[AS2] hittest help

[coutts14]

I am kinda new to actionscript and stuff so i really need some help here.

I am creating a game where the cursor has to shoot moving targets and you will get ten points for some of the targets hit and 15 for the others.

The cursor has been replaced wuth a crosshair and is a movie clip named cursor_mc (instance name: cursornew). One of the targets is a movie clip called racoon_mc (same instance name).

I have a dynamic text box with a var:score and instance name of score.

PLEASE HELP!!

[coutts14]

I am kinda new to actionscript and stuff so i really need some help here.

I am creating a game where the cursor has to shoot moving targets and you will get ten points for some of the targets hit and 15 for the others.

The cursor has been replaced wuth a crosshair and is a movie clip named cursor_mc (instance name: cursornew). One of the targets is a movie clip called racoon_mc (same instance name).

I have a dynamic text box with a var:score and instance name of score.

PLEASE HELP!!

[zyxstand]

as2 or as3?
as3:

var myscore:int = 0;
racoonmc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mousedown);

funciton mousedown(e:MouseEvent)
{
if (racoonmc.hitTestPoint(e.mouseX, e.mouseY, true)) {
myscore++;
score.text = myscore.toString();  // where score is the textbox
}
}

hope that helps

[pezmetal]

Is this a game in which you simply click the targets to "shoot" them? or do you have a character who shoots in the direction you click?

If it is the former then you don't necessarily need hitTest, only "onClick" functions.

Can you clarify exactly what you're trying to do?

[orange gold]

On Frame 1: (This isn't hit test by the way)

PlayerScore = 0; //variable for number set.
score.text = PlayerScore; //set the score text equal to the number (variable) of the current score (in this case the player starts at 0)
racoon_mc.onPress = function() { //When the click the racoon. (spelled raccoon* by the way)
     PlayerScore ++; // add 1 to the score.
     score.text = PlayerScore; //set the score text equal to the number (variable) of the current score
}// end the (when click) function 

[coutts14]

Originally Posted by pezmetal

Is this a game in which you simply click the targets to "shoot" them? or do you have a character who shoots in the direction you click?

If it is the former then you don't necessarily need hitTest, only "onClick" functions.

Can you clarify exactly what you're trying to do?

Yeh you just click the targets to shoot them. The targets just pop up and down and you have to hit them, kinda l ike a game you would see at a fun fare or somin.

[orange gold]

Did you get my code running properly?

[coutts14]

Originally Posted by zyxstand

as2 or as3?
as3:

var myscore:int = 0;
racoonmc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mousedown);

funciton mousedown(e:MouseEvent)
{
if (racoonmc.hitTestPoint(e.mouseX, e.mouseY, true)) {
myscore++;
score.text = myscore.toString();  // where score is the textbox
}
}

hope that helps

Its AS2 thanks anyway.

[pezmetal]

Originally Posted by orange gold

On Frame 1: (This isn't hit test by the way)

PlayerScore = 0; //variable for number set.
score.text = PlayerScore; //set the score text equal to the number (variable) of the current score (in this case the player starts at 0)
racoon_mc.onPress = function() { //When the click the racoon. (spelled raccoon* by the way)
     PlayerScore ++; // add 1 to the score.
     score.text = PlayerScore; //set the score text equal to the number (variable) of the current score
}// end the (when click) function 

yeah, this is pretty much what I would suggest...
though you may want a function to make the raccoons go back down when you hit them, as well:
If you already have a way that they go back down, simply call that function (or gotoAndPlay that frame) within the onPress function, after the score increment
e.g.

racoon_mc.onPress = function() 
{ 
     PlayerScore ++; 
     score.text = PlayerScore; 
     racoon_mc.gotoAndPlay("hide");
}

or...

racoon_mc.onPress = function() 
{ 
     PlayerScore ++; 
     score.text = PlayerScore; 
     hideRaccoon();
}

[coutts14]

Originally Posted by pezmetal

yeah, this is pretty much what I would suggest...
though you may want a function to make the raccoons go back down when you hit them, as well:
If you already have a way that they go back down, simply call that function (or gotoAndPlay that frame) within the onPress function, after the score increment
e.g.

racoon_mc.onPress = function() 
{ 
     PlayerScore ++; 
     score.text = PlayerScore; 
     racoon_mc.gotoAndPlay("hide");
}

or...

racoon_mc.onPress = function() 
{ 
     PlayerScore ++; 
     score.text = PlayerScore; 
     hideRaccoon();
}

Thanks for the feeback. The targets move and down on a tween. Do i need to put the code on the mc itself ? or just on my actions layer?