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HaxeFlixel was created by Alexander Hohlov, also known as Beeblerox who continues to be the project lead. The codebase started largely from a Haxe port of the AS3 version of Flixel written by Adam “Atomic” Saltsman and Richard Davey's Power Tools
Special thanks go to the community contributors Werdn, gamedevsam, impaler, ProG4mr, Gama11, sergey-miryanov and more.
HaxeFlixel presents substantial enhancements from the original Flixel AS3 code:
Use of a robust and powerful, open source language
Flexible Asset Management System
Cross-platform development for Linux, Mac and Windows
Texture Atlas and Layer enhancement for cpp targets
Integrated and robust Tween System
Access to OpenFL native extensions
Compile to Mobile and Desktop targets with native code through OpenFL
Impressive Native Performance using GPU accelerated drawTiles implementation on cpp targets
A powerful debugger with a console as well as an advanced logging system
A vibrant community that keeps updating the engine and adding new features to it
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Pros
Pro Active development community
(excerpt from source):
There is a multitude of channels to interact with the community:
Our google groups forums
#haxeflixel on IRC (freenode.net)
@HaxeFlixel on Twitter
The HaxeFlixel organization on GitHub
The HaxeFlixel page on IndieDB
Join our development chat on Slack[1]
HaxeFlixel group on Steam
Pro Uses Haxe
(excerpt from source): To help you do this, the (Haxe) toolkit contains three main components:
the Haxe Language - a modern high-level, strictly typed programming language
the Haxe Standard Library - a complete cross-platform standard library
the Haxe Compiler - an incredibly fast cross-compiler.
Pro Getting started guide
Has a starting guide for people who are completely new to HaxeFlixel; from installing Haxe to a beginner-friendly HaxeFlixel tutorial.
Pro Really easy to use
With really good documentation and support for a multitude of platforms not to mention it uses a language based around ActionScript 3, it makes for a good engine to use for those looking to easily get started.