Plane flying

[ziplockkitty]

I'm thinking about making an airplane game, similar to starfox for snes (one of my favorite games). I just started it about 2 minutes ago so there isnt much, I just wanted to ask you if the nose of the plane looks ok or if i should use a different way. Currently i am just changing the _yscale of the nose.
Anyways:
http://www.arblanza.invisionworld.com/john/plane.html

[Da-Spit]

I think it looks ok, except you shouldn't have the nose point down so much when you dive, it looks a bit strange.

Edit: Yeah I agree with tounge's post on the back of the plane thing.
[Edited by Da-Spit on 09-22-2002 at 07:39 AM]

[tongue of colicab]

looks good, but you should let the the back of the plane (the part with the red and yellow) tilt more cuz it looks like the nose is a seperate part since the back tilts less that the nose. mabey you should use swift 3d for this...

Good luck

[ziplockkitty]

I'm going to make it so the nose doesnt go down as much and so that the red/yellow thing moves up or down. I would you swift 3d for it but i dont have any money to buy it. Have to do my best with what I have....

[Coolazz0]

Very cool dude ziplockkitty

I love it just make some background to it and then make the nose not gom up so much other than that its pretty good

[mbenney]

ill do one for you if you want
still learning swift tho
get me when u c me on msn

[DarkDog]

not so bad!
but you should make it a little more realisticly by: when the nose point down/up you should se the jet beam.
you gotta be god in flash to write that actionscript by your self!

[ziplockkitty]

Actually, the code was pretty easy, you could probably make it too. I took the easy way out, changing the yscale of the nose to make it look like its moving.
I made this code for the nose:

onClipEvent (load) {
    // to start the plane starting forward;
    _yscale = 1;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    // to gradually made the nose angle go back to normal;
    _yscale += -(_yscale/15);
    if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN) and _yscale<80) {
        // press down - nose goes up;
        _yscale += 5;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) and _yscale>-70) {
        // press up - nose goes down;
        _yscale -= 5;
    }
    if (_yscale >= 0) {
        // first frame has the window;
        gotoAndStop(1);
    }
    if (_yscale <= 0) {
        // 2nd frame has no window;
        gotoAndStop(2);
    }
}

Then put the nose inside another mc. On that mc I put:

onClipEvent (load) {
    // rotation variable keeps track of how much left to turn;
    rotation = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    // next 3 if commands are for barrel roll;
    if (rotation == 0) {
        _rotation += -(_rotation/20);
    }
    if (rotation>0) {
        _rotation += 20;
        rotation -= 20;
    }
    if (rotation<0) {
        _rotation -= 20;
        rotation += 20;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN) and _y>50) {
        // this moves the whole plane up;
        _y -= 5;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) and _y<325) {
        // this moves the whole plane down;
        _y += 5;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
        if ((_rotation>-75 or _rotation == 0)) {
            // makes the plane slightly turn;
            _rotation -= 5;
        }
        if (_x>50) {
            // moves whole plane left;
            _x -= 5;
        }
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
        if ((_rotation<75 or _rotation == 0)) {
            // makes the plane slightly turn;
            _rotation += 5;
        }
        if (_x<500) {
            // moves the whole plane right;
            _x += 5;
        }
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT) and Key.isDown(Key.SHIFT) and rotation == 0) {
        // starts barrel roll;
        rotation = 360;
    }
    if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT) and Key.isDown(Key.SHIFT) and rotation == 0) {
        // starts other barrel roll;
        rotation = -360;
    }
}

I just added those comments incase you ever want to know what each part is for. Ok, i better stop rambling on... I have homework to do. Thanks for the compliment.