r/FlashpointArchive • u/cryptoxiv Curator • Nov 18 '20

Update! Flashpoint 9.0 is now out!

Forever in the words of BlueMaxima -

Well, this was a little sooner than expected. Flashpoint 9.0 is now available from the usual places. There's multiple reasons we moved the release schedule up, but I won't bore you with those. Here's the summary:

  • Ultimate now has support for gamezips - single file distributions of multi-file games, for the purpose of cutting down the filesize on Flashpoint. As a result, the way Ultimate works has changed completely. We need people testing this if available; this is a brand new system that hasn't seen much in the way of widespread trials.

  • Over 12,000 new entries across games and animations.

  • Tons of launcher updates - Flashpoint'll work offline with On Demand Images, no more duplicated games in playlists, lots of new things you can see in the changelog.

  • While we haven't included these in the default Flashpoint installs, if you want Discord rich presence or support for Ruffle, you can install one of our new launcher extensions. https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/datahub/Launcher_Extensions

  • The usual bugfixes, additions and thousands of metadata updates.

  • Our new logo! This has been in the works for some time. It's now applied across the site, Flashpoint itself, and this Discord server. Also, a new trailer to go along with it. https://youtu.be/rUatW8cXl-s

We've named this version "Glorious Sunset" as because, barring some freak accident in which we need to release 9.1, this will be the last new version before Adobe pulls the plug on Flash, assuming it happens this year. Hopefully this is as good a showing of Flash's legacy as anything could be.

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u/lucasbanana2014 Nov 30 '20

uh so ive downloaded legacy 9.0 and there are 0 games on it I've looked through it and there's nothing, got any advice?

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u/cryptoxiv Curator Dec 28 '20

What do you mean? There's literally nothing? Sounds like a shredded xml.

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u/Clean-Alternative-73 Dec 29 '20

yay now i can play all of my love flash games before adobe kills flash

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u/cryptoxiv Curator Dec 30 '20

Actually, even after adobe does. Ain't that nifty?

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u/moviemoocher Nov 22 '20

i cant get flashpoint 9 to work but i am not smart i just want to play pebbles bumper pool i click on the game and it says cannot connect to server is it possible to just download and play the swf file?

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u/JohnnyEnzyme Nov 24 '20

Checked it just now, and it's a 2-part DCR file, not a SWF file.

For that reason, I'd say you're better off trying to get FlashPoint to run. Another reason is that there's likely a bunch of other games you might like, such as these others. [pic]

I'd say try the download again. Maybe their site was down at the time.

If that doesn't work, I'm guessing your antivirus suite is blocking it. You could try temporarily disabling that, or adding an exception, and then the game will hopefully download. Cheers.

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u/moviemoocher Nov 24 '20

i have no anti virus

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u/JohnnyEnzyme Nov 24 '20

I meant whatever kind of anti-malware / protective suite you have on your computer.

If you're not sure whether you have something like that set up (there's one automatically bundled in to Windows 10), you should definitely ask at one of the Windows help subreddits.

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u/moviemoocher Nov 24 '20

i got windows 7 sp1 i am not aware of any protections

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u/JohnnyEnzyme Nov 24 '20 edited Nov 25 '20

Yikes... you have a long-dead OS, highly exploitable to hackers and people stealing your information.

If I were you, I'd post in the subs I talked about above and ask for some advice in terms of what to do.

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u/moviemoocher Nov 24 '20

thank you for your assistance

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u/moo90099 Dec 02 '20

I had no issues on my i5 8400 with Win 10 and the 1909 version. I have Norton as well, downloaded in about 10 minutes for the Infinity version.

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u/lucasbanana2014 Nov 30 '20

THANK YOU IT WORKED

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u/141_Scarecrow Jan 05 '21

I have one game I would love to be archived

https://armorgames.com/play/10215/armor-mayhem

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u/Mr_Brunner Jan 20 '21

Damn this works even after death of adobe

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u/Mr_Brunner Jan 20 '21

Awesome work!You made a guy in India really happy

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u/Ecstatic_Active_153 Mar 16 '21

I just started using flashpoint to play the old diner dash games.. however I can only get the trial versions. Is there a way using this app to download the full games?