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well, if you are using a background, or anything, for that matter, that its alpha is less than 100, it is slightly transparent and it cannot be accepted

anybody?!?!?!

ok, but i am still learning stuff, so it is not going to be me doing script for 4 hours, that 4 hours may include 1/2 hour of learning script.

This:

for[i=0;i<=_root.gunarylt.length-1;i++){

should be this:

for<strong><em>(</em></strong>i=0;i<=_root.gunarylt.length-1;i++){

never mind me then!

suppose if mc2 was inside of mc1, if I did this script,

attachMovie("mc1","mc1",_root.getNextHighestDepth())

it would copy mc1 and mc2, but give a instance name to mc1 only. How do I give an instance name to mc2 too?
Thanks for any help.

im kinda interested, i started AS this summer, and have learned alot. I have been doing some tests for my abilities(becuase when i do tests, i learn more than just trying to learn about it) and my latest one is a defense game(no plan to finish).

thats not really a game, it hase three options and the clicking of the options has some issues

so if i had an mc called mc1 and i had a mc inside of mc1 that is called mc2, how would i be able to give orders to both mc1 and mc2 if i attach movie to them. if i just attach mc1, mc2 does not have an instance name so it cannot be talked to.
Help!

http://www.newgrounds.com/collection/fla shtutorials.html
every thing you need is on there

pixels. it can be changed through modify>document>ruler units

At 12/14/08 04:32 PM, Jucom wrote: Where have I seen this code...

oh right! on a website, it was a tutorial!

Wow, you cant even make a correct code with a tutorial to follow?

My god, stop using actionscript!

i changed the code form the tut so it could shoot at an interval instead of everytime the previous bullet was removed. i know it is the if statement of the deleting script that is not working, but i don't know how to make it work.

thanks for the help, here is the code.
added comments to the code, it is now 150 lines:

bc = 1000;
base_range = 300;
clicked = false;
can_be_placed = false;
placed = false;
firing = false;
attachMovie("path", "path", _root.getNextHighestDepth());
attachMovie("cant_build_part1", "cant_build_part1", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:20, _y:0});
attachMovie("cant_build_part2", "cant_build_part2", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:20, _y:120});
attachMovie("cant_build_part3", "cant_build_part3", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:120, _y:80});
attachMovie("cant_build_part4", "cant_build_part4", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:120, _y:40});
attachMovie("cant_build_part5", "cant_build_part5", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:200, _y:40});
attachMovie("cant_build_part6", "cant_build_part6", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:60, _y:220});
attachMovie("cant_build_part7", "cant_build_part7", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:60, _y:260});
attachMovie("cant_build_part8", "cant_build_part8", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:100, _y:300});
attachMovie("cant_build_part9", "cant_build_part9", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:320, _y:80});
attachMovie("cant_build_part10", "cant_build_part10", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:360, _y:80});
attachMovie("cant_build_part11", "cant_build_part11", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:400, _y:0});
for (var j:Number = 1; j<12; j++) {
	_root["cant_build_part"+j]._alpha = 0;
}
attachMovie("range", "range", _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_width:base_range, _height:base_range});
attachMovie("base", "base", _root.getNextHighestDepth());
//array for checkpoint
waypoint_x = new Array(40, 140, 140, 220, 220, 80, 80, 340, 340, 420, 420);
waypoint_y = new Array(140, 140, 60, 60, 240, 240, 320, 320, 100, 100, -20);
delay = 25;
new_monster = 0;
monsters_placed = 0;
onEnterFrame = function () {
	//placing "monsters"
	if (monsters_placed<25) {
		new_monster++;
	}
	if (new_monster == delay) {
		monsters_placed++;
		new_monster = 0;
		min = attachMovie("minion", "minion"+monsters_placed, _root.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:40, _y:-20});
		min.alive = true;
		min.point_to_reach = 0;
		min.speed = 3;
		min.health = 2;
		min.onEnterFrame = function() {
			//movement for monsters
			dist_x = waypoint_x[this.point_to_reach]-this._x;
			dist_y = waypoint_y[this.point_to_reach]-this._y;
			if ((Math.abs(dist_x)+Math.abs(dist_y))<3) {
				this._x = waypoint_x[this.point_to_reach];
				this._y = waypoint_y[this.point_to_reach];
				this.point_to_reach++;
			}
			angle = Math.atan2(dist_y, dist_x);
			this._x = this._x+this.speed*Math.cos(angle);
			this._y = this._y+this.speed*Math.sin(angle);
			this._rotation = angle/Math.PI*180-90;
			//hitests
			//not working
			for (var i:Number = 1; i<=20; i++) {
				if (_root["bullet"+i].hitTest(this)) {
					trace(1);
				}
			}
			//not working
			if (bullets.hitTest(this)) {
				bullets.removeMovieClip();
				min.health -= 1;
				if (min.health<=0) {
					this.removeMovieClip();
				}
			}
		};
	}
};
//firing
int1 = setInterval(function () {
	if (placed) {
		//get enemy in front of the pack
		for (var i:Number = 1; i<=monsters_placed; i++) {
			if (_root["minion"+i].alive == true) {
				target = i;
				//figure out the distance
				distance_from_turret_x = gun1._x-_root["minion"+target]._x;
				distance_from_turret_y = gun1._y-_root["minion"+target]._y;
				//if enemy is in range
				if (Math.sqrt(distance_from_turret_x*distance_from_turret_x+distance_from_turret_y*distance_from_turret_y)<base_range/2) {
					i = monsters_placed+1;
					//resetting bullet count if too large
					if (bc>1019) {
						bc = 1000;
					}
					//get angle for gun, which is then passed down to the bullet   
					dir = Math.atan2(distance_from_turret_y, distance_from_turret_x);
					gun1._rotation = int((dir*360/(2*Math.PI))-90);
					//gets a new bullet
					bullets = duplicateMovieClip("bullet", "bullet"+bc, _root.getNextHighestDepth());
					bc++;
					//makes sure gun is on top of the bullets at all times
					gun1.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
					//to see if bullets touch edge of screen
					if ((bullets._x<0) or (bullets._y<0) or (bullets._y>400) or (bullets._x>500)) {
						bullets.removeMovieClip();
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}, 250);
//to keep the base following the mouse when it is not placed yet
base.onEnterFrame = function() {
	if (!placed) {
		this._x = _root._xmouse;
		this._y = _root._ymouse;
		_root.range._alpha = 100;
		can_be_placed = true;
		if ((_root.cant_build_part1.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part2.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part3.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part4.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part5.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part6.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part7.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part8.hitTest(this)) or (_root.cant_build_part9.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part10.hitTest(this)) || (_root.cant_build_part11.hitTest(this))) {
			_root.range._alpha = 0;
			can_be_placed = false;
		}
	}
	//to hide or display the range mc when clicked on  
	if (placed) {
		base.onPress = function() {
			if (!clicked) {
				range._alpha = 100;
				clicked = true;
			} else if (clicked) {
				range._alpha = 0;
				clicked = false;
			}
		};
	}
};
//to keep the range follwoing the mouse when it is not placed yet
range.onEnterFrame = function() {
	if (!placed) {
		this._x = _root._xmouse;
		this._y = _root._ymouse;
	}
};
//if you click and the base is not ontop of the path, it then is ready too shoot, and doesn't follow the mouse anymore
onMouseDown = function () {
	if ((can_be_placed) && (!placed)) {
		placed = true;
		//applys the gun mc to the base
		attachMovie("gun1", "gun1", _root.getNextHighestDepth());
		gun1._x = _root.base._x;
		gun1._y = _root.base._y;
		range._alpha = 0;
	}
};

here is the code that is not working, but you need to see everything to figure out why.
Should i post every thing? (140 lines of code)
//not working
for (var i:Number = 1; i<=20; i++) {
if (_root["bullet"+i].hitTest(this)) {
trace(1);
}
}
//not working
if (bullets.hitTest(this)) {
bullets.removeMovieClip();
min.health -= 1;
if (min.health<=0) {
this.removeMovieClip();
}
}

for this file at http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/2608/488 45_td22.fla im having trouble doing some hittests. Have a look at my script and you will see what the script is. (marked by a comment) Could anybody help me just a bit?
Thanks

could i see the file? (spamtheweb.com)

i can't even test this out. it says that "there are no test devices currently selected" when i press Crtl+Enter. Is this a weird phone format or something?

here is an example of a test i was doing. it automatically shoots at the target until the target's health is 0. It seems that every time the bullet comes out of the gun, it is a little bit off, crooked.
here is the file
http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/2408/557 81_test2.fla
thanks to anybody who helps

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if (awesome){
nextFrame();
} else {
stop();
}
}

well, for the if statement you have to have something like "if(awesome==something){//do this)" otherwise the loop will always do the nextFrame command

example:
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(awsome==false){
nextFrame()
}else{
gotoAndStop(2)
}
}

stop(); 
onClipEvent(load){
if (var awesome==true){ 	
NextFrame(); 
}else{
 stop();
}
}

i could help you. what is the problem exactly?

figured it out:

_root.mc.onPress = function() {
	_root.mc.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth())
	_root.mc.removeMovieClip();
};

Thanks every one!

_root.mc.onPress = function() {
_root.mc.removeMovieClip();
};
why doesn't this work? I'm trying to remove a movie clip in as2 (the code is in the frame).

this is as2 :|

i guess what i am really saying that my removeMovieClip function is not working. Any help?

i would be glad to input on your creation!

an example would be nice

pretty much if you click on one of the mcs, its variable "transmit" is changed form false to true and it should delete the movie clip. it only does trace(1) though so i know it is not because of the for loops.

var ListenerObject:Object = new Object();
ListenerObject.onMouseUp = function(eventObj:Object) {
	trace(4);
	for (var f:Number = 1; f<6; f++) {
		for (var g:Number = 1; g<6; g++) {
			if (_root["c"+f+"_"+g].transmit == true) {
				trace(1);
				_root["c"+f+"_"+g].removeMovieClip();
			}
		}
	}
};
Mouse.addListener(ListenerObject);

well, im a programmer, but it depends on what this is about. the other grow a tree submission here at newgrounds(number 1) was just a timer going though different frames, or perhaps it was only animated, no real AS. what is the project going to include?

anybody? please! should i use an arry that is defined by the random numbers?
:(:(:(:(:(:(