Simple Question from a Newbie

[jadeguam46]

I've modified an old "invaders" game for a project I'm trying to do. But, I want the winner to really feel like they won with music - new graphics, etc...

If I redirect to an UPLOAD MOVIE - I suppose I can accomplish that; but, I was wondering if there is some way to attach a internal MC or something rather than having two or three separate files calling each other.

If I want to change the "badguy" after the first one lost to the "goodguy" - does that also have to be done from a separate movie file?

I am trying very hard to understand.

Any help is very much appreciated.

[Froth]

One way that a "You Won" sequence is often done is to add a separate scene onto the end of the movie. You can do anything you want in that scene, and you can pretty much assemble it exactly as you would do a separate movie.

Choose "Insert" from the top menu and then "Scene" and Flash will bring up a new timeline just like you had created a new movie.

Then, to go to that scene, you use this:

gotoAndPlay ("Scene 2", 1);

That'll send the movie to frame 1 of scene 2.

[jadeguam46]

I feel so dumb! Of course another scene...

I guess I got to caught up in developing a movie with only one scene using MCs I got lost in all the jumble...

Thanks...

John

[jadeguam46]

Maybe I am just way out of my league here; but, it seems so simple - but, obviously REALLY hard for me.

Why does the hitTest work on the second 'if' statement but, not my own first - the redirect to scene 2 if my bullet hit the target?

Another question, why does == seem to mean 'does not equal' and <> seem to mean does equal?





onClipEvent (load) {
bulletMove = 18;
// this attaches the heart to JDCARTOON
this._y = _root.JDCARTOON._y-30;
this._x = _root.JDCARTOON._x;
_root.fired += 1;
}
// Shoot The Heart
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.name<>"bullet") {
this._y -= bulletMove;
if (this._y<5) {
this.removeMovieClip();
}

if (this.hitTest(_root.alien)){
gotoAndPlay ("Scene 2", 1);
}

if (this.hitTest(_root.alien)) {
_root.gameends("You Win!");
}
}
}

[hooligan2001]

change this

if (this.hitTest(_root.alien)) {
_root.gameends("You Win!");
}


to this

if(hitTest(_root.alien)) {

_root.gameends.gotoAndPlay("you Win!");

}
[Edited by hooligan2001 on 12-17-2001 at 04:18 AM]

[jadeguam46]

Why is always true that the little things take the most time to do (right).

onClipEvent (load) {
bulletMove = 18;
// this attaches the heart to JDCARTOON
this._y = _root.JDCARTOON._y-30;
this._x = _root.JDCARTOON._x;
_root.fired += 1;
}
// Shoot The Heart
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.name<>"bullet") {
this._y -= bulletMove;
if (this._y<5) {
this.removeMovieClip();
}
if (hitTest(_root.alien)) {
_root.gameends.gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1);
}
}
}

THIS DID NOT WORK EITHER... I PUT A STOP() ON TOP LEVEL AND CHANGED THE SCRIPT AS SUGGESTED. MY BULLET WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE BADGUY AND NOTHING HAPPENED (UNTIL HE NAILED ME!) THEN THE GAME ENDS AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN.

help...