!!!im Back!!!

[leight]

hey guys... im back from holidays!!! i also got my own computer now so i can do flash stuff without clogging this one up - i havnt got an internet connection yet tho. neway im still trying to get that timer working... finish line script

onClipEvent (load) {
    _root.laps = 0;
    _root.lastc = 3;
    _root.bestlapt = 10.7;
    _root.lastlapt = 0;
    start = false;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (start) {
        _root.elapsedt = Math.round((getTimer()-start)/100)/10;
    }
    if (this.hitTest(_root.supercar)) {
        if (_root.lastc == 3) {
            _root.laps++;
            _root.lastc = 0;
            if (start) {
                _root.lastlapt = Math.round((getTimer()-start)/100)/10;
                if (_root.lastlapt<_root.bestlapt) {
                    _root.bestlapt = _root.lastlapt;
                }
            }
            start = getTimer();
        }
    }
}

3rd checkpoint

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (this.hitTest(_root.supercar)) {
        if (_root.lastc == 2) {
            _root.lastc = 3;
        }
        if (_root.lastc>3) {
            _root.lastc = 3;
        }
    }
}

2nd checkpoint

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (this.hitTest(_root.supercar)) {
        if (_root.lastc == 1) {
            _root.lastc = 2;
        }
        if (_root.lastc>2) {
            _root.lastc = 2;
        }
    }
}

1st checkpoint

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (this.hitTest(_root.supercar)) {
        if (_root.lastc == 0) {
            _root.lastc = 1;
        }
        if (_root.lastc>1) {
            _root.lastc = 1;
        }
    }
}

there is the code - i dont know why it doesnt work
thanks

[leight]

doesnt ne1 know how this timer works??? its one of the ones off edmacks 'loads of game .flas' post. ive seen it done b4 but i cant get it to work for me. neway could someone please help me... thanks

[phreax]

Well' first off I don't think you should have 2 variables named start! You use it both as a boolean and integer variable!

[leight]

ah yes i see the 2 variables. btw i havnt named ne instance start. in the code

onClipEvent (load) {
    _root.laps = 0;
    _root.lastc = 3;
    _root.bestlapt = 10.7;
    _root.lastlapt = 0;
    start = false;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if (start) {
        _root.elapsedt = Math.round((getTimer()-start)/100)/10;
    }
    if (this.hitTest(_root.supercar)) {
        if (_root.lastc == 3) {
            _root.laps++;
            _root.lastc = 0;
            if (start) {
                _root.lastlapt = Math.round((getTimer()-start)/100)/10;
                if (_root.lastlapt<_root.bestlapt) {
                    _root.bestlapt = _root.lastlapt;
                }
            }
            start = getTimer();
        }
    }
}

why does it say -start??? ur meaning the start = getTimer(); and start = false; being boolean and integar arnt you. i tried swapping the code around but it doesnt work (im not very good yet with actionscript as u can tell), changing from start to elapsdt but it doesnt work... the think i dont get is why it says 'start' when nothing (that i can find) in the .fla even says start:S man im confuzed:S thanks

[tonypa]

You should replace line
_root.bestlapt = 10.7;

with
_root.bestlapt = 0;


and replace line
if (_root.lastlapt<_root.bestlapt) {

with
if (_root.lastlapt<_root.bestlapt or _root.bestlapt==0) {

At least it worked for me then

[leight]

:'( i dont understand what im doing wrong here - its still not working:'( i tried it twice... typing it by myself and copy paste and it still doesnt work:S man this is anoying - ive tried so many things. neway do u know wat im doing rong??? thanks alot:>

btw - i like that pic u got:P

[tonypa]

try my fla

[leight]

the wierdest thing happened to me bout 10 min ago... i was geting frustrated with this timer thing coz ive been on it so long, so i decided to put it on here for people to download and help me with. so i started changing the cars grahpics from cars to boxes and deleted the car pics from the library. then it worked... im like - HUH whats going on here - do u know how to explain my problem??? thanx for the fla man im so confuzed y it worked - was it coz of the names that i gave the graphics??? i dono, neway... thankyou