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[astrospoon]

Check it out here:

http://www.clickteam.com/epicenter/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=136102#Post136102

Of course, not too many details are released yet, but it looks like MMF2 will be able to compile to stand-alone Mac this way now!

Posts Francois: ...the Flash file is a real Flash program that interprets the application file. Just like in Java. But it is [censored] fast!

Of course, this was posted on April 1st, but the surprise according to Jeff is:

"I will let you in on the joke --- the joke is its not a joke!

The Flash runtime is 100% real."

Nice. They even have a sample flash game you can view online made with it! It should be familiar to any old MMF users

http://www.clickteam.com/francois/ZebFlash.html

(This alone should prove it is real... porting this to Flash would be a ton of work for a joke...)

I think MMF2 is about to get much much much awesomer.

[moi]

I don't think that Flash is faster than Java so this is a bit puzzling.

[CyanPrime]

Java was here, Flash is a loser!

[___]

I bet it will be a broken beta for 4 years.

[Don Andy]

Java or Flash aside, this is probably a pretty good step towards finally making these maker games work on more platforms than Windows (without any tools like Wine).

Action Game Maker seems to have done something similar.

If I'd had to take a guess (and really just an uneducated guess) then it's that most makers go with Flash over Java because the Flash Runtime/SDK is easier to set up. The Java Runtime Environment can be pretty clunky and trying to implement it properly would cause more problems than it'd solve.

[Powergloved Andy]

I bet it will be a broken beta for 4 years.

It's sad because it's true. 

[Don Andy]

I put all my hopes in Construct.

Open Source 

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

I thought this was an april fool's joke?

[Pigbuster]

Awesome. Does this mean native Mac support for Nifflas' stuff/The Underside? 

I thought this was an april fool's joke?

That would be the worst prank ever.

"We're working on support for compiling to Flash, which will greatly expand the platforms MMF2 games can run on!"
"Cool."
"Haha! APRIL FOOLS!"
"...o...kay?"

[Powergloved Andy]

Awesome. Does this mean native Mac support for Nifflas' stuff/The Underside? 

The Underside went back to MMF?

[Annabelle Kennedy]

Yes andy, and no Pigbuster.

Cant speak for nifflas' games, but i know arthurlee uses a lot of custom extensions (some of his own development like PXtone extension) that wont be supported in this.  MMF already can export to java, but from what i hear similarly in the flash exporter, limited extensions only...

[___]

Nifflas uses a lot of extensions that he contracted out to have developed, so yeah, I doubt his games will be able to export to flash.

[Adamski]

Im not a fan of his games, but Im sure for those who like them he will make some nice games in flash one day.