How to hitTest? (AS2)

[ADSM]

I'm new at actionscript and I need some help with the hitTest

i'm doing a game where a MC (ball) follows the mouse, and when it touches a graphic (wall) it sends you to a frame where it displays Game over or something
i've seen some hitTest tutorials but they don't seem to work with me

some help plz?
reccomendations accepted too

[ADSM]

here's my code btw

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if (this.hitTest(_root.wall)){
_root.ball.gotoAndPlay(2);
//frame 2 of the movieclip shows an explosion or something
}
}

also some recomendations and ideas plz

[KevinHR]

At 12/22/07 08:19 PM, ADSM wrote: I'm new at actionscript and I need some help with the hitTest

i'm doing a game where a MC (ball) follows the mouse, and when it touches a graphic (wall) it sends you to a frame where it displays Game over or something
i've seen some hitTest tutorials but they don't seem to work with me

Try changing the wall into a MC.

[Kart-Man]

1) Change the wall to a movie clip.
2) Instance name the wall "wall" (click on it, hit Ctrl + F3 for the Properties panel, and type in "wall" on the textbox to the far left (the one that reads 'Instance Name').

[ADSM]

i changed wall to a MC (instance name: wall1 ), now the syntax is ok but nothing happens when ball hits the wall

this is my code on the MC

on(press){
startDrag(this,true);
Mouse.hide();
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
if (this.hitTest(_root.wall1)){
_root.ball.gotoAndPlay(2);//frame 2 of the movieclip shows an explosion of ball
}
}

here's an image of the first level, i will improve the graphics later
oh, and btw, when the mouse (not the ball) rollOvers the green square it takes you to the next level

ideas for improvemets accepted

[Toxinhead]

Man, this will be an easy but fun idea for a game:)

[ADSM]

somebodt post something!!! ideas or help with the code

[Dizeaze]

At 12/24/07 11:50 AM, ADSM wrote: somebodt post something!!! ideas or help with the code

I have been needing help with some walls too...

[GuyWithHisComp]

try

onClipEvent(load){
stop();
}
onClipEvent(mouseMove){
if(this.hitTest(_root.wall1)){
play();
}
_x = _parent._xmouse;
_y = _parent._ymouse;
Mouse.hide();
}

[ADSM]

thanks GuyWithHisComp, but another problem popped up

the code works know, but all the black drawing was wall1, so as soon as i move the mouse it sends me to the game over screen

so i don't know what to do, break wall1 into different pieces (wall1a, wall1b, wall1c, etc) so there's nothing in the pathwaypathway

[ADSM]

still waiting for help

[Drkgodz]

At 12/24/07 10:37 PM, ADSM wrote: thanks GuyWithHisComp, but another problem popped up

the code works know, but all the black drawing was wall1, so as soon as i move the mouse it sends me to the game over screen

so i don't know what to do, break wall1 into different pieces (wall1a, wall1b, wall1c, etc) so there's nothing in the pathwaypathway

Yes, break it into different pieces. hittest works with coordinates. So if you make a hollow box all in one MC it will still go to game over.Make sure none of them surround the mouse in any way.