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Intriguing Flash Developments - bls1999 - 30th January 2020
As most of you know, native support for flash will be removed from all major browsers starting January 1, 2021.
There's been a development, though. I'm not sure the extent of how long after that date this will work or the details involved, but it seems that people are developing browser extensions that add back support for the flash plugin without making you go into your settings and manually whitelist sites (side-eye at Chrome) or otherwise go through some arduous task just to play Effing Meteors. Additionally, Newgrounds has developed a program that lets you "enjoy [their] classic content" as it was intended. I presume this has the same effect as the browser extensions, but I'm on a Mac so I can't test it.
I'm going to do some research on these tools. If it turns out that this solves the problem, I will include links to these extensions on the "no flash" notice for all the SWFs on JV2.
RE: Intriguing Flash Developments - John m. - 31st January 2020
Happy to know that pr2 will still be supported after that?
RE: Intriguing Flash Developments - bls1999 - 1st February 2020
Important note: PR2 is also hosted on Newgrounds, so support for PR2 will definitely be continued past flash's EOL.
RE: Intriguing Flash Developments - Ranko Danko - 2nd February 2020
Nice to know! Also thanks bls. I didn't know that you payed for this website to stay alive. You are truly dedicated
RE: Intriguing Flash Developments - Mia - 3rd February 2020
Why not convert PR2 to HTML5? Flash is being discontinued for good reason
RE: Intriguing Flash Developments - bls1999 - 3rd February 2020
(2nd February 2020, 12:22 AM)Ranko Danko Wrote: Nice to know! Also thanks bls. I didn't know that you payed for this website to stay alive. You are truly dedicated
Thanks for your kind words. To me, it's more about preserving a legacy than anything. I was as devastated as anyone when the original JV went down. I feel there should be a medium for Jiggmin's creations to be playable after being restored to their former working glory.
Thanks to @Eternal as well, who went in halfsies with me.
(3rd February 2020, 9:05 AM)Mystery Wrote: Why not convert PR2 to HTML5? Flash is being discontinued for good reason
I would, but a conversion of that caliber on code that old is bound to be an arduous task, both in time and my ability to code (OOP ActionScript -> JavaScript is not something I know how to do).