[AS2] MC Goes toward it's Angle

[Scearezt]

So my problem is the next....

I can't get my MC go toward his angle... I can move my MC with the UP-DOWN arrow keys and it's rotating when I hold down the RIGHT-LEFT arrow keys... but I want to move with the UP(toward) and DOWN(backward) keys wherever it occurs... any Idea how?

[Orcist]

in 2d you mean that you want your movieclip go up and down after pressing down the up and down keys?

[rrh]

I assume he means forward and backwards according to the direction it's facing. Like Asteroids.

x+=Math.sin(rotation converted to radians)*speed;
y+=Math.cos(rotation converted to radians)*speed;

Or I could have sin and cos backwards, I always get them confused.

[Orcist]

yes i think that the first one is correct...scearezt try it it should help you...and if its reverted witih that sin and cos just replace them....

[Scearezt]

Yeah I got it! Thanks guys!

Final Code:

MC._y-=Math.cos(Math.PI/180 * MC._rotation) * speed;
        MC._x+=Math.sin(Math.PI/180 * MC._rotation) * speed

[zyxstand]

Originally Posted by Scearezt

Yeah I got it! Thanks guys!

Final Code:

MC._y-=Math.cos(Math.PI/180 * MC._rotation) * speed;
        MC._x+=Math.sin(Math.PI/180 * MC._rotation) * speed

just to let you know, your _x should be cos and _y should be sine. the problem is that the direction of your sprite as you create it should be 0 degrees which, in flash (and in math and in general) is to the RIGHT.
your code for rotation should also follow:

mc._rotation = Math.atan2(mouse._y - mc_y, mouse_x - mc_x);

stick to this and your code will make sense and you won't have to resolve things by trial and error (as it seems you've done here).

[Scearezt]

Um... I don't need this code thanks... I don't want my MC to rotate toward my mouse... also I knew it..

[zyxstand]

oh sry i misread stuff. my point still remains:
you should draw your sprites so that facing right is 0 degrees, and you can use y=sin(rotation)*speed and x=cos(rotation)*speed the way it should be