Beat Em Up

[Christicle]

Okay, I've asked a similar question before, but I'm looking for a little help YET AGAIN....

_root.player.playerattack.hit has to hit _root.enemy

I've tried a bunch of stuff, but nothing worked. At the moment I have

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy._x, _root.enemy._y, true)) {
_root.enemyhealth -= Math.round(Math.random()*5);
}
}

Why won't this work? All the instance names are correct, and I've substituted the enemyhealth for a trace to test and the trace won't work either. Any ideas?

[LonLonRanch]

Well if the trace isn't working then there is clearly something wrong with the hitTest portion of your code. If your instances are all correct (double check and spell check) then make sure the paths are all correct.

If you are using _root.enemy then make sure the enemy is on the main timeline and not in any movieClips, if he is in a movieClip then you have to do _root.enemyMC.enemy

Also, what exactly are you having hitTest the enemy? with you're current code you realize that the movieClip must hit exactly where the enemy's _x and _y are, which means it can still pass through the enemy movieClip, but if it doesn't hit the right registration point it won't count as a hitTest

[KynetiK-27]

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy)) {
_root.enemyhealth -= Math.round(Math.random()*5);
}
}

if that doesnt work your names are wrong

[Christicle]

Yeah, the instances are correct and the location of the MCs are correct, but maybe the hitTest registration is the problem.. I'm forgetting the hitTest code for a non-_x/_y hitTest. Would it be

if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy)) {

or

if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy, true)) { ?

[Christicle]

Anyone?

[zrb]

At 8/20/08 10:27 AM, Christicle wrote: if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy)) {

It would be that. Use the trace function to see if your codes actually work :

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy)) {
_root.enemyhealth -= Math.round(Math.random()*5);
trace("working");
}
}

[KynetiK-27]

At 8/20/08 10:27 AM, Christicle wrote: Yeah, the instances are correct and the location of the MCs are correct, but maybe the hitTest registration is the problem.. I'm forgetting the hitTest code for a non-_x/_y hitTest. Would it be

if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy)) {

or

if(this.hitTest(_root.enemy, true)) { ?

uhhh. did you even bother looking at what code i gave you?