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Welcome to the Flashpoint Wiki!

This is still a work-in-progress; please leave any questions in the #flashpoint-help channel in our Discord.

General Project Information

Game Master List - All the games in the latest release of Flashpoint.

Animation Master List - All the animations in the latest release of Flashpoint.

Extended FAQ - A frequently-expanding FAQ about all aspects of the project.

How Flashpoint Works - An explanation of the basic concepts behind how Flashpoint functions.

Media - A list of mentions of Flashpoint from around the web.

Not Accepted Curations - Games and animations matching the criteria laid out here are not allowed in Flashpoint for any reason.

Curating for Flashpoint

Curation Tutorial - Read this page before curating!

Curation Format - How to set up the curation itself.

Curate Tab - A visual guide to each button and checkbox on the Curate tab.

Submitting a Curation - How to submit a curation once you've zipped it up.

Platforms - A table of all the web game technologies we currently support, with links to curation tutorials for each technology.

Tags - A list of tags that you can apply to games you curate.

MAD4FP - How to use this mode of Flashpoint Core or Infinity to easily download games from the Internet.

YAML Format - How to use YAML-formatted metadata in your curations.

Other Tutorials

Extracting Flash Games - General info about working with SWF files.

Troubleshooting Antivirus Interference - How to get Flashpoint running if you have Avast or AVG antivirus.

Downloading from Wayback - How to download and curate games from Wayback Machine.

Recovering Files from Browser Cache - How to find lost web games in a computer's browser cache.

Launcher Translation Guide - How to help translate Flashpoint Launcher into your preferred language.

Wiki Formatting - Info about the most common formatting options used in this wiki.

Other Ways to Contribute

Help Wanted List - Projects, features, and development tasks that we need help with.

Help Wanted Games - A list of some (not all!) of the games we need help adding to Flashpoint.

Technologies to Add - A list of web game technologies that we need help adding support for in Flashpoint.

Linux Support - Information about Flashpoint support on Linux systems. This is a work in progress, and we could always use help with testing and making new packages!

Mac Support - Information about Flashpoint support on MacOS. This is a work in progress, and we could always use help with testing and making new packages!

Testing Results - If you've successfully completed a game or found a bug, report that here.

Reference

Flash EOL - The roadmap for the end of support for Flash Player, as outlined by the various companies involved.

Helpful Tools - Tools that help with curating and archiving websites.

Multiplayer Games - An incomplete list of multiplayer games we've found.

Save Data Locations - A list of all the locations of game save files in Flashpoint.

Shockwave Xtras - List of all of the Shockwave Xtras added to Flashpoint.

Flashpoint Launcher Themes - A list of community created themes for Flashpoint Launcher.

Flashpoint Launcher Extensions - Third party extensions for the Flashpoint Launcher created by the community.

Flashpoint Launcher Logo Packs - Logo Packs that can be changed in the launcher.

Flashpoint Playlists - A list of community created playlists for games and animations.

Requests & Issues

Requesting Content For Archival - Everything you need to know to request content for inclusion in Flashpoint.

Requests System - An overview of the Flashpoint Requests system.

Requests Sheet - How to use the Requests Google Sheet.

Metadata Edits - How to submit fixes or alternate versions of games/animations.

Trello - An overview of our Trello boards for tracking issues in the project.

You can also view every page on the Wiki (some of them may be outdated): Special:AllPages