This isn’t so much an update, but more like a…downdate.

I went a little overboard with AS3 Timers. I was working on more level 6 fixes when I came across a massive lag issue, turns out when I have about 30 guys, it starts to slow down (try it, have them follow you around and start moving your red guy a lot) and the smoothness is gone. I wouldn’t complain so much, because 30 guys is ridiculous in itself, but I want to obviously add a lot more than just the basic game formula, so it will require more memory. SO I have to go back and see if I can improve it.

As a developer-in-training I’ve noticed some improvements when I switch some time-based to frame-based animation. So I’m going to convert this to purely frame-based. I was reading this article by Keith Peters, talks about Timers and their efficiency. You should check out his book if you want to get into AS3.