I’ve talked about the basics of Box2DFlash v1.4.3 in my Introductory tutorial. I showed how to create your world and how to introduce simple bodies into that world. With the release of Box2DFlash v2.0.0 the basics remain mostly the same, there are a few details changed. I need to go over these small changes before I move on to the next step of adding joints and forces to the bodies.

The first and biggest change (although really a small thing) is that we no longer work in pixels! We now work in units that by default equal 30 pixels to 1 unit (think of it as meters; 30px : 1m). With this change our normal gravity is no longer (0, 300) but instead (1, 10). This makes more sense to me at least because gravity in reality is 9.81 m/s/s. This is going to effect almost everything you do, from applying forces to setting the width and height of a box.

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We just launched a new “just for fun” blog.  Don’t worry, we’ll still be posting our regular tutorials and free stuff here, but we just needed this.

So why doncha stop by and see what we like other than pixel patterns, actionscript, and sql queries.  Leave us a comment when you come by.  Or else…

You really lucked out today. For the first time ever, we’re offering free Illustrator pattern swatches. This set is a collection of curved and angled patterns. There are six total: curved and sharp flat b&w, curved and sharp shaded, and curved and sharp windowed.

Patterns are some of the most useful things imaginable, and you guys are a bright bunch, so I’m sure you’ll come up with some neat stuff. Let us know if you do anything worth showing.

Download the Waves and Ridges Swatches (.ai and .ai swatch library)

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I was ordering something from an online printer the other day and noticed that they offered custom rubber stamps. This got the old brain moving, and I remembered that I (and by extension you) can make a custom stamp of my own.

Step 1: Get Your Stuff Together

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Box2DFlash v2.0.0 was finally released on the 17th of this month (April). Box2DFlash is the Flash AS3 port of Erin Catto’s C++ physics engine Box2D. Erin Catto is a physics programmer at Blizzard Entertainment (WarCraaaft!). I’ve been looking forward to this release since I found out about it while making a tutorial for the previous release (v1.4.3) about a month ago.
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Hey everyone! Have some free speech bubbles. There’s a rectanglish one, a circley one, 2 puffy bubbles with varying degrees of puffiness, and a straight edged bubble.

We’d also like to introduce everyone to a new friend of ours. You see that little otter in the post header? He’s a new mascot of ours. He’s a tough young go-getter with a mind of his own, and a heart of gold. There’s only one problem… He doesn’t have a name.

We can’t seem to find a name that really captures the attitude and heart of our friend, so we’re reaching out to you for some suggestions. If you have any ideas, leave them in the comments.

Download the Speech Bubbles (.ai and .eps)

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