-only code should be wrapped in #if ADVENT.

Check out more information on Conditional Compilation, here.