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[st33d]

Can't find any information on the internet at all about this.

Ideally it would be nice to have access to the stuff in the Steamworks SDK: multiplayer and achievements would become an option.

Are Steam just accepting swf projectors for this stuff or what? As I've said, I've looked about the internet and I can't find anything about wrapping swf in an executable other than a projector let alone getting it to communicate with an SDK.

Any help?

[moi]

have you tried google?
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/audio-video/flashexternalapi.aspx
http://board.flashkit.com/board/showthread.php?t=747758
http://forums.techarena.in/software-development/1351483.htm

[st33d]

Yup. Tried google. Couldn't get any joy with: swf, flash, steam, wrapper, steamworks

What was the search sentence you used? I may need it in future.

Edit: Just checked those links, the first is for C# and the Steamworks API is in C++, does that mean that C# can communicate with C++? But then how would that work?

The other links refer to accessing C++ APIs, not actually wrapping the swf as an executable. Unless I've missed something that is.

[bateleur]

I don't know if this comment is actually helpful, but I've looked into this before and never found a way to do it.

[moi]

According to the link there seems to be a way but it requiers c# and possibly .NET (but not sure about this last one)

[st33d]

Yeah, but that rules out a mac release, which bums me out a bit.

If I find anything I'll update here (regardless if it's a proprietary solution).

It's basically to address the endless mode complaint with Steamlands. I need a good pitch to show to my boss to justify the budget for more development time.

The clincher is multiplayer. If I could deliver multiplayer Steamlands (and I would fucking go for it if there was the avenue), then I could confidently offer it as a project to my boss (and throw in endless mode for free).

[Richard Kain]

If you had the technical know-how, you could port your flash project to Haxe, and then compile it to C++. This would allow you to generate all necessary C++ code for compiling your project to multiple platforms, and you could go in and add whatever Steamworks hooks you needed.

I've used Haxe to compile flash-based graphical applications to Windows, Linux, Mac OSX, and even the iPhone simulator. I'm not saying its the optimal solution, but it is A solution.

[seagaia]

I know this is a bit of a necro, but the first few posts of this topic from a year ago have useful info so I didn't think it was worth making a new topic.

But it's about a year later, I was wondering if anyone knew any new solutions for this problem, I'm just curious. I looked around a bit and AS3 -> haxe -> C++ seems like the way to go, but hey who knows.

[sigfarter]

You're not supposed to vocalize each letter individually, the proper pronunciation is "swiff".

[brettchalupa]

SteamWorks Flash Runtime Extension is probably your best bet.

There's also some other solutions out there, but they aren't well documented or totally talked about. I know that the Realm of the Mad God developers successfully did it, and if you send them an email I am sure they'd be happy to help. 

[Mattivc]

Machinarium is flash as well i believe. Might be worth sending those guys a email as well.

[brettchalupa]

Did Machinarium have Steam overlay/achievements/cloud-saves? I totally forget!

[Moczan]

AIR let's you hook up native extensions, so if you can c++, you can write your own classes to communicate between Flash and Steamworks.

[seagaia]

I can't C++ off the top of my head, but I can probably deal with learning however much I need to. I guess figuring out AIR and then the necessary C++ is just a matter of needing to put in enough time. I sent those two an e-mail. Thanks for the advice!

[Fallsburg]

Use AIR?  You can use the native extensions to use C++.  Don't know if you have any reasons not to use AIR.