Shooting objects =[

[Spiff]

Can someone please help me with my code so that it will shoot the desired object? All it does is make the movie clip stick to the player ship.

if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
this.attachMovie("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root.missle.xv = 10;
_root.missle._x += missle.xv;

[BleeBlap]

Try:

At 10/6/08 09:21 PM, Spiff wrote: if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
this.attachMovie("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root.missle.xv = 10;

_root.missle.onEnterFrame = function () {

_root.missle._x += missle.xv;

}

[zedd56]

At 10/6/08 09:21 PM, Spiff wrote: Can someone please help me with my code so that it will shoot the desired object? All it does is make the movie clip stick to the player ship.

if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
this.attachMovie("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root.missle.xv = 10;
_root.missle._x += missle.xv;

If i am correct, what you are doing is that you are executing this line:

_root.missle._x += missle.xv;

only one time, whereas you want it to be moving 10 pixels to the right every frame.
The above solution should work.

I've been noticing a LOT of AS help threads around here. We should really have one massive thread. It would clear up SOOOO many of those junk threads with 1 question post, 1 crappy answer post, 1 final answer post, and 1 thanks, problem resolved post.
Makes 4 posts, and the thread is never to be seen again. Seriously, it's a massive waste of space.

[Spiff]

This provides me with the same result. Missle does not go anywhere.

[zedd56]

provide a bit more code and maybe an fla. At least a swf so we can see what's going on.

[UnknownFury]

At 10/6/08 11:27 PM, zedd56 wrote: I've been noticing a LOT of AS help threads around here. We should really have one massive thread. It would clear up SOOOO many of those junk threads with 1 question post, 1 crappy answer post, 1 final answer post, and 1 thanks, problem resolved post.
Makes 4 posts, and the thread is never to be seen again. Seriously, it's a massive waste of space.

Don't be stupid. The whole idea of this forum is for people to ask questions. Why sqaush it all up in one thread? Duh.

Try:

if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
this.attachMovie("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root["missle"+i].xv = 10;
_root["missle"+i].onEnterFrame = function(){
this._x += this.xv;
}

[Spiff]

At 10/7/08 04:30 PM, UnknownFury wrote:

At 10/6/08 11:27 PM, zedd56 wrote: I've been noticing a LOT of AS help threads around here. We should really have one massive thread. It would clear up SOOOO many of those junk threads with 1 question post, 1 crappy answer post, 1 final answer post, and 1 thanks, problem resolved post.
Makes 4 posts, and the thread is never to be seen again. Seriously, it's a massive waste of space.

Don't be stupid. The whole idea of this forum is for people to ask questions. Why sqaush it all up in one thread? Duh.

Try:

if (Key.isDown(Key.SPACE)) {
this.attachMovie("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root["missle"+i].xv = 10;
_root["missle"+i].onEnterFrame = function(){
this._x += this.xv;
}

Ugh, that's not working either. All that happens is it creates the missle, but it sticks to the player ship. do I have to do something to make it detach from the ship?

[zedd56]

wouldn't "this.attachMovie" attach the mc inside the ship mc?
Not sure, like i said before, i am a programmer, just new to AS.

try _root.attachMovie. Keep everything else the same.

[Spiff]

I'm about ready to give up. I don't understand why the code isn't working. It should be, without any issues.

[Spiff]

Alright, I put this code into the missle movie clip.

onClipEvent(load) {
this.xv = 10;
missleCount = 0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
this._x += this.xv;
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) {
missleCount++;
this.duplicateMovieClip("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root["missle"+misslecount]._x =_root.playership._x;
_root["missle"+misslecount]._x =_root.playership._y;
}
}

it works, but if I press control again, it takes the first missle and puts it back at the start position. Can I make it so that it will create a new one every time I press control, instead of taking the old one?

[korded]

Try swapping the "i" variables out with your "misslecount" variables in the duplicate function. Also, in case you haven't already caught it, those last lines of code are setting your new "missle" movieclips X positions to both the X and Y position of the ship.

Also also, for future reference, it's spelled missile.

[RyanPridgeon]

onClipEvent(load) {
this.xv = 10;
missleCount = 0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
this._x += this.xv;
if (Key.isDown(Key.CONTROL)) {
missleCount++;
_root..duplicateMovieClip("missle", "missle"+i, i);
_root["missle"+misslecount]._x =_root.playership._x;
_root["missle"+misslecount]._y =_root.playership._y;
}
}

then on the missile movie clip put
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
_x+=15;
}