duplicating movie clips help

[mercygames]

i run this script on frame 1:

onLoad = function () {
for (i=1; i<_root.stats.level*5; i++){
duplicateMovieClip(_root.enemy, "MC"+i, 1000+i);
_root["MC"+i]._x = random(600)+550;
_root["MC"+i]._y = random(600)-150;}
}

it makes a random amount of enemies positioned off screen to the right. the enemy (the mc that is being duplicated) has this script for when the frame is 3:

if(_root._currentframe == 3){
this.removeMovieClip();
}
they also die when a bullet hits them.

MY PROBLEM::
one the player is on frame 3 he can choose to go back to frame 1, but when it goes back to frame 1, the only movie clip that appears on the stage is the enemy (no duplicates!)

anyone know why?? please help :(

[Drkgodz]

Last time I checked, you can't duplicate more than 1 movie clip with that.
I.E
You can't duplicate mc1 more than once.
So to duplicate, what I do is, I give my movie clip a linkage identifier(via the library->right click->linkage) and load it from the library at run time and position it, etc.

[mercygames]

alrite so how can i change the code that i have on the mc that is being duplicated? i would need to put it in the first frame of the enemy mc, right? here's the code:

onLoad = function(){
	spd=1;
}

onEnterFrame = function(){
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall)){
			this.play();
		}
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_3)){
			this.play();
		}
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_4)){
		this.play();
	}
	_visible = true;
	Xdiff=_parent.player._x-_x;
	Ydiff=_parent.player._y-_y;
	radAngle=Math.atan2(Ydiff,Xdiff);
	_rotation=int((radAngle*360/(2*Math.PI))+90);
	if(_root._currentframe == 3){
		this.removeMovieClip();
	}
		if(this.hitTest(_parent.player)){
			//attack or something...
		}else{
			if(_rotation>180){
				_y+=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
				_x-=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
			}else{
				_y-=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
				_x+=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
			}
		}
	}

[mercygames]

ok well I have the enemys moving and randomly spawning, but i still have my original problem even after using attachMovie. here's my code on frame 1:

stop();

onEnterFrame = function () { 
for (i=1; i<((_root.stats.level*5)+1); i++){
	_root.attachMovie("enemy", "MC"+i, 1000+i);
	_root["MC"+i]._x = random(600)+550;
	_root["MC"+i]._y = random(600)-150;
	}
}

var bc=15;
var snd = new Sound();
snd.attachSound("9mm_snd");

_root.onMouseDown = function(){
	_root.snd.start(0,0);
	if(_root.stats.ammo<=1){
		_root.stats.ammo=0;
		gotoAndStop(2);
	}else{
		_root.stats.ammo--;
	}
		bc++;
		if(bc>30){
			bc=15;
	}
	duplicateMovieClip("bullet", "b"+bc, bc);
}

and heres the code on the first frame of the enemy mc that is not on the stage:

stop();
var spd = 1;

onLoad = function(){
	pmove();
}
pmove = function (){
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall)){
			this.play();
		}
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_3)){
			this.play();
		}
	if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_4)){
			this.play();
		}
		_visible = true;
		Xdiff=_parent.player._x-_x;
		Ydiff=_parent.player._y-_y;
		radAngle=Math.atan2(Ydiff,Xdiff);
		_rotation=int((radAngle*360/(2*Math.PI))+90);
		if(_root._currentframe == 3){
			this.removeMovieClip();
		}
			if(this.hitTest(_parent.player)){
			//attack or something...
		}else{
			if(_rotation>180){
				_y+=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
				_x-=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
		}else{
			_y-=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
			_x+=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation));
		}
	}
}

[Drkgodz]

At 1/2/08 11:41 PM, mercygames wrote: alrite so how can i change the code that i have on the mc that is being duplicated? i would need to put it in the first frame of the enemy mc, right? here's the code:

onLoad = function(){
spd=1;
}

onEnterFrame = function(){
if(this.hitTest(_root.wall)){
this.play();
}
if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_3)){
this.play();
}
if(this.hitTest(_root.wall_4)){
this.play();
}
_visible = true;
Xdiff=_parent.player._x-_x;
Ydiff=_parent.player._y-_y;
radAngle=Math.atan2(Ydiff,Xdiff);
_rotation=int((radAngle*360/(2*Math.PI))

+90);

if(_root._currentframe == 3){
this.removeMovieClip();
}
if(this.hitTest(_parent.player)){
//attack or something...
}else{
if(_rotation>180){
_y+=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation)

);

_x-=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation)

);

}else{
_y-=(spd*Math.cos(Math.PI/180*_rotation)

);

_x+=(spd*Math.sin(Math.PI/180*_rotation)

);

}
}
}

Ok:
var iD:Number = random(500);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("enemy"+iD,_r oot.getNextHighestDepth());
_root["enemy"+iD].attachMovie("enemy", "enemy_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
_root["enemy"+iD].enemy_mc.onEnterFrame = function()
{
//actionscript here
//the action script will have to be edited to be on a frame instead of a movie clip
//dont ask me how
}
have your linkage ID be enemy.