try setting the health bar's movieclip to the same size as the stage, with the healthbar right where you want it on the screen. then take the script that makes the vcam follow the player and apply it to the healthbar's movieclip. this should work and can be done for everything you want to stay in one place on the screen. Preferrably, put all the movieclips, healthbar and such, in the same movieclip. makes it easier.

I may be able to help you, i'm not the absolute best at coding, but i have good enough knowledge to make a sidescroller. plus if you don't like my script you can always get rid of me, haha.

I'm probably doing nothing. In my opinion, the 4'th is just another opportunity to waste money and blow shit up.

At 7/3/09 07:27 PM, Akkryls wrote: At 7/3/09 06:09 PM, RadMad copy and pasted a lot of stuff...

Pretty cool stuff... But the real question is...
Where could I get my hands on a vaporizer in england?...

yeah, i know. at least i was decent enough to give all the links.
and you can get one on ebay easiily.

At 7/3/09 07:01 PM, Aci6 wrote: Despite all that valuable bullshit it has going for it its still illegal and always will be as it should be. So because it does a few extra things than space people out and damage their health we should legalise it?
Nah, I don't think so.

Don't try to minimize the effects of marijuana like that. you can't just say that it does "a few extra things" did you know that there is a synthetic version of THC? (the active component in marijuana if you didn't know) They give it to cancer patients to ease their nausea and allow them to eat, but it isn't as effective as an actual dosage of marijuana. I recently watched a video called "Running From the Cure" By Rick Simpson, and he talks about how Hemp Oil, a highly concentrated form of THC, to cure cancer? seriously, watch it. And i'm more than willing to hear the damage to people's health. post some links, and i'll check them out.

At 7/3/09 06:43 PM, Stretchysumo wrote: It should be legal. The fucking billions the U.S. spends on their little 'War on Drugs' is ridiculous and completely unnecessary.

I agree, it is truly depressing to see how they are willing to throw away all that money keeping something illegal that has no reason to be illegal in the first place.

At 7/3/09 06:23 PM, FrozenTrooper wrote: The irony of this thread is that nearly a few seconds before this thread was made, I got a text from a friend telling me to call the weed legalization hotline and I told myself, 'Well, I'm gonna call it, but like it matters'. This is thread that we need, a bunch of people for the legalization and we need endorsing. I vote BILLBOARDS!

I like your enthusiasm! If anyone's willing to make a signature or something for pro legalization, i'd sport it!

At 7/3/09 06:13 PM, Inquizitor wrote: We should consolidate all of the marijuana legalization debate threads into one big topic. It gets annoying seeing three new threads on the subject of marijuana every day.

(Personally, I think it should be legalized.)

maybe this thread will be the one then, that'd be nice.

At 7/3/09 06:12 PM, FrozenTrooper wrote: TL;DR, but I'm pretty sure it was for the legalization, or maybe not, I didn't read.

I honestly say it should be legalized. The billions of dollars spent on the arrest, trial, and housing of those who buy, sell, and use marijuana is surely a major setback in our economy. Making it legal allows money to get around to places and honestly, contrary to popular belief, many of the people who use marijuana are not violent or cruel villains who deserve to be locked up longer than people who kill. My opinion really doesn't matter, let alone anyones at this point, but I still stand by what I have always said.

Thank you, this is the kind of answer i'm looking for.
I totally agree with you 110%, it is truly a shame that most of us feel like there's nothing we can do in our own damned government. Noone should have to feel like their opinion doesn't matter. Thank you for your honest answer.

As the subject says, what is your opinion on marijuana? Legalize? Keep it banned? Just legalize hemp? Shut the hell up about it? What's your opinion? If you're uncomfortable sharing whether you smoke or not that's fine, I'm not asking who does or doesn't, just your opinion on it.

But why do i care?
Since I was a small child, I have had allergic reactions to something i still haven't identified, as well as a few issues due to getting RSV as an infant. They usually consist of some trouble breathing, like someone has taken a rope and slowly tightened it around my neck, hives and all the other symptoms of a pretty bad reaction. Well, about two months ago, I had one of these reactions; there was a near whistling sound every time I inhaled and wheezing every time I exhaled. Now take from this what you will, but within a few seconds hitting my vaporizer, I could nearly instantly feel what ever tightness and constraint on my lungs slowly ease off. I could actually breathe again!

So let's get started. Here are just a couple uses for hemp alone:
"FIBER - the durable natural fiber from the stalks can be used for textiles, clothing, canvas, rope, cordage, for archival grade paper, & composite fibers replacing heavier toxic fibers (e.g. fiberglass), and building materials made with recycled plastic and fiber." - (thanks to AZhemp.org)

"FOOD - Hemp oil is mostly valued for its high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). At 80%, the hempseed oil contains the highest concentration of total PUFAs in the plant kingdom, the majority of which are the two essential fatty acids (EFA) linoleic acid (omega-6) and alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3). Its balanced EFA ratio, which closely matches human nutritional requirements, makes hemp oil a suitable ingredient in a variety of food, supplement and personal care products. Added to the value of hemp oil is the presence of a rare fatty acid, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is used to treat ailments such as neurodermatitis, arthritis and premenstrual syndrome." - (thanks to AZhemp.org)

So lets learn about Cannabis now...
"According to which US Government authority you want to believe, the lethal dose of marijuana is either about one-third your body weight, or about 1,500 pounds, consumed all at once." (thanks to Druglibrary.org)

"Modern research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of clinical applications. These include pain relief -- particularly of neuropathic pain (pain from nerve damage) -- nausea, spasticity (twitching), glaucoma, and movement disorders. Marijuana is also a powerful appetite stimulant, specifically for patients suffering from HIV, the AIDS wasting syndrome, or dementia. Emerging research suggests that marijuana's medicinal properties may protect the body against some types of malignant tumors and are neuroprotective." (a big thanks to NORML.org)

Like all smoke, Marijuana smoke contains carcinogens. "However, an extensive study, published in 2006 by Donald Tashkin of the University of California, Los Angeles found that there is no significant link between smoking cannabis and lung cancer" (thanks to Wikipedia.org)

As for the "gateway" theory on Marijuana, sorry to tell you, that's false.
"Marijuana does not cause people to use hard drugs. What the gateway theory presents as a causal explanation is a statistic association between common and uncommon drugs, an association that changes over time as different drugs increase and decrease in prevalence. Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug in the United States today. Therefore, people who have used less popular drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and LSD, are likely to have also used marijuana. Most marijuana users never use any other illegal drug. Indeed, for the large majority of people, marijuana is a terminus rather than a gateway drug." (thanks to Drugpolicy.org)

I hope that i have helped you learn something today, Marijuana is NOT a bad thing! The fact that we don't utilize this amazing plant more should be a crime! Now please don't misunderstand; I am by no means saying that everyone should go smoke marijuana no matter what their age, and no matter what their state's laws say. I am fully supportive of the use of marijuana in RESPONSIBLE DOSES, and am by no means saying to go smoke until you fall unconscious. My purpose in posting this information is to inform you about hemp and marijuana and to clear up a few misunderstandings.

If you wish to get involved in the reforming of marijuana prohibition laws, or simply learn more about them, go to NORML.org (The National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws) From that site, you can keep up with current events involving legalization and read up on stuff i haven't covered here.

Please, stay serious. and I hope this topic will be an exciting one.

All of my information has come from the following sources, all of which are organizations (except for washington post) if that matters to you at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaporizer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_res piratory_syncytial_virus
http://www.onlinepot.org/medical/posit ivepot.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijuana _Effects#History
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_o f_cannabis#Cancer_risk
http://www.azhemp.org/Archive/Package/
Uses/uses.html
http://druglibrary.org/schaffer/librar y/mj_overdose.htm
http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=54 41#evidence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinoge n
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/c ontent/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501 729_pf.html
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/fa ctsmyths/#gateway

Well you can check through AS: Main, i'm sure you'll find something useful there. From that link, you gotta scroll down pretty far before you see the tutorial list start, continues on the next page, too.

I try to animate with my tablet, it works pretty well. i just wish i could draw better. :P

I'll try... lemme record real quick

At 4/19/09 12:46 PM, jakk22 wrote: Where can I upload a simple swf online so I can just test it or show it to other people? Image shack doesn't work anymore and NGup doesn't exist so wheres a good place?

a good place to go is Spam The Web

you may have just downloaded the wrong preloader, some of them don't have play buttons and automatically start playing. Make sure it actually has a play button and everything.

Oh noes, the bump?! :O

Alright, this is a pretty simple question...

Currently i am using flash CS4 and i'm wondering if there is any way to create a seemingly-live text intro to my game, my question is how do i make it seem like someone is just typing it out? i know that you can use masks, or you can type it out FbF, but is there any other way to do this? Keep in mind that this is in flash CS4 and i use AS2. thanks in advance for the help.:D

never mind, found one. Thanks anyways. For others lookin' for one, go here then just use your find option on you internet browser to find the key you're lookin' for. :D

I tried to go to the one in the AS: Main forum but it didn't work. A link would be nice. Thank you in advance :3

At 10/19/08 07:09 PM, WolfAkela wrote: clip.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDept h());
clip.removeMovieClip();

thank you very much. that worked.

Bump, Now come on, this can't be that hard of a problem to solve. I'm looking in AS: Main as you read this, but no such luck. Please help

So in my game, i want to have a variable so once you click the button or press the space bar, it removes the movieclip entirely. This is for my tutorial level in my flash game that I'm making. I have all the other stuff working correctly, but my problem is that I just can't get it to remove.

Here is my code so far...

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
       if (_root.clicked == 1) {
//the delete movie clip stuff here
      }
}

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me. :/

At 10/13/08 09:59 PM, zedd56 wrote: Sorry, dude. I guess you just need a replacement pen.

God, what a pain...

next time, if you get a fight again with those pussies, wear a cup with spikes on the outside. That'll teach them a lesson. >:D

At 10/13/08 09:18 PM, ThaJuggaloHatchet wrote: I would like to know what flash program is the best for making flash work. I am planning on making some flash toons.

um... flash? it's pretty much the best and only if you can manage to pony up the cash.

Ok, so i was drawing earlier with my tablet when i started noticing that on pretty frequent occasions, when using the pressure-sensitive option on CS3, it would make very large dots when i start drawing a line. I changed the battery and made the sensitivity require more pressure, but it still happened anyways. has anyone else had this problem, and if you have, is there any way to fix?

I don't have the best tablet, it's a Genius Tablet-pen series. I have NEVER had this problem before, and i've been using this tablet for like two years.

Wow they must be little girls to go for groin shots. Oh well, I'm not much of a fighter either, but I'd find some way to get revenge. You'll get the opportunity eventually. >:D

At 10/13/08 07:28 PM, K-Guare wrote:

At 10/13/08 07:13 PM, RadMad wrote: so wait, in your code the !pasta means "if pasta doesn't have/do the following"? I have always wondered what that ! means.

! means NOT.
Like !pasta means NO PASTA.

Also, != is a very conditional operator,
as you could guess it means NOT EQUAL, while == means EQUAL.

Starting to get it? ;]

ohhhh, i get it now! :D that will be very useful. I love learning AS. :3

At 10/13/08 07:08 PM, K-Guare wrote: Lol, never use ==true, or ==false in
the parameters,
Say i had a boolean called Pasta

If i wanted an if statement to check if it was true, it would look something like this:

if (pasta) {
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH
}

And if i were checking if it were FALSE,

if (!pasta) {
BLAH BLAHH BLAH
}

Give it a shot. :]

so wait, in your code the !pasta means "if pasta doesn't have/do the following"? I have always wondered what that ! means.

At 10/12/08 11:10 PM, Toast wrote: Actually when you make reference to a sponsorship, it usually does not include mochiads and NG API. Those are just systems that generate income through external ads. When you use NG API, you don't truly advertise newgrounds, instead you advertise websites that newgrounds included in the ad system. Sponsorship is when a company pays you to have their own logo on your work, like the most famous: Armorgames and Crazy Monkey Games.

Sponsorship usually generates a much higher income than flash ads.

I see... thank you for being so informative! :D I'm guessing your game has to be pretty good to get an official sponsorship, rather than an API or something to that effect, am i right?