hitTest help

[TheMasterOfSprites]

Hey, I am having an issue with my RPG. I didn't want to post asking for help again but I am lost. I keep trying to program a hitTest. The idea is that when an invisible square box hits my character it will move to the next scene, which is were I programmed my "Random Battle." So I have the random battle all set up and I have the box seeable right now for testing. The big problem is every time it hits the movie clip, which is inside another movie clip; it doesn't seem to do anything. Here is my coding on the player.
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if(this.hitTest(_root.area.bot)){
nextScene();
}
}
Now, maybe you can't use a next scene action on a player, (player being the character that is hitting the box,) but if that is the case how do I go about solving my problem? I tried modifying the code and placing it in several places. Is there something fundamentally wrong with it?

[Johnny]

Try:

_root.nextScene();

[TheMasterOfSprites]

Still have the same problem.

[TheMasterOfSprites]

I'm sorry, I am still having issues.

[TheSongSalad]

perhaps _root.gotoAndStop(#); instead of nextscene();? the '#' would be the frame of your random battle.

[BillysProgrammer]

There is no nextScene() command I believe.

_root.gotoAndStop("SCENE_NAME", FRAME# to start, default 1);

[TheMasterOfSprites]

At 3/23/09 01:03 AM, BillysProgrammer wrote: There is no nextScene() command I believe.

_root.gotoAndStop("SCENE_NAME", FRAME# to start, default 1);

Didn't work.

[BillysProgrammer]

Then you have done something wrong, I know for a fact it worked on mine. I always test before I post.

[TheMasterOfSprites]

At 3/23/09 12:58 AM, TheSongSalad wrote: perhaps _root.gotoAndStop(#); instead of nextscene();? the '#' would be the frame of your random battle.

That works, thank you, but I wish I could use scenes to organize.

[TheSongSalad]

you can. do you know how to name them?

[TheMasterOfSprites]

At 3/23/09 01:50 AM, TheSongSalad wrote: you can. do you know how to name them?

I tried naming it, but it still didn't work.

[TheSongSalad]

i guess ask someone else, i just use frame numbers, sorry man.

[Kwing]

Sorry, I can't quite say I know what you're asking. Perhaps a basic rundown of where the script is/what MC's you have, etc.

[Denvish]

Also not exactly clear on your problem, but try this

Add this function on the main timeline

function NS(){nextScene();}

With your code, first run a trace to check your hitTest is working

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
	if(this.hitTest(_root.area.bot)){
		trace("HIT");
		nextScene();
	}
}

If that outputs HIT when tested, remove the trace and replace the line nextScene(); with _root.NS();