Character outrunning background

[ProfessorFlash]

The title pretty much sums it up. But I'll elaborate on the problem. (check below flash, move with the arrow keys, up is jump)

Check this flash first to see my problem.

Now, as you can see. You can easily outrun the background. I dont understand why. Here is a little piece of the action script I use to move the character and the background (this is in the character movieclip, the backgrounds instance name is "screen"):

vx*=friction;
this._x+=vx;
_root.screen._x-=vx;

As you can see, the background should move exacly like the character, but it doesnt (friction is a number, 0.87, which I use to make the movement smooth). I'm puzzled, can someone help me figure out what is wrong?

[ProfessorFlash]

*bump*

Can somebody can help me out?

[criticalhammer1]

At 12/5/07 06:01 PM, ProfessorFlash wrote: *bump*

Can somebody can help me out?

stfu

[PyroflameProductions]

At 12/5/07 06:15 PM, criticalhammer1 wrote:

At 12/5/07 06:01 PM, ProfessorFlash wrote: *bump*

Can somebody can help me out?

stfu

You stfu, he was just asking for help.

Sorry, I'm not sure exactly what is wrong either...

[Cojones893]

show more code. Although you have shown where the problem should be there is obviously more to it.

[DanBomer]

try making friction: 0.95

[pt9-9]

_root.screen._x+=vx/2;

Does it need to be going backwards or something?

[Moonkey]

Looks like you've changed the scale of screen.

[senior-twinki]

At 12/5/07 06:15 PM, criticalhammer1 wrote:

At 12/5/07 06:01 PM, ProfessorFlash wrote: *bump*

Can somebody can help me out?

stfu

bazing

[ProfessorFlash]

Ah I've solved the problem. It was a simple solution after all. As you can see I am moving both the character and the background. That's why the character always gets infront. Now that I disabled the moving of the character, so only the background moves, it works just as I want. So the character always stays on the same spot on the stage, but because the background moves, it looks like you are moving.

Thanks to everybody who tryied to help. But I do have a follow up question, please refer back to my original post for the flash. As you can see, the character sinks in the platforms (the grey blocks). I have it coded that when it hitTests with the platform it reverses the gravity, so it lifts the character above the platform. How can I prevent it from sinking in and then raising, and then bouncing stupidly on top of the platform?

[dogonfire]

I assume he "sinks" in because the hittest doesnt happen often enough for your gravity value. The easy solution is, when your character hits a platform, change his y to that of the platform he hit, adjusting for his height.

[Nuggs]

or you could use a while() loop

while(character.hitTest(ground)){
character._y++
gravity=0
}else{
gravity=10
}

[ProfessorFlash]

At 12/6/07 07:40 AM, dogonfire wrote: I assume he "sinks" in because the hittest doesnt happen often enough for your gravity value. The easy solution is, when your character hits a platform, change his y to that of the platform he hit, adjusting for his height.

That does solve it. Thanks for the help.