Game movement

[MadWilson]

All right this is my problem if there is a tutorial or a forum all ready posted up about this question pleas show me the direction to it.

I am attempting to make a top view video game. My question is I would like to make my Up arrow always move the person forward and Left and Right turn and Down to move back wards. How would I go about making the Up arrow always move forward in the direction that the person is facing.

I was hoping that there was a simple formula I could follow but I can’t seem to come up with one ideas welcome.

Thanks

MadWilson

[Fugee]

something like this on your movie clip instance should work:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    var rot = 5;
    if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
        this._rotation += rot;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
        this._rotation -= rot;
    }
    var speed = 10;
    var x = speed * Math.cos((Math.PI/180)*_rotation);
    var y = speed * Math.sin((Math.PI/180)*_rotation);
    if (Key.isDown(Key.UP)) {
        this._x += x;
        this._y += y;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
        this._x -= x;
        this._y -= y;
    }
}

[MadWilson]

thanks worked like a charm

[Fugee]

no problem