AttachMovieClip Issue.

[Hi5er]

Right so in my game I have a spawner mc that spawns enemies using the AttachMovie code but when I leave the frame they are on they remain on the stage.

How do I make it so when I leave the current frame they diseappear?

Something to do with RemoveMovieclip();?

Thanks

[GustTheASGuy]

Attach them within a movieclip that is removed when the frames change.

[IWantSomeCookies]

it's

removeMovieClip();

but remember it has to have a depth.. im sure it does cause your adding it to the stage via as :)

[Yambanshee]

At 10/3/09 01:57 PM, IWantSomeCookies wrote: but remember it has to have a depth.. im sure it does cause your adding it to the stage via as :)

when its being removed, the depth doesint mater. its just removeMovieClip(MCname)

[IWantSomeCookies]

At 10/3/09 02:04 PM, Yambanshee wrote:

At 10/3/09 01:57 PM, IWantSomeCookies wrote: but remember it has to have a depth.. im sure it does cause your adding it to the stage via as :)

when its being removed, the depth doesint mater. its just removeMovieClip(MCname)

doesn't the MC have to have a depth to be removed?

[El-Presidente]

At 10/3/09 02:07 PM, IWantSomeCookies wrote: doesn't the MC have to have a depth to be removed?

It's been so damn long since I've used Flash, my gosh! "attachMovie" automatically gives a legitimate depth I think, though.

[Yambanshee]

At 10/3/09 02:10 PM, El-Presidente wrote:

At 10/3/09 02:07 PM, IWantSomeCookies wrote: doesn't the MC have to have a depth to be removed?

It's been so damn long since I've used Flash, my gosh! "attachMovie" automatically gives a legitimate depth I think, though.

sortof
no

When you attach it (via actionscript) you MUST give it a depth. when removing it you dont need to mention the depth

[milchreis]

every mc has the property "depth" so every mc has a "depth" ok?
even though the depth is 0, it still has a depth.
something that is transparent, has a color, but that color is transparent. It has a color, even thoug hyou can't see it, ok?

You cannot remove the mc if its depth value is smaller than 0. When you attach them dynamically it is a good idea to set their depth value to something positive (I'm not sure if it is poissible to set it to a negative number)

All MCs, Buttons that you create within the Flash IDE at authortime have a depth of below zero, that'S why you first have to swap their depths to something positive in order to being able to delete them.

[Hi5er]

At 10/3/09 02:19 PM, milchreis wrote: every mc has the property "depth" so every mc has a "depth" ok?
even though the depth is 0, it still has a depth.
something that is transparent, has a color, but that color is transparent. It has a color, even thoug hyou can't see it, ok?

You cannot remove the mc if its depth value is smaller than 0. When you attach them dynamically it is a good idea to set their depth value to something positive (I'm not sure if it is poissible to set it to a negative number)

All MCs, Buttons that you create within the Flash IDE at authortime have a depth of below zero, that'S why you first have to swap their depths to something positive in order to being able to delete them.

yes but you cant attach multiple mcs that are the same with the same depth. Therefore you have to change their depth via Action script in order to get the same mc to 'spawn' :)

ima go ahead and try removeMovieClip(mymc); havent tried that been trying all sorts of crazy things with depth ^_^

Thanks all