It may be difficult to debug in a multiplayer virtual world development. Usually we can test the script by putting "trace" in the logic for debugging purpose and view the trace log in the Flash IDE. To debug a multiplayer virtual world, we often need two or more instances running in parallel. They will most probably be running in standalone Flash player or the web browser locally. We will discuss how to set up the Flash player to view the Flash trace log without the Flash IDE.
There is a method to read the trace log without using the Flash IDE. It requires the following files:
A debugger version of Flash player
mm.cfg
fileflashlog.txt
The default Flash player installed in OS is a normal version without the debug feature. We need the debugger version of Flash player to output the trace log outside the Flash IDE. We will download and install the debugger version of Flash player by going to the following URL...