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==SWF Playback== | ==SWF Playback== | ||
Use the official Adobe Flash Player Projector, available here: https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html | |||
Some fixes for browsers (TBA): | |||
* Firefox: Type <code>about:config</code> and change <code>plugins.http_https_only</code> to <code>false</code> | * Firefox: Type <code>about:config</code> and change <code>plugins.http_https_only</code> to <code>false</code> | ||
==Convert SWF to EXE== | ==Convert SWF to EXE== | ||
Flash swf files can be converted to autonomous executables that will always work. Macromedia's Flash Player 8 can do that from File/Create Projector. | Flash swf files can be converted to autonomous executables that will always work. | ||
* Macromedia's Flash Player 8 can do that from File/Create Projector. | |||
* BlueMaxima can confirm that this tool works as expected, although you'll want to replace the included projector with the newest version: http://swftools.sourceforge.net/swf-to-exe.html | |||
Revision as of 08:40, 10 May 2018
This page is intended as reference for anyone who wants to extract Flash games on their own. Things to know:
- SWF: The compiled Flash application. Can only run on browsers or Macromedia's Flash Player. Browser support is set to end soon.
- EXE: Projector executables that have the Flash application working without needing a browser.
- FLA: The project file of the Flash application. The source file the author used to generate the SWF, can be freely edited with Flash.
- ActionScript: Programming scripting language for Flash applications.
Extracting
- Use a dedicated browser extension. Some recommendations: (TODO)
- Use the Developer Tools in either Firefox or Chrome to find the swfs. Sometimes it's as simple as copy pasting a direct link to a file with the swf extension from the page's source. But sometimes the search will be more involved and require combing through the browser cache for files with content type
/x.shockwave. - JPEXS-Decompiler can download swf files already loaded into browser memory.
Some websites require specific methods:
- ArmorGamesSwfFinder.py - Python script for ArmorGames
SWF Modding
Many SWF files will run once extracted, however some have DRM to run always online, from specific sites, and/or making use of external files. Those won't work directly or will only extract partially. Those will need modding to extract in full and to be made to work offline.
JPEXS-Decompiler can:
- Convert SWF to FLA
- Decompile ActionScript
- Extract sound/image/misc assets from the SWF
This isn't always straightforward because of some obfusciation methods used.
SWF Playback
Use the official Adobe Flash Player Projector, available here: https://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/debug_downloads.html
Some fixes for browsers (TBA):
- Firefox: Type
about:configand changeplugins.http_https_onlytofalse
Convert SWF to EXE
Flash swf files can be converted to autonomous executables that will always work.
- Macromedia's Flash Player 8 can do that from File/Create Projector.
- BlueMaxima can confirm that this tool works as expected, although you'll want to replace the included projector with the newest version: http://swftools.sourceforge.net/swf-to-exe.html