Duplicate Symbol Problem

[Flash-Beagle]

Ok, I'm making a game, and i have one level so far, so to make another one easy I selected everything in my 1st level and made it a symbol(movieclip), then I duplicated it and pasted it in the next frame. The problem is whatever I do the duplicate, it changes on the original also. =/

[Cybex]

At 7/21/06 04:18 AM, Flash_Beagle wrote: Ok, I'm making a game, and i have one level so far, so to make another one easy I selected everything in my 1st level and made it a symbol(movieclip), then I duplicated it and pasted it in the next frame. The problem is whatever I do the duplicate, it changes on the original also. =/

Instead of copying and pasting the MC's, right click on the MC and click duplicate symbol, and then it will act as a completely different MC.

[flashmenow-kthx]

by "whatever you do to the duplicate":

if you mean if you add some art to it, then yeah it'll change the original.

if you mean script, then the script put on the MC will not change. however, any script put inside the MC in the frames will change for all of the copies.

[Flash-Beagle]

Yea, I meant that I would move an enemy then it would also move on the original.

Damn, I still have along way to go I guess. HUGE Thanks guys advice worked like a charm, I now have 3 levels~