game-jam-template

This is a HaxeFlixel template that is particularly helpful for game jams. It consists of:

This is a template repository, simply click "Use this template" to create a copy of it on your own GitHub account!

Packing sprites at build time

You can pack raw sprite PNGs into a spritesheet automatically during the Haxe compile using the supplied macro and batch helper.

1. Put raw enemy frames in RAW/sprites/*.png.
2. Configure a packer by setting one of these environment variables:
   • TP_PATH -> path to TexturePacker executable
   • SHOEBOX_PATH -> path to Shoebox executable
3. Run the batch script locally to produce assets/images/enemies.png and assets/images/enemies.json:

tools\pack_enemies.bat

4. To run the packer automatically at compile time, add the following line to your .hxml before compilation steps:

--macro "macros.ShoeboxMacro.run('tools/pack_enemies.bat')"

This will call the batch script during macro execution; if it fails, the macro will abort compilation with an error. Notes:

• For the first GitHub pages deployment, it can take around 10 minutes for the page to show up. Also, the repository needs to be public.
• The HTML5 builds are made with the -final flag, which means Dead Code Elimination and Minification are active to create smaller .js files. However, your code needs to be DCE-safe (avoid reflection or use @:keep).