hitest help

[JCesta]

i have an MC of a boss. the boss has different parts that damage the player if he touches them but the parts get damaged if the bullet touches them.

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(this._parent.player)) {
_root.health -= 10;
}
if (this.hitTest(_root.bullet)) {
play():

}
}

for some reason this doesnt work, i check all my instances. could it be because the bulet is a duplication?

[JeremysFilms]

What doesn't work? Does the play() command not work? If so just change it to _root.play();

[JCesta]

no, the play command is supposed to take the part of the boss and play the frame were it explodes. the part of the boss is were this code is in.

[ShotInTheHead]

looks like the problem is the part taht says this._parent.player

replace it with _root.player (and you never need to use "this" in nearly anything)

[JCesta]

no that just fixed the health but the bullets still dont do anything

[ShotInTheHead]

if youre duplicating your bullets, then chances are its instance naem problems. you cnatj ust name em all bullet. its gonna be bullet1 bullet2 bullet3 etc. then run a loop to check for each bullet##

for(i=0;i<30;i++) {
//checks for anything named bullet1 to bullet30
if (this.hitTest(_root["bullet"+i])) {
//put your scripts here
}
}