MovieClip positions

[Tygerman]

Ok, this is an odd situation.

For all intents and purposes this is the only code I have:

shipGreen_mc.x = 360;
shipGreen_mc.y = 630;

shipRed_mc.x = 360;
shipRed_mc.y = 630;

(I have other code but the problem still happens even if I comment out all my code except for the code above)

As far as I can tell they should be in the exact same spot right?

but this is the result:

...what the hell?

[TheSongSalad]

is that how they are drawn on your screen? because to call an objects 'x' or 'y' position, you need to write '_x' or '_y' for example, this._x = 360;

[Tygerman]

that is not how it's drawn on stage, no

also I'm using AS3 which uses MovieClip.x now

[Morphed-Chaos]

Ah, AS3, I'm still using AS2 myself.

Do you have them on the same layer? For what it looks like, they can't overlap so one gets put on top of the other or something.

[Denvish]

Make sure the registration point for both MC's is the same - ie, centre them both on 0,0

[Tygerman]

The same thing happens when I change their x and y co-ordinates to 0 in the properties window. Or is that not what you meant?

Also, putting them on different layers doesn't change anything

[TheSongSalad]

he means the point that is the movie clip. this is usually in the center of your drawing, but not always the case. its a little hard to explain, but i think when you click on it, there's a little circle inside of the drawing. that's the registration point. i may be wrong, so someone else correct me if they can, as the registration point is kinda hard for me to put into words.

[Tygerman]

oh, right, yah the registration point is the same for both of them