Variable Problems

[ggully]

Ok, im trying to make a platformer, i have a very basic code, but when it hits the ts1 movie clip, it doesnt change the speed.

Thisis the code i have

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
speed = 5;
if(Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)){
this._x += speed;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)){
this._x -= speed;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.UP)){
this._y -= speed;
}
if(Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)){
this._y += speed;
}
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if(_root.p1.hitTest(_root.ts1.ts1)) {
speed +=5;
}
}

any help plz?

[Synk]

put speed=5 above the line above it, it'll work fine then.

[nobody404]

If the whole code was on the same frame, it wouldn't work.

Put the speed+=5 on a seperate frame, and it will speed up when it reaches that frame.

[Synk]

^^ ya, that's right

the reason is ur speed=5 line is getting redone every frame, so the speed+=5 doesn't ever do anything b/c on the next frame it resets to speed=5. put speed=5 somewhere where it only activates once

[TrueDarkness]

I can fix your code, but I'm not sure what you're looking to make it do exactly. I've fixed the code the way it is now to what it should be, but I don't think that this is what you want:

onClipEvent (load) {
	speed = 5;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
		this._x += speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
		this._x -= speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
		this._y -= speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
		this._y += speed;

		if (this.hitTest(_root.ts1.ts1)) {
			speed += 5;
		}
	}
}

[ggully]

Thats what my problem is, for instance on frame one of a seperate layer i have

Mouse.hide();
ch.onMouseMove = function() {
ch._x = _xmouse;
ch._y = _ymouse;
updateAfterEvent();
};

speed = 5;

and then p1 wont move as if it never set speed

Also does anyone kno anything about making a movieclip rotate with a the mouse and how to set it center so its perfectly insync?

i have

this.onMouseMove = function() {
_rotation = (Math.atan2(_root._ymouse - _y, _root._xmouse - _x)) * (180 / Math.PI);
};

but its not lined up with the mouse

[TrueDarkness]

At 11/25/07 01:41 PM, ggully wrote: Also does anyone kno anything about making a movieclip rotate with a the mouse and how to set it center so its perfectly insync?

i have

this.onMouseMove = function() {
_rotation = (Math.atan2(_root._ymouse - _y, _root._xmouse - _x)) * (180 / Math.PI);
};

but its not lined up with the mouse

Your code is fine. Make sure that the function is working with a movieclip, and not the stage itself. Also, make sure the shape inside the movieclip is facing right when using that code.

[ggully]

ok thanks it worked, but now back to the variable thing i realize it might of been hard to understand, this is what i have tho...

Layer 1, Frame 1 - Actions
speed = 5;

mc.ts Frame 1 - Actions
//This is barracade, im trying to make it act as a wall
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if(this.ts.hitTest(p1)) {
p1._x - 1
p1._y - 1
}

never sets the variable and it never performs the command on hittest

thanks agian for the help
}

[POWER-RANGER-PINK]

(_root.ts1.ts1)

Why do you have _root.ts1.ts1? Unless you have another movieclip with the instance name ts1 inside the already existing one with the name ts1, you should just do (_root.ts1)

[TrueDarkness]

Here, get rid of that code on the barricade, and put this directly on the player.

onClipEvent (load) {
	speed = 5;
	w = _width/2;
	h = _height/2;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
		this._x += speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
		this._x -= speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
		this._y -= speed;
	}
	if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
		this._y += speed;
	}

	if (_root.ts1.ts1.hitTest(_x+w, _y, true)) {//If the barricade detects collision from the right side of this MC.
		_x -= speed;//This MC subtract speed on X axis (acts as barrier)
	}
	if (_root.ts1.ts1.hitTest(_x-w, _y, true)) {
		_x += speed;
	}
	if (_root.ts1.ts1.hitTest(_x, _y-h, true)) {//If the barricade detects collision from the bottom side of this MC.
		_y += speed;//This MC subtracts speed on Y axis
	}
	if (_root.ts1.ts1.hitTest(_x, _y+h, true)) {
		_y -= speed;

	}
}

Now whatever you want to act as a barrier, just draw it in the ts1.ts1 movieclip.

[ggully]

Ok, i tried the code you gave me and it doesn't work, i even modded it to see if i could find the problem and came out with this..

onClipEvent (load) {
speed = 10;
w = _width/2;
h = _height/2;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT))
{
this._x += speed;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT))
{
this._x -= speed;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP))
{
this._y -= speed;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN))
{
this._y += speed;
}
if (_root.ts1.ts.hitTest(this._x+w, this._y, true))
{
this._x -= speed;
}
if (_root.ts1.ts.hitTest(this._x-w, this._y, true))
{
this._x += speed;
}
if (_root.ts1.ts.hitTest(this._x, this._y-h, true))
{
if (_root.ts1.ts.hitTest(this._x, this._y+h, true))
{
this._y -= speed;
}
}
}

The only reason its ts1.ts is because i have a mc, in that mc there is ts(a block for right now) and a shadow...maybe if i eliminate that i could make it easier?